WWII

On this edition of Conversations, Lisa Barr talks with host Dan Skinner about her latest novel "Woman on Fire," which deals with Nazi art theft during…

On this edition of Conversations, Martin Dugard talks with host Dan Skinner about “Taking Paris: The Epic Battle for the City of Lights.” Dugard is a…

On this edition of Conversations, Pam Jenoff talks with host Dan Skinner about her latest work of historical fiction, “The Woman with the Blue Star.”…

On this edition of Conversations, Lisa Scottoline talks with host Dan Skinner about her first historical novel, "Eternal." Set in Rome during the 20-year…

On this edition of Conversations, Ariana Neumann talks with host Dan Skinner about “When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father’s War and What Remains.”…

On this edition of Conversations,Robert M. Edsel talks about his book, The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History: The Story of the Monuments Men.

On this edition of Conversations, Pam Jenoff talks about her latest novel, The Lost Girls of Paris. Jenoff about is a New York Times Bestselling author.…

It was kept secret for more than 20 years after the end of World War II, but Native American soldiers were a key factor in America's victory over the Japanese in the Pacific. Many people now know the story of the Navajo Code Talkers. In this guest commentary, we hear about one of those Native American heroes who had ties to Kansas.

Taiwan has pledged $1 million to help build a memorial in Washington, D.C. to honor Republican President Dwight Eisenhower. Before serving two-terms in office, Eisenhower was a five-star general and World War II hero. He grew up in Abilene, Kansas.

Kansas University professor Sherrie Tucker explores the memories of the famous Hollywood Canteen in her oral history of the club and the World War Two period in which it thrived.