web02.fireside.fm Mon, 11 May 2026 13:24:41 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) History in Music - Episodes Tagged with “Wwii” https://historyinmusic.fireside.fm/tags/wwii Thu, 26 Oct 2023 07:00:00 -0600 It's simple, we find songs that have historical context within the lyrics and then dissect those lyrics on the show. Whether it's a song about a ship that sank in the Great Lakes or an ancient folk song about Mongolian sky gods, we will explore it's historical context. But more importantly, we will dig into what the songwriter was trying to communicate and why. en-us episodic We pay tribute to the musical immortalizers Coldbow Productions It's simple, we find songs that have historical context within the lyrics and then dissect those lyrics on the show. Whether it's a song about a ship that sank in the Great Lakes or an ancient folk song about Mongolian sky gods, we will explore it's historical context. But more importantly, we will dig into what the songwriter was trying to communicate and why. no music, history, lyrics, historical music, bard, rock n roll, immortalize Coldbow Productions scottwg1988@gmail.com Episode 26: Hearts of Iron (Scott, Sean, & Frenjamin Church) https://historyinmusic.fireside.fm/26 5b239f67-08ef-4d5b-9269-1a9a39e82ded Thu, 26 Oct 2023 07:00:00 -0600 Coldbow Productions full 1 Coldbow Productions Frenjamin Church joins the guys to talk about the Battle of Halbe (AKA The Halbe Pocket) and Sabaton's song Hearts of Iron 1:27:23 no <p>Frenjamin Church joins us for a moving discussion of Sabaton's 2014 Hearts of Iron. Sabaton lauds the unsung heroes of the Second World War and sheds much needed light on an underserved part of history: the Wehrmacht soldiers protecting Berlin (and it's civilians) in May 1945. The song specifically deals with a lesser known theater in the Battle of Berlin known as the Battle of Halbe (or the Halbe Pocket). In the midst of chaos, destruction, and death, two German commanders chose to save their people rather than leave them to be butchered by Communists. Hopefully this episode with give some much needed praise to General Theodor Busse and General Walther Wenck. Nicht ein Schlacht, ein Rettungsaktion!</p> <p>Link to the song: <a href="https://youtu.be/hvP-qhjfvsc?si=WLBzpVGy7sNPSgRE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/hvP-qhjfvsc?si=WLBzpVGy7sNPSgRE</a></p> <p>Check out and subscribe to Frenjamin's Substack: <a href="https://mountainking.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://mountainking.substack.com/</a><br> Follow Frenjamin on X (Twitter): @BFriendjamin</p> <p>Follow Scott and Sean on X:<br> Scott- @dotgiff<br> Sean- @hashtag_hey_bro</p> <p>Think you've got a song we should discuss on the show? Send us a DM on X/Twitter or an email to <a href="mailto:historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com</a></p> Halbe Pocket, Battle of Berlin, Battle of Halbe, Hearts of Iron, Sabaton, wehrmacht, WWII, WW2 Frenjamin Church joins us for a moving discussion of Sabaton's 2014 Hearts of Iron. Sabaton lauds the unsung heroes of the Second World War and sheds much needed light on an underserved part of history: the Wehrmacht soldiers protecting Berlin (and it's civilians) in May 1945. The song specifically deals with a lesser known theater in the Battle of Berlin known as the Battle of Halbe (or the Halbe Pocket). In the midst of chaos, destruction, and death, two German commanders chose to save their people rather than leave them to be butchered by Communists. Hopefully this episode with give some much needed praise to General Theodor Busse and General Walther Wenck. Nicht ein Schlacht, ein Rettungsaktion!

Link to the song: https://youtu.be/hvP-qhjfvsc?si=WLBzpVGy7sNPSgRE

Check out and subscribe to Frenjamin's Substack: https://mountainking.substack.com/
Follow Frenjamin on X (Twitter): @BFriendjamin

Follow Scott and Sean on X:
Scott- @dotgiff
Sean- @hashtag_hey_bro

Think you've got a song we should discuss on the show? Send us a DM on X/Twitter or an email to historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

]]> Frenjamin Church joins us for a moving discussion of Sabaton's 2014 Hearts of Iron. Sabaton lauds the unsung heroes of the Second World War and sheds much needed light on an underserved part of history: the Wehrmacht soldiers protecting Berlin (and it's civilians) in May 1945. The song specifically deals with a lesser known theater in the Battle of Berlin known as the Battle of Halbe (or the Halbe Pocket). In the midst of chaos, destruction, and death, two German commanders chose to save their people rather than leave them to be butchered by Communists. Hopefully this episode with give some much needed praise to General Theodor Busse and General Walther Wenck. Nicht ein Schlacht, ein Rettungsaktion!

