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The Caine Mutiny
Season 3
Typhoons and other storms were a real danger for naval vessels during the Pacific War, and many ships were lost to them. The Caine Mutiny, based on t…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Thin Red Line
Season 3
During a war, combatants often ponder the deep existential questions of life. These questions form the basis of Terence Malick’s 1998 war drama The T…
4 years, 1 month ago
Midway (2019)
Season 3
On June 4, 1942, a Japanese naval task force launched an attack on the American naval and air base at Midway Island. The task force then encountered …
4 years, 1 month ago
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4 years, 1 month ago
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Season 3
In April 1942, sixteen American B-25B bombers took off from the carrier USS Hornet and conducted a bombing raid over Japan that is known to posterity…
4 years, 1 month ago
They Were Expendable
Season 3
Patrol Torpedo (PT) Boats, while not as famous as battleships, aircraft carriers, destroyers, and other large ships, nevertheless played a crucial ro…
4 years, 2 months ago
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Season 3
In the late 1960s, a Japanese film production team joined forces with an American team in an effort to produce a balanced and accurate retelling of t…
4 years, 2 months ago
Introduction to Season 3: The Pacific War on Film
Season 2
In this episode, James kicks off a new season of Key Battles of American History: “The Pacific War on Film.” In this season, James and returning co-h…
4 years, 2 months ago
Bonus Episode - Gung Ho! (with Steve Guerra)
Season 2
James and Steve Guerra, host of the Beyond the Big Screen Podcast, discuss the 1943 war propaganda movie Gung Ho!, which is loosely based on the form…
4 years, 2 months ago
Bonus Episode - Truman and the Atomic Bomb (with Richard Lim)
Season 2
Was President Harry Truman’s decision to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki necessary and justified? In this episode, James is joined by Rich…
4 years, 3 months ago