Arsenal: M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer in the Ardennes, 1944–45 follows the United States tank destroyer from icy roads around Bastogne through the last campaigns of the Second World War, showing how speed and a seventy six millimeter gun tried to compensate for thin armor and an open turret. Listeners ride with Hellcat crews as they race to plug gaps in the Battle of the Bulge, hear why the vehicle was created to answer the problem of armored breakthroughs, and get an inside view of its design tradeoffs, crew routines, combat record, and postwar legacy. Arsenal is the Friday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.

Headline Wednesday: Hamburger Hill, Vietnam War follows the soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division up the rain-soaked slopes of Hill 937 in the A Shau Valley, where thick jungle, mud, and deeply dug bunkers turned one numbered ridge into a brutal ten-day ordeal. This episode walks through the moment young infantrymen step off into ankle-deep muck, the first probing firefights on the lower slopes, and the growing realization that this is no brief contact but a deliberate stand by a seasoned North Vietnamese regiment. Headline Wednesday is the Wednesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the series is developed by Trackpads.com to bring pivotal moments in United States military history to life for modern listeners.

This Week in U.S. Military History: June 2nd, 2026–June 8th, 2026 traces a week when the calendar lines up with turning points from the Lee Resolution for independence and the desperate stand of African American troops at Milliken’s Bend to the crack of Marine rifles in Belleau Wood and carrier decks afire off Midway. Listeners follow United States soldiers into Rome, onto the beaches of Normandy, through the fog and cold of the Aleutians, and onto the decks of USS Liberty, before hearing how a quiet meeting on Midway Island signaled the beginning of troop withdrawals from Vietnam.

Across one compact week of dates, you hear how the United States military learns to mobilize whole societies, fight global coalitions, and live with the consequences of decisions made under intense pressure. The narrative moves from famous names like Midway and D-Day to lesser-known actions that still reshaped units, doctrine, and memory, giving equal weight to strategy and individual endurance. “This Week in U.S. Military History” is the Tuesday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, developed by Trackpads.com, and this episode invites listeners to hear how early June has repeatedly marked new directions in American arms and service.