How FDR Built a 12-Million-Strong Military: Robert Brigham on America’s WWII Mobilization
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How FDR Built a 12-Million-Strong Military: Robert Brigham on America’s WWII Mobilization

50:23 Dec 7, 2025
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Vassar College professor Robert Brigham discussed his upcoming memoir about his search for his biological father, who served as a Marine in Vietnam. This event was part of the 2025 LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium on War, Conflict, and Society at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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