The Silver King's War

This bonus episode is the conclusion of The Silver King's War podcast series. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War, talks about his family's history and twelve years of research & writing to build the podcast.  Throughout the series listeners asked about Stanley's life after his Second World War.  This episode explains aspects of the complex answers about the life & times of Stanley, Shirley, Cindy & Michael, who began as The Silverfields of Chicago and finished as The Sievers of Rockford.  Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is scene five of The Sievers, the third play in The Silverfields of Northbrook  trilogy. It's summer 1960 on Gregg Road. During a spectacular & busy season of Glencoe Beach visits and little league games, Stanley & Shirley share difficult, important news with Michael & Cindy.  The family is leaving Northbrook for Rockford, Illinois, as Stanley explains his big sales promotion. the Silverfields  will become the Sievers  on October 7, 1960.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War podcast series, narrates his family's history in the 1950s. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

As The Silverfields of Northbrook  and the entire podcast series reaches its conclusion later this month, this bonus episode offers a brief, final review of Stanley Silverfield's life as the Silver King during his Second World War.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War reviews his father's story arc as an admiring, humble son with the Silver King's writing code. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is scene four in The Sievers, the third play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy. It's early winter 1960 on Gregg Road. A heavy snow storm has hit the cul-de-sac as Stanley prepares to make sales calls.  First, however, he calls Northbrook's city hall to have a public works crew clear the snow from the driveway's edge. Cindy's building a snowman in the front yard.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War podcast series, talks about his family's life in the 1950s, a recent reunion with his Wisconsin Badger college roomies, and a trip to Madison with Roger Sharpe, where he, Joe Weigler and Michael met as 1966 freshman playing pinball in the State Street bars. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is the third scene in The Sievers, the final play in The Silverfields of Northbrook  trilogy.  It's early June, 1959.  Michael Silverfield visits Chicago and joins his uncle, Norman Gordon and almost-cousin Scott Fleischman, for a memorable Friday night Standard Club Father & Son event, including a White Sox game against the Bronx Bombers, the New York Yankees, at Comiskey Park on the city's south side. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War, reviews his family's years in the Chicago suburbs. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is the second scene in The Sievers, the third play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy.   Michael Silverfield played five seasons in the Northbrook Little League: two in the minors, three in the big time.  His pitching hero was Sandy Koufax, a Jewish lefty with a lethal fastball.  The April 13, 1964, Sports Illustrated baseball issue cover, a painting of Sandy Koufax, hangs in The Sievers 2023 Portland, Oregon apartment.  Michael G. Sievers, the left-handed writer, producer and creator of The Silver King's War  reviews the family's life from 1955 to 1960 in the Chicago suburbs.  Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is the first scene of The Sievers, the third play in The Silverfields of Northbrook  trilogy.  It's summer 1959.  Cindy Silverfield is the family's Beautiful Swimmer, a powerful child churning through Lake Michigan's white cap curls.   She's eight, a happy sun princess who loves the Glencoe Beach excursions.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War podcast series, narrates the family's 1950's suburban life. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode introduces The Sievers, the final play in The Silverfields of Northbrook  trilogy.  This is the family's last glorious summer on Gregg Road.  Stanley accepts a large new sales territory for Bailey's Beauty Supplies in northern Illinois.  The family moves to Rockford, Illinois, and on October 7, 1960, becomes the Sievers.  The Silverfields' demise signals significant, life-defining changes. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War series, narrates the family's suburban life from 1955 to 1960. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode follows the conclusion of Wrigley Days, the second play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy, with a special reading by the young narrator, Michael Silverfield.  Thirty years after the Bears won the 1963 NFL Championship, beating the New York Giants & Quarterback Y.A. Tittle 14-10, the team fired its head coach, Mike Ditka.  Iron Mike led the Bears to the 1986 NFL Championship, beating New England 46-10. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War series, shares a 1993 essay he wrote about his favorite Monster of the Midway.  Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is the final scene in Wrigley Days, the second play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy.  It's November 1959.  The Bailey & Gordon families have season tickets. Norman Gordon invites Stanley & Michael Silverfield to join his group for the Packers v. Bears game at Wrigley Field.  It's Vince Lombardi's first year as the Green Bay head coach. Clonick Steel is running two re-bar shifts and Abe Bailey is dangling a bigger sales territory for Stanley's consideration.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War series, narrates suburban family life in the 1950s. