{"podcast":{"title":"Forgotten Wars","slug":"forgotten-wars-7064088","podcast_index_feed_id":7064088,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6716cb4307c991f259cc0fe2","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/forgotten-wars","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6716cb4307c991f259cc0fe2/1782569177211-e0f7d9ec-c48d-4ea5-9271-3e1ad2cde95a.jpeg","author":"James Barton","episode_count":70,"summary":"Forgotten Wars covers the conflicts overlooked in popular history. Journey to World War One in East Africa with an undefeated German General, trek across Siberia during the Russian Revolution with a lost Czech legion, watch as Britain bombards Chinese forts in service to the Opium trade, and find out if a war actually started because of a football result. Expect bravery, incompetence, fascinating figures and incredible drama. By James Barton, proud History Nerd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T04:20:13.435807+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088"},"episode":{"title":"Peter Ortiz - American Hero of the French Resistance","slug":"peter-ortiz-american-hero-of-the-french-resistance","published_at":"2026-05-11T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088/peter-ortiz-american-hero-of-the-french-resistance","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088","url":"https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-wars/episodes/6a00a54a385e8d5e30632810","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6716cb4307c991f259cc0fe2/e/6a00a54a385e8d5e30632810/media.mp3","summary":"Peter Ortiz is almost unknown outside the Marine Corps. Even within the Corps he doesn’t have the recognition he deserves, although his exploits in World War II were almost beyond belief. Already a decorated veteran of the French Foreign Legion and a Hollywood technical advisor, when World War 2 came, he joined the Marines and parachuted into Nazi occupied France. Fighting alongside the Maquis of the French Resistance, he became a huge thorn in the side of Hitler’s armies, and one of the most hunted men in occupied Europe. #militaryhistory #war #historynerd #worldwar2 #america #ww2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Peter Ortiz is almost unknown outside the Marine Corps. Even within the Corps he doesn’t have the recognition he deserves, although his exploits in World…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2846,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/forgotten-wars-7064088/episodes/peter-ortiz-american-hero-of-the-french-resistance/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088/peter-ortiz-american-hero-of-the-french-resistance.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}