GRAND STRAND POLITICS episode 17 : Robert Hirsch - OUR MAYOR (Part 1) Preparing for War

Send us Fan MailWelcome to this rebroadcast of our documentary series on the life and legacy of former Myrtle Beach Mayor Robert J. “Bob” Hirsch.This series originally explored the remarkable journey of a man whose life mirrored the story of the World War II generation — Americans who came of age during the Great Depression, answered the call to war, and returned home to help build the modern nation we now inherit.Bob Hirsch was one of those men.Before he ever led a city, he was a young American facing a world on the brink. Like millions of others, he had to leave behind family, safety, and certainty to prepare for a fight that would define the rest of his life — and the future of the world.In this first rebroadcast episode, Preparing for War, we revisit the moment when history turned personal. You’ll hear Mayor Hirsch describe what it was like to watch the world descend into chaos, how young men like him were trained, shaped, and hardened for a conflict they could barely imagine, and how the reality of World War II began long before the first shots were fired overseas.This is the story of how ordinary lives were transformed by extraordinary events — and how preparation, discipline, and duty became the foundation for leadership that would last long after the war was over.This is the beginning of Bob Hirsch’s journey.This rebroadcast coincides with the release of a biography of Mayor Hirsch that has just come out and is available on Amazon, "The Blonde Bombshell" . The link is available here :   https://www.amazon.com/Blonde-Bombshell-greatest-Greatest-Generation-ebook/dp/B0FKD9YHDP