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is the fourth scene in Wrigley Days, the second play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy.  It's fall 1958.  The World Series is over and the Gregg Road footballers are preparing for a weekend game in the Levy's backyard.  Much of the conversation throughout every contest was about the Monsters of the Midway, the mighty Chicago Bears. The cul-de-sac kids heard adult stories about Sid Luckman, the heroic Jewish QB who led the Bears to four NFL titles in seven years. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War  podcast series, narrates suburban family life in the 1950s. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is Scene three in Wrigley Days, the second play in The Silverfields of Northbrook  trilogy. It's late summer 1958. Cindy Silverfield, 7, visits Aunt Phyllis Gordon (Shirley's older sister) in Chicago as they shop for just the right Hula Hoop.  Aunt Phyllis buys Cindy a bright blue hoop and they ride the Sheridan Road bus north to Belmont Avenue. The bus driver, Ralph Kramden, is all smiles for our Hula Girl. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is the second scene in Wrigley Days, the second play of The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy. Each summer, Michael & Cindy enjoyed a family day with the Bernsteins & Gordons at their respective country clubs, Green Acres and Bryn Mawr. The clubs represented prosperity & opportunity for Jewish families that were excluded from social settings throughout the United States.  The Silverfields, a post-war, middle-class family, enjoyed their country club days. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is the first scene in Wrigley Days, the second play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy.   It's summer 1956. The family visits Glencoe Beach, a short drive east from Gregg Road over the Edens Expressway to Lake Michigan's edge.  Each summer throughout the Silverfields' Northbrook years,  the family owns a public beach pass. For ten dollars per season, the Silverfields share the surf & summer's largess. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is the introduction to Wrigley Days, the second play in The Silverfields of Northbrook  trilogy.  Chicago's Wrigley Field, an iconic sports venue, was home to the Silverfield's favorite teams, the Cubs and Bears, the Monsters of the Midway.  Those were the years of Ernie Banks and Billy Williams, Mike Ditka, Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers, the Kansas Comet.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War, narrates his family's stories in the 1950s Chicago suburbs. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is scene five in The Suburbs, the first play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy. It's spring 1956. Stanley has a new job selling wholesale beauty supplies for his uncles, Abe & Joe Bailey, owners of Bailey's Beauty Supplies in Chicago. Abe Bailey is married to Sara Belle's sister, Rose. The Silverfields, excited about dad's new job, share their joy in the kitchen as Stanley delivers special beauty products to Shirley, Michael & Cindy. So begins the longest and most successful sales saga of Stanley's role with another family business.  Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is scene four in the first play, The Suburbs, in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy.  It's late summer 1955. The family has moved from Chicago's lake front to Northbrook, a growing north shore suburb. The Silverfields have met the Krauss family. Now they meet their one-house-over neighbors: Kal, Jeanne, Frank (Skip) & Ronnie Levy (plus memorable collie, Lady).  The families share stories, yards, projects, tools, sports & cocktails. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War  series, narrates his family's history in the 1950s. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is scene three in the first play, The Suburbs, in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy.  It's early summer 1955. The family has moved from Chicago's lake front to Northbrook, a growing north shore suburb. The Silverfields meet their new, immediate neighbors: Hyman, Frances, Jimmy, Elaine & Stanton Krauss.  The families share yards without boundaries. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War  series, narrates his family's history in the 1950s. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is scene two in The Suburbs, the first play in The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy.  The family prepares to leave Chicago as they visit their new Northbrook home. It's summer 1955.  They tour their Gregg Road home with amazement and joy.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War series, narrates the family's suburban life in the 1950s. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is the opening scene of The Suburbs, the first play in the The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War, introduces the scene as he reflects on the family's suburban life from 1955 to 1960. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode introduces The Silverfields of Northbrook, a trilogy of plays about the Silver King's family from 1955 to 1960 in the burgeoning suburbs north of Chicago.  The plays: 1)The Suburbs, 2) Wrigley Days and 3) The Sievers, follow Stanley, Shirley, Michael & Cindy Silverfield through their lives in a new home & neighborhood on Gregg Road, a kids-filled cul-de-sac in Northbrook East. This trilogy concludes The Silver King's War podcast series with stories about what became of our hero, Stanley Silverfield.  Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is Stanley's transition finale from soldier to civilian.  It begins in 1946 and explores his new job as a production engineer for Acme Paper Box Manufacturing in Chicago.  