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America Gears Up for War
Season 2
Between 1939 and 1941, the United States began increasing the size of its military forces while it ramped up war production. After Pearl Harbor, thes…
4 years, 9 months ago
Pearl Harbor (Key Battle 1)
Season 2
On December 7, 1941, Japanese air and naval forces launched a surprise attack on the American naval and air base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killing 240…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Road to Pearl Harbor
Season 2
Japan’s complicated relationship with the United States stretches back much further than 1940. The relationship, which began nearly a century prior t…
4 years, 10 months ago
Japan’s Strategy; Relations with the US
Season 2
In order to meet the needs of its expanding population and empire, Japan’s leaders began looking hungrily to the south and east. Three years after in…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Rise of Imperial Japan
Season 2
As late as the 1860s, Japan was a semi-feudal nation, largely cut off from the rest of the world. But within a few decades, the nation had transforme…
4 years, 10 months ago
Intro to Key Battles of the Pacific War
Season 2
In this episode, James introduces the second season of Key Battles of American History. The topic will be Key Battles of the Pacific Theater (WW2). R…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Lost Battalion
Season 1
James and Sean discuss the 2001 made-for-television movie The Lost Battalion, in which an American battalion becomes isolated and surrounded by Germa…
4 years, 11 months ago
Lawrence of Arabia
Season 1
James and Sean discuss the epic, multi award-winning 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, based on British Colonel T. E. Lawrence’s autobiographical book Th…
4 years, 11 months ago
War Horse
Season 1
James and Sean discuss the 2011 film War Horse, in which a young Englishman struggles to be reunited with his beloved horse, who has been sent to the…
5 years ago
James Patreon Announcement
Season 1
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5 years ago