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Epilogue 4: How Each Side Won the War When They Were Winning It
In this episode, Sean and James examine the strategies, decisions, and conditions that dictated the course of the war, both from an overall perspecti…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Dirty Dozen
The 1967 film The Dirty Dozen tells the story of a penal military unit of twelve convicts who are trained as commandos by the Allies for a suicide mi…
2 years, 8 months ago
Epilogue 3: Key Technology of the War
In this episode, Sean and James discuss some of the key weapons, technology, and innovations of the war for all the major powers, and how they impact…
2 years, 8 months ago
Von Ryan’s Express
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 1965 classic film Von Ryan’s Express, starring Frank Sinatra, which depicts a group of Allied prisoners o…
2 years, 8 months ago
Epilogue 2: Key Leaders in the War
In this episode, Sean and James follow a long-established KBAH tradition by giving brief overviews of the postwar lives and careers of the major lead…
2 years, 8 months ago
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, 8 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, 8 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 months ago