Audio by Clifford Davis | Naval History and Heritage Command | 07.01.2025
For this episode, we speak with NHHC Historian Tyler Bamford about his work on the NHHC monograph "Best Beloved: The Wartime Letters of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz to His Wife, Catherine." The book presents all of the surviving World War II–era correspondence that Fleet Admiral Nimitz wrote to his wife, Catherine, in his own words and his feelings as he prepared to assume command of the......
Audio by Clifford Davis | Naval History and Heritage Command | 01.24.2025
In the summer of 1900, foreign diplomats living in Beijing's Legation Quarter were besieged by Chinese imperial soldiers and "Boxers," members of a secret society determined to rid China of foreign influence. Defending the Legation Quarter was a small international guard that included 56 American Sailors and Marines. To survive, the Americans communicated with their foreign allies via hand......
Audio by Clifford Davis | Naval History and Heritage Command | 12.19.2024
Whether it is twenty thousand leagues under the sea or buried where a river once flowed, the NHHC Underwater Archaeology Branch is responsible for managing, researching, preserving, and interpreting the U.S. Navy's sunken military craft. In this latest podcast, we speak with Underwater Archaeologist Ivor Mollema about how the dedicated archaeologists, conservationists, and curators of this......
Audio by Clifford Davis | Naval History and Heritage Command | 11.19.2024
The history of aviation is filled with the trials and tribulations of humanity's ambition to fly amongst the clouds. In this latest podcast, in recognition of November being National Aviation History Month and to honor all who have contributed to it, the Deputy Director of the National Naval Aviation Museum, Hill Goodspeed, discusses the Navy's path to flight by highlighting the establishment......
Audio by Clifford Davis | Naval History and Heritage Command | 04.26.2024
Part II of the discussion with one of NHHC's most invaluable resources - our museum volunteers. Hear from these dedicated men and women who come from diverse backgrounds - some with no previous ties to the Navy, to one with a unique connection and being best friends with Admiral Grace Hopper! Listen to what drives them to volunteer, how their diversity makes our volunteer community so......
Audio by Clifford Davis | Naval History and Heritage Command | 04.17.2024
For this multi-part episode, we will discuss "An Invaluable Resource" to the 10 Navy museums strategically located throughout the United States - our large group of volunteers. These dedicated men and women selflessly give their free time to help be greeters, docents, curators and subject matter experts with their current or previous naval service and so much more. Listen to their backgrounds,......
