Why We Fight ~ 1944
By Sasha Lehtonen (MoT)
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Season two of the largest Combined, Joint, Multinational Military History effort focuses on American and Allied Forces in Europe and the Pacific through 1944.
The 1943 series ended up with 108 episodes with contributions from across all US services, as well as contributions from our British and Canadian friends, and more.
| Episode | Date |
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The Laws of War, Military Justice, and a Nearly Impossible Task (Part II)
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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War Comes to Aachen: The Nazis, Churchill, and the 'Stalingrad of the West'
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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African American Service in WWII & The Story of Alonzo Swann
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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The Battle Off Samar
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Kamikazes in the Pacific
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Where There’s Foo, There’s Fire: The Mystery of the Foo Fighters Over Europe
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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The 82d Airborne Division in Operation Market Garden
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May 31, 2025 |
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Preparing for Market Garden
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May 22, 2025 |
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The Battle of Noemfoor Island: Operation Cyclone & Operation Table Tennis
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May 11, 2025 |
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Fighters Over Europe Part II
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Operation Cherryblossom & The US Army at Bougainville Part II
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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The Red Ball Express
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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The US 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division in Southern France 1944
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Operation Dragoon
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Victory at Mortain: Stopping Hitler's Panzer Counteroffensive
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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India and the Second World War
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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EOD History & US Army Bomb Disposal in World War II
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Simpson, the Ninth US Army, and a Look at Army Groups and Command in WWII
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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America's Arsenal of Democracy at Work
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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US Army Armor Doctrine – Adapting to Reality
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Lessons in Land Warfare
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Hollywood and the War Effort in 1944
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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In Their Footsteps: Family History, Guided Tours, and the 83rd Infantry Story
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Churchill and Eisenhower: Not Quite Besties but More than Colleagues
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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The American Experience
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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A Battle of Wills: FDR and Douglas MacArthur - 1944
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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Admiral Nimitz and Leadership in the Pacific - 1944
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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The Battle of Saipan and Army-Marine Leadership Conflict in the Pacific
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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Jassy-Kishinev Offensives (Part II)
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Jassy-Kishinev Offensives (Part I)
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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The Brazilian Expeditionary Force (Part I)
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Assist. Protect. Defend. US Army Military Police in 1944 & the Challenges of Future Force Structure
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr. (Part III)
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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Shot Down! The Incredible Story of Howard Snyder, the Susan Ruth, and Brave Resistance Members in France and Belgium
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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Triumph of the Dead and the Special Roles of Norman Women in World War II
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Charles de Gaulle and the French Resistance
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Post D-Day Operations from Normandy to Saint-Lô
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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The Battle of Cherbourg
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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US Army Medicine at Normandy
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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The US Navy at Normandy
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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But for the Coast Guard...
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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Mulberries and Rhino Ferries at Normandy
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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The Airborne at Normandy - June 1944
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Utah Beach
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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The 29th Infantry Division (Part I): "Twenty-Nine, Let's Go!"