Lee Bernstein, his brother-in-law, owns the company. The Silver King is now a member of the country's Reserve Officers Corps at the behest of President Harry Truman.  Michael G. Sievers, Stanley's son, reviews the tension of those post-war years as the Korean War continues and describes what's ahead for the King and his family during the 1950s through a trilogy called The Silverfields of Northbrook. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode concludes Stanley's transition from soldier to civilian. It's December 1945. The Silver King has arrived in Chicago to live with the Bernsteins as he begins his job as a production engineer at the Acme Paperbox Manufacturing Co.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War podcast series, reviews the confluence of the lives of Robert Gottlieb, Robert Caro, Joseph Heller, Sammy Singer and Stanley Silverfield. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode continues to follow Stanley's transition from soldier to civilian. It's November 1945.  Stanley's enjoying his Birmingham return as an Air Corps veteran, and preparing for life in Chicago as a production engineer for Acme Paperbox Manufacturing Company, owned by the Bernstein family.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of this podcast series, reflects on his father's return, his choices for post-war life, and how history shapes a man's future.  Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This special bonus episode is about Phyllis M. Gordon, the family's famous & most-favorite aunt.  She was a Red Cross volunteer who served in Europe during World War II. Born in April 1913, Phyllis graduated from Northwestern University and lived a full life in Chicago. Kelly Sievers reads excerpts from Phyllis' war letters.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War, discusses his favorite aunt. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This bonus episode about The New Yorker magazine, its context & history, is part of Stanley's transition from soldier to civilian.  It's October 1945. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War podcast series, reviews how the magazine influenced his life & writing. His favorite aunt, Phyllis Gordon, introduced Michael to The New Yorker in 1958.  Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This bonus episode continues Stanley's transition from soldier to civilian with a New York Times Magazine story about Dame Rebecca West in April 1982.  Stanley was 59; Dame West was 89.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War podcast series, shares background on the context for those who wrote about World War II.  Rebecca West died in 1983.  Stanley Silverfield died in 1990. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This bonus episode includes a New Yorker Magazine (October 26, 1946) article by Dame Rebecca West about the Nuremberg Trials. Dame West traveled to Nuremberg, Germany, to cover & write about the conclusion of the first major trials. Published one year after Stanley's train ride home to Birmingham, Alabama, it completes an important context discussion about world events related to The King's war.  Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This bonus episode continues Stanley's transition from soldier to civilian.  As Stanley leaves active duty in October 1945, and rides the train home to Birmingham, Alabama, the Nuremberg Trials begin in Germany.  The trials, conducted in Nuremberg's Palace of Justice, prosecuted the Second World War's war criminals. Four allied nations (Britain, France, the Soviet Union & the United States) provided two justices each to preside throughout each trial.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War podcast series, explains the context for the trials as an important & relevant parallel to the end of his father's war.  Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode begins Stanley's transition from soldier to civilian. He rides a train home from Ft. McPherson, Georgia, to Birmingham, Alabama.  He completes a ride that began on a train from Birmingham to Nashville, Tennessee, on January 10, 1943.  Now, thirty-three months later, it's mid-October 1945.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War podcast series, reviews his father's life in the U. S. Army Air Corps as a B-26 Bombardier and what followed during his post-war years. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This is episode fifteen in the final review of The Silver King's War. It's October 1945.  Stanley has arrived at the U. S. Army Air Corps Separation Center at Fort McPherson, Georgia. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of this podcast series, reviews his father's final days & paperwork to leave active duty.  His total flying time from training through war's end is 550 hours.  He receives a letter from President Harry Truman to confirm his appointment to the Reserve Officer Training Corps. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This is episode fourteen in the final review of The Silver King's War.  It's September 1945. Stanley makes his second Atlantic Crossing, this one from Antwerp, Belgium, to New York Harbor.  The European war ended in early May and his four-month wait is finally over.  When he reaches the states, Stanley learns that he's not quite done with the Air Corps. President Harry Truman has mandated an Organized Reserve Corps to ensure the nation's readiness for future military service. Initially proposed as a volunteer role, Stanley reads a War Department Memo to confirm his commitment. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This is episode thirteen in the final review of The Silver King's War. It's August 1945.  Stanley has been waiting for news about when he'll ship for home.  During his wait, the war in the Pacific ends with the delivery of atomic weapons over Japan (Hiroshima & Nagasaki) on August 6 & 9.  