{"id":3640,"date":"2025-10-08T23:32:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/?p=3640"},"modified":"2025-10-08T23:32:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:32:30","slug":"free-frances-forgotten-general-the-epic-of-louis-dio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/free-frances-forgotten-general-the-epic-of-louis-dio\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFree France\u2019s Forgotten General: The Epic of Louis Dio\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/ep-218\/\">Listen \/ More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On tonight\u2019s episode of The What\u2019s The Scuttlebutt Podcast, Dennis and I sit down with two remarkable guests: Dr. Monique Brouillet Seefried, PhD, and Colonel Jason R. Musteen, PhD, U.S. Army (Ret.). Together, they\u2019ve brought to life a fascinating piece of military history through their latest project \u2014 the English translation of G\u00e9n\u00e9ral Louis Dio: The Wartime Epic of One of Free France\u2019s Greatest Soldiers, 1940\u20131946. Originally authored by French General Jean-Paul Michel and Dr. Monique Seefried, the book chronicles the extraordinary life and service of General Louis Dio, a key figure of the Free French Forces who fought alongside General Leclerc from Africa through the liberation of France and into Germany. The story highlights Dio\u2019s courage, leadership, and his role in shaping France\u2019s military legacy during World War II. Our conversation explores the challenges and importance of translating and preserving this wartime narrative for new audiences, the deeper meaning of Dio\u2019s legacy, and how history continues to resonate through their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen \/ More On tonight\u2019s episode of The What\u2019s The Scuttlebutt Podcast, Dennis and I sit down with two remarkable guests: Dr. Monique Brouillet Seefried, PhD, and Colonel Jason R. Musteen, PhD, U.S. Army (Ret.). Together, they\u2019ve brought to life a fascinating piece of military history through their latest project \u2014 the English translation of G\u00e9n\u00e9ral Louis Dio: The Wartime Epic of One of Free France\u2019s Greatest Soldiers, 1940\u20131946. Originally authored by French General Jean-Paul Michel and Dr. Monique Seefried, the book chronicles the extraordinary life and service of General Louis Dio, a key figure of the Free French Forces who fought alongside General Leclerc from Africa through the liberation of France and into Germany. The story highlights Dio\u2019s courage, leadership, and his role in shaping France\u2019s military legacy during World War II. Our conversation explores the challenges and importance of translating and preserving this wartime narrative for new audiences, the deeper meaning of Dio\u2019s legacy, and how history continues to resonate through their work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-episode"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3640"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3641,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3640\/revisions\/3641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}