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The Best Years of Our Lives
In this episode, Sean and James review the 1946 WIlliam Wyler epic drama film The Best Years of Our Lives, which tells the story of three U. S. servi…
2 years, 6 months ago
Epilogue 1: Europe in 1945 and the Postwar World
The Second World War completely changed the world. In this episode, Sean and James discuss the human cost of the war, the rise and fall of empires, t…
2 years, 6 months ago
Downfall
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 2004 German film Downfall, which gives an inside view of the final days of Hitler, his closest advisors, …
2 years, 6 months ago
Downfall: Over the Rhine and Oder and the Fall of Berlin
By the early spring of 1945, the Third Reich was on its last legs. Forces of the Western Allies crossed into Germany and pushed eastward, while in ea…
2 years, 6 months ago
Fury
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 2014 film Fury, which tells the story of an American tank crew fighting against stubborn German resistanc…
2 years, 7 months ago
Collapse of the Reich: Soviet Campaigns in Poland, Hungary, and the Balkans
Having destroyed the German Army Group Center and pushed back Army Group North and Army Group South, the Soviet Army in late 1944 and early 1945 swep…
2 years, 7 months ago
History Unplugged Preview
Teddy Roosevelt faced many challenges at the end of his life. Racked by rheumatism, a ticking embolism, pathogens in his blood, a bad leg from an acc…
2 years, 7 months ago
Battleground
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 1949 classic film Battleground, starring Van Johnson, which presents a surprisingly realistic depiction o…
2 years, 7 months ago
Hitler’s Last Gambit: The Battle of the Bulge
In the early hours of December 16, the pre-dawn stillness experienced by the thinly held American line at the eastern edge of the Ardennes Forest was…
2 years, 7 months ago
A Bridge Too Far
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 1977 epic film A Bridge Too Far, which dramatizes Operation Market Garden. The movie had a big budget and…
2 years, 7 months ago