Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1612: Enemy at the Gates
Posted on · Episode: 1612 Trying to tell the story of the worst battle. Today, we wonder how to tell of history.
Tag: WW-II
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1593: LST-325
Posted on · Episode: 1593 The LST-325: Thirty old men and an old ship become young again. Today, the LST-325.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1583: Glide Bombs
Posted on · Episode: 1583 Glide Bombs and the unrevealed Rohna disaster. Today, the weapon we didn’t know about.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1533: The Triple
Posted on · Episode: 1533 The Triple Nickel: the first Black paratroopers become smoke jumpers. Today, a secret WW-II battle.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1525: Liberty Ships
Posted on · Episode: 1525 Liberty ships: an amateur takes over the trade. Today, an amateur builds ships.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1495: The Chauffeur Problem
Posted on · Episode: 1495 The strange persistence of X-ray hair removal. Today, we learn to drive our own cars — and manage our own computers.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1494: X-Ray Hair Removal
Posted on · Episode: 1494 The strange persistence of X-ray hair removal. Today, we kill ourselves to remove hair.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3138: Messines Explosion
Posted on · Episode: 3138 The once-greatest man-made explosion in the Battle of Messines Ridge. Today, a very big explosion.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3135: Fujita in Brookings
Posted on · Episode: 3135 Nabuo Fujita returns in peace to Brookings, OR, after have waged war there. Today, a war comes to an end.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3115: Walrus 1, L2319
Posted on · Episode: 3115 A Walrus seaplane that might have saved the Battle of Sunda Strait. Today, a ruined airplane — and what might’ve been.