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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Omaha Beach Part II: Plans vs Reality
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Omaha Beach Part I: Tactical & Operational Environments, Order of Battle, and Plans
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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"Seven Months to D-Day" with the US 1st Infantry Division
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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The Ghost Army
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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Military Deception, Imaginary Spy Rings, FUSAG, Rupert, and Ghost Armies: Allied Efforts to Ensure D-Day Success
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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US First Infantry Division (Part IV): 1ID in the UK Before D-Day
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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LSCO, MDMP, Finite Resources, and Planning for Week 2: How We Got the Army We Had in June 1944
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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U.S. Army Logistics in the Normandy Campaign
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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German Preparations for the Invasion of France
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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Planning for D-Day
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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A General's Grief: General George C. Marshall and Family Loss in 1944
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr. (Part II)
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May 29, 2024 |
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The 38th Irish Brigade in Italy in Early 1944 and a Family Story
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May 28, 2024 |
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The "One-Puka-Puka" (Part II): The Japanese-American 100th Infantry Battalion in Early 1944
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May 22, 2024 |
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Controversies in Italy and the Failure of Allied Command
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May 20, 2024 |
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Operation Chesterfield
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May 20, 2024 |
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Operation Diadem and the Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino
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May 20, 2024 |
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"Climb to Glory" (Part IV): 90-lb. Rucksacks, Mountain Warfare, and Type 3 Fun
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May 05, 2024 |
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"Climb to Glory" (Part III): The 10th Mountain Division is Tested
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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The Nuremberg Raid - March 1944
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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The Battles of Imphal and Kohima
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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The Third Battle of Monte Cassino
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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The Chindits & Operation THURSDAY: Long-Range Penetration Groups in the C-B-I Theater
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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The Second Battle of Monte Cassino
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Merrill's Marauders
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Operation Flintlock: Battle of Kwajalein - JAN-FEB 1944
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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"Big Week" - February 1944: The US Army Air Force as a Tool of War
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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"Patriots from the Barrio" (Part II)
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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US Army Hospitals and Medical Care at Anzio
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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The US 7th Infantry Regiment & 3rd Infantry Division at Anzio, Italy 1944
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Learning Tough Lessons at Anzio in early 1944
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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The First Battle of Monte Cassino
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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The Battle of Ortona, Italy 1943 (Part II)
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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The Battle of Ortona, Italy 1943 (Part I)
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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The Laws of War, Military Justice, and a Nearly Impossible Task
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Consolidating Gains, Civil Affairs, & the Allied Military Government - in Theory and in Practice - Italy 1943
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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US Navy Ice Cream Pirates in the Pacific in 1943
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Operation Cherryblossom & the US Army at Bougainville 1943
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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The Marines at Bougainville and Cape Gloucester in 1943
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Tanks & Alligators at Tarawa
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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With the Marines at Tarawa: "The Price We Had to Pay for a War We Didn't Want..."
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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Typhus, Trenchfoot, and Command Responsibility in Preventive Medicine in Italy 1943
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Dispersion, Decentralization, Chaos, & LGOPs: US Army Airborne Culture & Operations in Italy 1943
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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"Climb to Glory" (Part II): Camp Hale and the 10th Mountain Division
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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"Climb to Glory" (Part I): The Beginnings of the 10th Mountain Division
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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The US 7th Infantry Regiment & 3rd Infantry Division in Italy 1943
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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“Patriots from the Barrio” (Part I): The Only Mexican American US Army Unit in WWII
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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Massacre of the 33d Acqui Division: One of the First Acts of Italian Resistance in WWII
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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The Armistice of Cassibile: Becoming a Cobelligerent Nation and Recovering Honor
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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Tule Lake, Martial Law, and Civ-Mil Relations on the American Homefront in 1943
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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The "One-Puka-Puka": The Japanese-American 100th Infantry Battalion in 1943
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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The Cairo Conference (Sextant) and the Tehran Conference (Eureka) in 1943
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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The Kuban Bridgehead and Romania in WWII
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Uprisings, Ghetto Liquidations, and the Nazi Genocidal Project
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Our Promise to the Dead: 100 Years of the American Battle Monuments Commission
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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The Nuanced Neutrality of Ireland and the 38th (Irish) Brigade in 1943
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Allied and Axis Armor Technology in 1943
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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Fighters Over Europe: Attritional Warfare and the Americanization of the Air War in 1943
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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Black Week – October 1943: A Low Point and a Turning Point for the Strategic Bombing Campaign in Europe
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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The Combined Bomber Offensive & Family Connections to World War II
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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The Luftwaffe's Aerial Defense Over Germany
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Schweinfurt, Regensburg, and Operation Starkey: Inflated Numbers, Wrong Conclusions, and False Confidence
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Semper Paratus: The Greenland Patrol and the US Coast Guard in 1943
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Marine Corps Amphibious Operations, Command Culture, and Operation Cherryblossom
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Six Degrees of Vietnam: World War II and the Vietnam War
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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The Sunburst Division – 40th Infantry, California Army National Guard (Part I)