Link to the song: https://youtu.be/hvP-qhjfvsc?si=WLBzpVGy7sNPSgRE

Check out and subscribe to Frenjamin's Substack: https://mountainking.substack.com/
Follow Frenjamin on X (Twitter): @BFriendjamin

Follow Scott and Sean on X:
Scott- @dotgiff
Sean- @hashtag_hey_bro

Think you've got a song we should discuss on the show? Send us a DM on X/Twitter or an email to historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

]]> Episode 7: Garands (Scott, Sean, & Derek) https://historyinmusic.fireside.fm/7 82a4b05b-65af-4b3d-9262-890c915cdc84 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:00:00 -0600 Coldbow Productions full 1 Coldbow Productions Scott, Sean and Derek discuss Young the Giant's song Garands and the larger idea of the everyman placed in extraordinary situations 1:27:48 no <p>Derek joins Scott and Sean to discuss Young the Giant's 2010 song Garands (formerly called Garands at Normandie). While the song itself only vaguely references a soldier searching the woods during WWII, the lyrics inspire a larger discussion on the everyman placed in extraordinary situations. Derek enlightens us on Christopher R. Browning's 1992 book Ordinary Men and it's expose on the "ordinary men" of the German Reserve Police Battalion 101 in German-occupied Poland during WWII. A good thought exercise ensues. Give it a listen!</p> <p>Link to the song:<br> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2PFDOKSPOcZpOBvGBvBV0h?si=620554b9cb85486d" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://open.spotify.com/track/2PFDOKSPOcZpOBvGBvBV0h?si=620554b9cb85486d</a></p> <p>Link to the original song (when Young the Giant was called The Jakes, and the song title was Garands at Normandie):<br> <a href="https://youtu.be/yKtZK1nP5ZM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/yKtZK1nP5ZM</a></p> <p>Link to Christopher R. Browning's book Ordinary Men:<br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Men-Reserve-Battalion-Solution/dp/0062303023/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1665172397&amp;refinements=p_27%3AChristopher+Browning&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1&amp;text=Christopher+Browning" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Men-Reserve-Battalion-Solution/dp/0062303023/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1665172397&amp;amp;refinements=p_27%3AChristopher+Browning&amp;amp;s=books&amp;amp;sr=1-1&amp;amp;text=Christopher+Browning</a></p> <p>Find Derek on Twitter:<br> @LatterDayDrums</p> <p>Follow Sean and Scott on Twitter:<br> Sean - @hashtag_hey_bro<br> Scott - @dotGiff</p> <p>Think you've got a song we should discuss on the show? Send us a DM on Twitter or email us at:<br> <a href="mailto:historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com</a> </p> wwii, ww2, germany, history, music Derek joins Scott and Sean to discuss Young the Giant's 2010 song Garands (formerly called Garands at Normandie). While the song itself only vaguely references a soldier searching the woods during WWII, the lyrics inspire a larger discussion on the everyman placed in extraordinary situations. Derek enlightens us on Christopher R. Browning's 1992 book Ordinary Men and it's expose on the "ordinary men" of the German Reserve Police Battalion 101 in German-occupied Poland during WWII. A good thought exercise ensues. Give it a listen!

Link to the song:
https://open.spotify.com/track/2PFDOKSPOcZpOBvGBvBV0h?si=620554b9cb85486d

Link to the original song (when Young the Giant was called The Jakes, and the song title was Garands at Normandie):
https://youtu.be/yKtZK1nP5ZM

Link to Christopher R. Browning's book Ordinary Men:
https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Men-Reserve-Battalion-Solution/dp/0062303023/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1665172397&refinements=p_27%3AChristopher+Browning&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Christopher+Browning

Find Derek on Twitter:
@LatterDayDrums

Follow Sean and Scott on Twitter:
Sean - @hashtag_hey_bro
Scott - @dotGiff

Think you've got a song we should discuss on the show? Send us a DM on Twitter or email us at:
historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

]]> Derek joins Scott and Sean to discuss Young the Giant's 2010 song Garands (formerly called Garands at Normandie). While the song itself only vaguely references a soldier searching the woods during WWII, the lyrics inspire a larger discussion on the everyman placed in extraordinary situations. Derek enlightens us on Christopher R. Browning's 1992 book Ordinary Men and it's expose on the "ordinary men" of the German Reserve Police Battalion 101 in German-occupied Poland during WWII. A good thought exercise ensues. Give it a listen!

Link to the song:
https://open.spotify.com/track/2PFDOKSPOcZpOBvGBvBV0h?si=620554b9cb85486d

Link to the original song (when Young the Giant was called The Jakes, and the song title was Garands at Normandie):
https://youtu.be/yKtZK1nP5ZM

Link to Christopher R. Browning's book Ordinary Men:
https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Men-Reserve-Battalion-Solution/dp/0062303023/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1665172397&refinements=p_27%3AChristopher+Browning&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Christopher+Browning

Find Derek on Twitter:
@LatterDayDrums

Follow Sean and Scott on Twitter:
Sean - @hashtag_hey_bro
Scott - @dotGiff

Think you've got a song we should discuss on the show? Send us a DM on Twitter or email us at:
historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

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