Japan agrees to an unconditional surrender on August 14.  The Silver King now has 85 points and he'll ride a ship from Antwerp, Belgium, to New York Harbor in late September.   Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This is episode twelve in the final review of The Silver King's War.  It's mid-May 1945.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of the podcast series, reviews his father's war. Stanley is cooling off from his front-page status as he celebrates letters from his pilot & co-pilot, Jack Festi & Jim Fomby, Jr. They're alive, safe & well. The ETO war is over and Stanley & his guys travel to Brussels on a three-day pass.  He writes ten May letters and leads the second box in an air show review for Ike & Zhukov.  Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This is episode twelve in the final review of The Silver King's War.  It's April 1945.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer and creator of this podcast series, reviews his father's war. The month is full of adventures and revelations.  Stanley & his crew made an emergency landing near an American field hospital near Koblenz, Germany.  The King has new friends and a special interest in a New Orleans nurse, Elaine Miller. He's also been Acting Duty Officer for his squadron.  FDR dies during April & Stanley turns 22 late in the month. The  war in Europe ends with Germany's surrender on May 8. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This is episode eleven in the final review of The Silver King's War (first published on Father's Day, 2023). It's August 1945.  Stanley has been waiting for news about when he'll ship for home.  During his wait, the war in the Pacific ends with the delivery of atomic weapons over Japan (Hiroshima & Nagasaki) on August 6 & 9.  Japan agrees to an unconditional surrender on August 14.  The Silver King now has 85 points and he'll ride a ship from Antwerp, Belgium, to New York Harbor in late September.   Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This is the tenth episode of the final review of The Silver King's War. It's March 1945 and the busiest month of Stanley's war.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer and creator of this podcast series, reviews his father's war.  Stanley, who finally had his sliver bars, flew 13 missions in 31 days and earned his third Oak-Leaf Cluster.  Packed between those days was a week in Cannes on the French Riviera. He was now a man in love. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This is episode nine in the final review of The Silver King's War.  It's January 1945.  The weather is bitter cold and flying is limited as Stanley sits by the fire to write letters home and enjoy Ida Mae's chocolate-chip cookies. Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer and creator of this podcast series, reviews his father's war as Stanley completes one year as a Second Lieutenant.  His promotion to First Lieutenant is official in early February.  Before the month ends, "Festi's Boys" are MIA.  They went on a mission and didn't come home. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This is the eighth episode of the final review of The Silver King's War.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer and creator of this podcast series, reviews his father's war as a B-26 Bombardier.  The A-72 base supported Pathfinder missions to guide bomber crews to success via the Oboe System.  The German Army began a surprise counter attack in Belgium's Ardennes Forest at day break on December 16.   Their early, deep and desperate incursions, described as a "Last Gamble," were an attempt to capture the port of Antwerp and cut allied supply lines.  The 597th Bomber Squadron flew intense air support to help repel the Axis army of older men and boys.    Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This is episode seven (first published on Memorial Day 2023) of the final review of The Silver King's War.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer and creator of this podcast series, reviews his father's war.  It's late October 1944.  Stanley & his crew have arrived at A-72 north of Paris. The 597th unit history, December 1944, records The King's first mission: A clear, enemy-free night ride on November 5. Target: the Homburg, Germany, ordnance depot. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This is episode six in the final review of The Silver King's War.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer and creator of this podcast series, reviews his father's war.  It's late June 1944.  Stanley's training to fly the B-26, Martin Marauder, at Barksdale Army Air Base, in Shreveport, LA. Barksdale is home to the 2nd Bomb Wing, which flew with Billy Mitchell during his 1921 flying exhibition with Glenn L. Martin.  The King & his crew will ship to Hunter Field in Georgia as it prepares to travel across the Atlantic Ocean to the European Theater of Operations. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This is episode five of the final review of Stanley's War. It's January 1944 and The Silver King graduates from Bomber School in Carlsbad, New Mexico. He's now a 2nd Lt. in the U. S. Army Air Corps. Then it's five months for advance training at Columbia Army Air Base in South Carolina. As the allies invade Europe with Operation Overload in early June, Stanley has orders to report at Barksdale Army Air Base in Shreveport for B-26 training. He now has what he wants: The Martin Marauder.  Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This is the fourth episode of the final review of The Silver King's War. It's January 1943.  Stanley rides a train to Nashville for cadet classification testing. He's classified for pilot training at Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Alabama. As Stanley reaches pilot school in Lakeland, Florida, the allies prepare for the Sicily invasion with Operation Husky.  