Tigers by the Fire
WWII Stories and Discussions by a WWII Class from Holy Cross School in New Orleans. Each episode will discuss a different event or topic from WWII. Topics range from various battles to programs, events, and any thing else from the Second World War. It is part of a year long WWII course. All content is created and researched by the cohosts. Tigers by the Fire is recorded out of Holy Cross School in New Orleans.
Episodes
41 episodes
Killing Heydrich
In 1942, Reinhard Heydrich was at the height of his power. In charge of the SD and Ensetgruppen, he spearheaded the planning for the final solution and held a firm grip over the SS. His life would come to a dramatic end when he was ambushed in ...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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41:54
Unit 731
Unit 731 was an experimental unit in the Japanese occupation of China. Throughout the occupation, the group conducted human experiments on Chinese civilians and POWs. While not as widely known as events in Europe, Unit 731 is an example of the ...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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38:59
Auschwitz Revisited
In this episode, the students will discuss Auschwitz from various perspectives. One of our guests will explain the power of his visit there last November, and how it changed his views on the event. This episode presents a glimpse of a horrific ...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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39:47
The Ghost Army: The story of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops
In this episode, the group will discuss the fabled "Ghost Army" of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troop. Learn how a group of artists, authors, and other non-traditional combat personnel helped win the intelligence war for the Allies.
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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25:17
The Battle of Anzio
In this episode, the students will talk about the Battle of Anzio in the Italian campaign. When most people think of invasions from the sea, they think of D-Day in Normandy, France. However, months before that, when the allies were stuck going ...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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39:58
The Bataan Death March
Season 6 kicks off with an episode on the Bataan Death March. In this episode, the boys will examine and discuss the struggles of soldiers captured by the Japanese in 1942 during the Philippine Islands Campaign.
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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29:10
A visit to Auschwitz Birkenau
On Saturday, November 30, 35 members of the Holy Cross family, including 20 students, and I visited Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland after spending the past six days in Berlin, Warsaw, and Krakow. Following a large group discussion, a few of the bo...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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26:18
Pointe du Hoc
Season 5 of Tigers by the Fire is here! In this episode, the boys will be talking about Pointe du Hoc. One of the members of the team, Josh Adams, visited Pointe du Hoc in June of 2024. He shares his thoughts on the experience.
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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31:31
Double-Cross: Spies and D-Day
This episode looks into Double Cross and the various counterintelligence programs centered around the D-Day landings in 1944.
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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24:10
Baseball during the War
In this episode, the boys explore the impact of War during baseball. The students will discus both national and local stories of baseball at war.
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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24:00
Second Sino-Japanese War
In this week's episode, the guys will discuss the Japanese invasion of China. They will dive into Pan-Asaianism and the horrors of the Sino-Japanese War. Most Americans have little understanding of the Chinese part of WWII, in this podcast ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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48:13
Sabotage in Norway
How close were the Nazis to getting an atomic bomb? It's hard to say, but in the early 1940's the British Government, along with Norwegian resistance, wanted to stop German experiments on heavy water in Norway. This week's episode will te...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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22:42
Battle of El Alamein
In the desert of North Africa, the only thing which stands between the Axis powers and dominance over the Mediterranean is the British Army. This week's episode focuses on the first and second battles of El Alamein. Culminating in a Briti...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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39:49
The 442nd
This week's episode of Tigers by the Fire centers around the 442nd, a combat regiment comprised of Japanese-Americans who fought in Italy and Western Europe. From being put into incarceration camps to fighting on the front lines of Europe, the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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27:12
Glide for Glory
Gliders played a large role in the Normandy Invasion of 1944 and throughout the European Theater of War. In this episode, we look into a series of stories from members of the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment. After more examination, this little-d...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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38:13
Pegasus Bridge
In this episode of Tigers by the Fire, the boys talk about the battle of Pegasus Bridge. Operation Dead Stick was a British Airborne glider assault in Normandy France the night before the D-Day Landings. The assault was one of two designed to c...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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29:26
Matthew Gorbaty and the Albert H. Small Normandy Institute
Matthew discusses his experiences in France through the Albert H. Small Normandy Institute. In 2023 Matthew participated in the Normandy Institute and was able to travel to Washington DC and Normandy France to learn more about the D-Day Invasio...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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24:15
The Failure of Operation Barbarossa
In this episode, Austin and Stephen will talk about the failures of Operation Barbarossa and how the German military grossly underestimated the Soviet Army and People. Operation Barbarossa is the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. It was the la...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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31:57
Operation Torch
In this episode, the group will discuss the 1942 Invasion of North Africa and the Impact it had on later events in the war. Operation Torch was a multi-national military venture that saw the United States and Britain working together to expel t...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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23:01
The Snipers at Stalingrad
In this episode, the boys will be discussing the Battle of Stalingrad and the snipers that changed the tide of the war. They will be paying particular attention to Vasily Zaitsev.
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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22:56
The Winter War: The Russo - Finnish Winter of or 1939 - 1940
On this episode of Tigers by the Fire the guys will be talking about the Russo-Finnish war of 1939-1940. While the war only lasted around 100 days, the constant threat of snipers and winter conditions created havoc in the Red Army. Using the bo...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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31:43
Unit 731
Christian and Tristan explore Japanese Medical Unit 731. Unit 731 was a special unit with the Japanese military that conducted experiments on Chinese citizens and POWs throughout WWII. In these experiments, they infected people with diseases an...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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22:12
The Manhattan Project 2
Brody and Arya discuss the Manhattan Project and the long-term impacts of the use of Nuclear weapons at the end of WWII.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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22:13
A Summer in Normandy with Ian Doody
Senior Ian Doody talks about his time at the Albert H. Small Normandy Institute. During the 2022 summer, Ian traveled with Mr. Arvites to Washington D.C. as part of the Albert H. Small Normandy Institute. As a part of the program, Ian researche...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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26:12
