Episode – 1633 : The Battle of Trenton Podcast Transcript In the winter of 1776, things did not look good for the Continental Army. Everything got off to a great […]
Episode – 1616 : The Plans for a US/Canadian War
Episode – 1616 : The Plans for a US/Canadian War Podcast Transcript The United States and Canada share the world’s longest undefended border. The United States and the United Kingdom […]
Episode – 1596 : The Blitz
Episode – 1596 : The Blitz Podcast Transcript From September 1940 until May 1941, the people of the United Kingdom experienced the horrors of war firsthand. Hundreds of bombers ran […]
Episode – 1559 : The Battle of the Bulge
Episode – 1559 : The Battle of the Bulge Podcast Transcript In late 1944, the Allies were on a roll, and Germany was on the ropes. Some Allies, considering how […]
Episode – 1556 : The Paraguayan War
Episode – 1556 : The Paraguayan War Despite the severity of the Paraguayan War, shockingly, few people have heard of it. It took place right after the American Civil War, […]
Episode – 1538 : The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Episode – 1538 : The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Podcast Transcript For decades, the nation of Ethiopia has dreamed of creating a dam on the Blue Nile River. Such a […]
Episode – 1533 : Vichy France
Episode – 1533 : Vichy France Podcast Transcript After the Nazi invasion of France in 1940, the French were forced to sign a lopsided armistice that gave control over most […]
Episode – 1494 : The Battle of Fort Sumter
Episode – 1494 : The Battle of Fort Sumter Podcast Transcript On April 12, 1861, the United States Civil War began when Confederate forces began a bombardment of the Union […]
Episode – 1482 : Why Did The Roman Empire Fall?
Episode – 1482 : Why Did The Roman Empire Fall? Podcast Transcript For over 1200 years, Rome, either in its Republican or Imperial form, was the dominant power in the […]
Episode – 1438 : The US Occupation of the Philippines
Episode – 1438 : The US Occupation of the Philippines Podcast Transcript The Philippines is one of the largest countries in the world. With a population of 115 million people, […]
Episode – 1436 : The War of 1812
Episode – 1436 : The War of 1812 Podcast Transcript After the American War of Independence, Britain recognized the United States, but it didn’t necessarily make them close allies. Each […]
Episode – 1431 : D-Day
Episode – 1431 : D-Day Podcast Transcript On June 6, 1944, the largest amphibious landing in world history took place on the shore of Normandy, France. The allied forces called […]
Episode – 1425 : The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Episode – 1425 : The Gulf of Tonkin Incident Podcast Transcript In August of 1964, an event occurred off the waters of North Vietnam that would have repercussions that would […]
Episode – 1787 : The Bataan Death March
Episode – 1787 : The Bataan Death March Podcast Transcript On December 8, 1941, as the Japanese were bombing Pearl Harbor, they were simultaneously attacking other Allied positions around Asia. […]
Episode – 1420 : The Batan Death March
Episode – 1420 : The Batan Death March Podcast Transcript On December 8, 1941, as the Japanese were bombing Pearl Harbor, they were simultaneously attacking other Allied positions around Asia. […]
Episode – 1416 : Yugoslavia
Episode – 1416 : Yugoslavia Podcast Transcript From 1929 to 1992, several governments ruled over the Balkans, all of whom used the name “Yugoslavia.” Yugoslavia was a country that began […]
Episode – 1408 : Edward Teller and the Development of the H-Bomb
Episode – 1408 : Edward Teller and the Development of the H-Bomb Podcast Transcript During the Second World War, the United States established the highly secret Manhattan Project to develop […]
Episode – 1405 : Kamikazes
Episode – 1405 : Kamikazes Podcast Transcript In the last year of the Second World War, things were not going well for the Imperial Japanese military. They had lost several […]
Episode – 1328 : The Tuskegee Airmen
Episode – 1328 : The Tuskegee Airmen Podcast Transcript During the Second World War, one of the most distinguished American aviation units was one that no one thought would even […]
Episode – 1321 : Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Episode – 1321 : Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Podcast Transcript In the Pacific Theater in World War II, the leader of the combined Japanese fleet was Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Yamamoto was […]