60 acast.com The War Office https://www.youtube.com/@TheWarOfficePodcast en The Operations Room History, WW2, Second world war, military, military history, War,cold war,wwii,us,operation,strategy The Operations Room Presented by The Operations Room From the team behind The Operations Room comes The War Office Podcast. Each episode deep dives into the most important military history events, battles, and people from the Second World War to the present day. Each episode features dramatic storytelling, expert guest historians, and atmospheric soundscapes. This is frontline detail like you’ve never heard before.


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]]> From the team behind The Operations Room comes The War Office Podcast. Each episode deep dives into the most important military history events, battles, and people from the Second World War to the present day. Each episode features dramatic storytelling, expert guest historians, and atmospheric soundscapes. This is frontline detail like you’ve never heard before.


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]]> false The Operations Room thewarofficepodcast@gmail.com 68909a8df3a75290d49db79b history-stories episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68909a8df3a75290d49db79b/1778080307669-efbfb77f-d37b-4317-902e-4daef1205ced.jpeg https://www.youtube.com/@TheWarOfficePodcast The War Office Operation Linebacker, Day 1 - The Largest Air Battle of the Vietnam War Operation Linebacker, Day 1 - The Largest Air Battle of the Vietnam War Tue, 12 May 2026 04:01:00 GMT 1:00:35 6a0247b3b44336455610b96a false https://shows.acast.com/history-stories/episodes/6a0247b3b44336455610b96a 6a0247b3b44336455610b96a 68909a8df3a75290d49db79b full On 10th May 1972 and the United States launches Operation Linebacker. The first day of the operation will be conducted against targets in the North Vietnamese port of Haiphong and its capital Hanoi. The response of the Vietnam People's Air Force will lead to the largest air battle of the Vietnam War.


Thanks to:

  • Dr. Brian D. Laslie - Author of 'Air Power's Lost Cause: The American Air Wars of Vietnam'
  • Marshall L. Michel III - Author of 'Operation Linebacker I 1972'
  • Phil Mentesana - F-4 pilot during Operation Linebacker and volunteer at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
  • The Behind the Wings Podcast

You can listen to The War Office on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or The War Office Podcast YouTube Channel. 


New episodes will be released every Tuesday morning. If you enjoy the episodes, please help us grow the podcast by subscribing, liking, sharing, commenting, and listening to future releases.

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]]> On 10th May 1972 and the United States launches Operation Linebacker. The first day of the operation will be conducted against targets in the North Vietnamese port of Haiphong and its capital Hanoi. The response of the Vietnam People's Air Force will lead to the largest air battle of the Vietnam War.


Thanks to:

  • Dr. Brian D. Laslie - Author of 'Air Power's Lost Cause: The American Air Wars of Vietnam'
  • Marshall L. Michel III - Author of 'Operation Linebacker I 1972'
  • Phil Mentesana - F-4 pilot during Operation Linebacker and volunteer at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
  • The Behind the Wings Podcast

You can listen to The War Office on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or The War Office Podcast YouTube Channel. 


New episodes will be released every Tuesday morning. If you enjoy the episodes, please help us grow the podcast by subscribing, liking, sharing, commenting, and listening to future releases.

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]]> Operation Neptune Spear - The Hunt for Osama Bin Laden Operation Neptune Spear - The Hunt for Osama Bin Laden Tue, 12 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT 52:16 69f9bb971353c87e11b7354a false https://shows.acast.com/history-stories/episodes/69f9bb971353c87e11b7354a 69f9bb971353c87e11b7354a 68909a8df3a75290d49db79b full In the early hours of May 2nd, 2011, US Navy SEALS are en route for Pakistan are hoping to bring a 10-year search to its conclusion. Their target is just one man; Osama bin Laden. This episode covers the manhunt for Bin Laden, and the final operation to kill or capture him - Operation Neptune Spear.


Thanks to:

  • Joby Warrick - Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and best-selling author of 'The Triple Agent: The Al-Qaeda Mole who Infiltrated the CIA'
  • Adam M. McMahon - Associate Professor of Political Science at Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. His article 'Obama, Operation Neptune Spear, and the Specter of Failure', was published by the journal Congress & the Presidency in 2024. He is writing a forthcoming book entitled American Extremist that traces the development of the Department of Homeland Security from September 11th, 2001 to January 6th, 2021. He can be reached at amcmahon@rider.edu

You can listen to The War Office on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or The War Office Podcast YouTube Channel. 


New episodes will be released every Tuesday morning. If you enjoy the episodes, please help us grow the podcast by subscribing, liking, sharing, commenting, and listening to future releases.

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]]> In the early hours of May 2nd, 2011, US Navy SEALS are en route for Pakistan are hoping to bring a 10-year search to its conclusion. Their target is just one man; Osama bin Laden. This episode covers the manhunt for Bin Laden, and the final operation to kill or capture him - Operation Neptune Spear.


Thanks to:

  • Joby Warrick - Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and best-selling author of 'The Triple Agent: The Al-Qaeda Mole who Infiltrated the CIA'
  • Adam M. McMahon - Associate Professor of Political Science at Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. His article 'Obama, Operation Neptune Spear, and the Specter of Failure', was published by the journal Congress & the Presidency in 2024. He is writing a forthcoming book entitled American Extremist that traces the development of the Department of Homeland Security from September 11th, 2001 to January 6th, 2021. He can be reached at amcmahon@rider.edu

You can listen to The War Office on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or The War Office Podcast YouTube Channel. 


New episodes will be released every Tuesday morning. If you enjoy the episodes, please help us grow the podcast by subscribing, liking, sharing, commenting, and listening to future releases.

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]]> Introducing The War Office Podcast Introducing The War Office Podcast Wed, 06 May 2026 15:19:15 GMT 2:14 69fb5bf3a3c5770dc9c9d906 false https://shows.acast.com/history-stories/episodes/69fb5bf3a3c5770dc9c9d906 69fb5bf3a3c5770dc9c9d906 68909a8df3a75290d49db79b trailer From the team behind The Operations Room comes The War Office Podcast. Each episode deep dives into the most important military history events, battles, and people from the Second World War to the present day. Each episode features dramatic storytelling, expert guest historians, and atmospheric soundscapes. This is frontline detail like you’ve never heard before.

You can listen to The War Office on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or The War Office Podcast YouTube Channel. 


New episodes will be released every Tuesday morning. If you enjoy the episodes, please help us grow the podcast by subscribing, liking, sharing, commenting, and listening to future releases.

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]]> From the team behind The Operations Room comes The War Office Podcast. Each episode deep dives into the most important military history events, battles, and people from the Second World War to the present day. Each episode features dramatic storytelling, expert guest historians, and atmospheric soundscapes. This is frontline detail like you’ve never heard before.

You can listen to The War Office on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or The War Office Podcast YouTube Channel. 


New episodes will be released every Tuesday morning. If you enjoy the episodes, please help us grow the podcast by subscribing, liking, sharing, commenting, and listening to future releases.

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