And the U. S. government acquires the Los Alamos Ranch School for Boys in northern New Mexico. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This is the third episode of the final review of The Silver King's War.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer and creator of this podcast series, reviews his father's war.  It's 1942, FDR signed E0 9066 on February 19. Thousands of Japanese Americans were forced from their homes to internment camps. John Steinbeck wrote "Bombs Away." Stanley joined the Enlisted Reserve Corp in June.  He will ride a train to Nashville in January 1943. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review "The Silver King's War" on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share "The Silver King's War" on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This is the second episode of the final review of The Silver King's War.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer and creator of this podcast series, reviews Stanley academic life as he becomes a University of Illinois freshman in September 1940.  France fell to Germany in June, and FDR, running for a third term, signed the Selective Service Act. The first B-26 was introduced in November 1940.    Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review "The Silver King's War" on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share "The Silver King's War" on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This is the first episode of the final review of The Silver King's War.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer and creator of this podcast series, reviews  the history ahead of his father's war.  The context considers Glenn L. Martin's national status, a history of the B-26 Martin Marauder, and discusses major events before the Second World War begins in September 1939. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review "The Silver King's War" on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share "The Silver King's War" on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode, first published on The Silver King's birthday centennial (April 23, 2023), is the conclusion of the "Dearest Ones" epilogue.   Our hero, The Silver King, wrote hundreds of letters to his family throughout World War Two.  It's September 1945 and Stanley is waiting for a ride home from his war.  He wrote two descriptive, thoughtful letters from France about his hours and days at the "Lucky Strike" camp in Le Harve. It's been two months with no mail and Stanley is ready for Ida Mae's home cooking. He  hopes to ride one of "The Queens" west over the Atlantic from Antwerp. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review "The Silver King's War" on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share "The Silver King's War" on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is Part Forty-One of the "Dearest Ones" epilogue.  It's August 1945 and The Silver King remains in France, waiting for a ride home to his family in Birmingham. It may be a ship to New York harbor or a flight to Miami. He hasn't received any mail in a month.  He's bored, frustrated and gaining points as he waits (77 to 85).  The war in Europe ended in early May. Three months later after many rumors and disappointments, Stanley writes that he should be home soon.  News from the Pacific about Japan's imminent surrender is a welcome subject in his second August letter. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review "The Silver King's War" on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share "The Silver King's War" on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode on Part Forty in the epilogue for "Dearest Ones," the letters that The Sliver King wrote to his family throughout the war.  It's July 1945.  Michael G. Sievers, the series creator, reflects on his dad's summer stories. Our hero battles the boredom and uncertainty about his future. He dreams of football games and a wardrobe update. And shares his concern about Lee Bernstein's service status. Finally, Stanley has good news: he's shipping out to Paris and then a ride to the States..."Mom & Dad, I'm on my way home." Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review "The Silver King's War" on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share "The Silver King's War" on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is Part Thirty-Nine in the epilogue for "Dearest Ones," the letters that The Silver King wrote throughout the war.  It's June 1945.  Michael G. Sievers, the King's narrator, reflects on his father's June activities. Stanley battles boredom with thoughts of Paris and home. The mail is stalled due to some snafu. The Colonel claims the unit's travel status is top secret. The King dreams of Ida's hot biscuits and is surprised that there's an apparent pickle shortage in the states. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review "The Silver King's War" on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share "The Silver King's War" on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

This episode is Part Thirty-Eight of the "Dearest Ones" epilogue, the letters Stanley wrote to his family throughout the Second World War.  It's a special discussion of The Silver King's writing about Paris and Brussels, and the development of "City Stories," a writing course that Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of the podcast series, teaches in Portland, Oregon. Michael follows his story arc from Baltimore to a perch at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review "The Silver King's War" on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share "The Silver King's War" on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast