Historian Stephen Ambrose appropriately described World War II as “history’s greatest catastrophe”. But from the smoldering rubble of that war there emerged amazing stories of ordinary men and women doing extraordinary deeds of valor, sacrifice, and heroism in the midst of extraordinary times.
Today, over 80 years later, there are still such stories being unearthed, stories that need to be told. Such is the purpose of Ron Eckberg’s Where Heroes Walked podcast. The "proud son of a World War II combat Veteran", Ron Eckberg is committed to passing along the stories of World War II, and the stories within the stories. You will hear stories that you will most likely not have heard before, stories that will inspire, educate, and hopefully challenge you to help in this effort to keep alive the memory of what those we call the Greatest Generation did to keep the world from succumbing to the madness of those who would seek to rule it.
Please give a listen to the Where Heroes Walked podcast as we dive into the pages of history for the story of World War II and its bottomless well of stories.
Latest Episodes
The Unknown Hero
Far more often than we might think our lives are shaped by people unknown to us. If we are fortunate, if somehow our journey through life offers the opportunity, we m...
Surprised Again: Japan's Attack on America's Homeland
For every well-known story from World War II there are thousands of stories few people ever hear. Today on the Where Heroes Walked Podcast we will explore Japan's surp...
The Reluctant Architect
Before December 7, 1941 few Americans knew what Pearl Harbor was or where it was. After December 7th every American knew. What most Americans don't know, however, is t...
The Others
When we think of women and their role in World War II what most often comes to mind is “Rosie the Riveter”, symbolizing the women who went to work in the factories bui...
The Ordinary Heroes Story of Gordon Larsen
A small-town teenager leaves high school to join the Marines and soon finds himself in the brutal island-hopping campaign of the Pacific during World War II. He return...
