{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine","title":"Beyond the Call: Staff Sergeant Curtis F. Shoup at Tillet, Belgium, 1945","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/898cf6cd\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":637,"description":"Beyond the Call: Staff Sergeant Curtis F. Shoup at Tillet, Belgium, 1945 follows a young infantry leader of the 87th Infantry Division through the snow and shellfire of World War II’s Battle of the Bulge, from the moment his company is pinned on a frozen hillside to his lone advance on a German machine gun that turns near-certain defeat into a chance for survival. This episode weaves the battlefield narrative with the story of Shoup’s life, the tactical stakes around Tillet, and a reflection on courage, responsibility, and sacrifice in small-unit leadership. Beyond the Call is the Monday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/uniBmgC6UBXtj9KVRlFZP6LJoQ-Zz_nBylrzhQCz0lc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80YzE3/NzZhMDRhYmYzZmUx/NDQ3MTEzZWI3NzZk/YjBlOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}