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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The Battle of Kiska
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Bonus Halloween Episode: Zone Troopers (1985)
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Admiral Nimitz Reconfigures the Staff
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Night Battles in the Solomon Islands
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Battle of Munda Point: Fighting the Plan vs. Fighting the Enemy
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Battle of Kula Gulf
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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OPERATION TOENAILS
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Marine Raiders in the Pacific
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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The Vikings: The Story of the 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Monuments Men, the MFAA, and Continuing Efforts to Put Things Right
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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US Army History and Historians
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Hollywood and the American War Effort in 1943
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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A Look at Contested Logistics in North Africa
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Quadrant: The First Quebec Conference in August 1943
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Leadership Challenges, Ambition, and the Allied Campaign in Italy 1943
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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How the Allies Got to Italy and the Beginning of the Italian Campaign
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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The Allied Invasion of Mainland Italy (Part II)
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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The Allied Invasion of Mainland Italy (Part I)
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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The Axis Forces' Retreat from Sicily 1943
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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Administering the Mediterranean Theater of Operations
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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Bridging the Gap with "Miraculous American Pontoons"
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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The US 7th Infantry Regiment & 3rd Infantry Division in Sicily 1943
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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"Guns and Leaders to the Front": Using the Story of the 82d Airborne Division in Sicily to Train Soldiers Today
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Airborne & Glider Ops and Armored Warfare in Sicily 1943
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Operation Hydra and the Space Force Connection to 1943
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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LTG Patton, the Infamous Slapping Incidents, and Changes in the Army's Approach to Combat Psychiatry
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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Patton's Leadership in Sicily 1943
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr. (Part I)
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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The 56th Medical Battalion (Corps) in Sicily 1943
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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The Relief of Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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Operation Tidal Wave
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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The Biscari Massacre
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Studying Operation Husky & Learning Hard Lessons in Sicily
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Complicated Relations and Mussolini Gets Sacked
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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The Thunderbird Division in Sicily
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Combat Action and the Impact of Terrain in Sicily in 1943
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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US Army Transportation in 1943
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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Operation Husky & the Battle for Sicily (Part II)
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Operation Husky & the Battle for Sicily (Part I)
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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The Story of CPT Joseph Berry at Gela, Sicily
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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US First Infantry Division (Part III): 1ID in Operation Husky & the Sicily Campaign
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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US First Infantry Division (Part II): Gaining Experience
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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US First Infantry Division (Part I): Interwar Changes Shaping the US Army
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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Learning Organizations Under Fire
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Planning for Operation Husky & Joint Coalition Warfare
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Panthers, Elephants, Tigers, and Guns: The Battle of Kursk and the German-Soviet Conflict
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Zoot Suits, Housing, and Summer Heat: Racial Tensions on the Homefront in 1943
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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National Mobilization, the Office of Emergency Management, and Unity of Effort
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Sustainment of a Theater of Operations
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Luck of the Draw
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Architect of Air Power: General Laurence S. Kuter
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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OODA Loops, Optimism, and How Armies Learn: Lessons from the North Africa Campaign
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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U-Boats, Wolfpacks, and the Hazards of Submarine Warfare
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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The US Navy in 1943
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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A Day in the Life of an RAF Bomber Crew
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May 30, 2023 |
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The Fly Girls Revolt
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May 23, 2023 |
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Command Relationships and Multinational Partnerships
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May 23, 2023 |
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Japanese-American Incarceration in WWII
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May 18, 2023 |
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The American Air Campaign in North Africa
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May 15, 2023 |
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The Story of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Denholm
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May 11, 2023 |
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US Army Hospitals, Nurses, and Medical Units in the North Africa Campaign
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May 08, 2023 |
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Operation Barclay, Operation Mincemeat, and Military Deception in 1943
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May 02, 2023 |
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First Division at the Battle of El Guettar
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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"Uniting Against the Reich"
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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The "Jewish Question", the "Final Solution", and the Holocaust
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Hitler's Luftwaffe in Poland
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Brutal Things, Horrific Violence, and a Responsibility to the Victims
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Guadalcanal and the Pacific Theater
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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After Kasserine Pass
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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The Tuskegee Airmen
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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The German Offensive, Sidi Bou Zid, and Kasserine Pass
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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The 442d Infantry Regiment: Japanese-Americans in the US Army
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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FDR, Churchill, and the Casablanca Conference
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Why We Fight ~ 1943: Introduction
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Jan 29, 2023 |