History Happy Hour
By Rick Beyer and Christopher Anderson
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Crowd into the virtual bar with Chris Anderson and Rick Beyer to plumb intoxicating history topics and kibbitz over juicy tidbits. Each week, Chris and Rick invite a guest author to share cocktails and talk history. Like who? Like Andrew Roberts, Joe Balkoski, Chris Wallace, Lynne Olson, and Hampton Sides, for example. You never know who'll stop by. History Happy Hour, where history is always on tap. Brought to you by Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours – and our loyal Patreon patrons.
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In the Days of Billy the Kid with author James B Mills: Encore Episode 303
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May 24, 2026 |
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The Navigator's Letter: The Story of Two WWII Airmen, a Doomed Mission, and the Woman who Bound Them Together with author Jan Cress Dondi: Episode 302
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May 17, 2026 |
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Remember Us: American Sacrifice, Dutch Freedom, and a Forever Promise Forged in World War II with author Robert Edsel: Episode 301
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May 10, 2026 |
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The Crown';s Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery in the Americas with author Brooke N. Newman: Episode 300
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May 03, 2026 |
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The Nazi Mind: Twelve Warnings from History with author Laurence Rees: Episode 299
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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History Happy Talk with Rick Beyer and Chris Anderson : Episode 298
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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G.I. G-Men: The Untold Story of the FBI's;s Search for American Traitors, Collaborators, and Spies in World War II Europe with author Stephen Harding: Episode 297
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Takeover, Hitler's Final Rise to Power with author Timothy Rybeck: Encore Episode 296
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Surrender of Japan with author Richard Overy : Encore Episode 295
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Beyond Blackhawk Down with author Jonathan Carroll: Encore Episode 293
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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Kevin Passmore on The Maginot Line:A New History Ep 292: Episode 292
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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History Happy Hour – Japanese Accounts of Saipan: Guest: Dan King
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Sherman's 1864 March and Emancipation in the Civil War: Guest: Bennett Parten
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Black Medal of Honor Recipients of WWII: Guest: Robert Child
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Tuskegee Airmen: Forgotten Souls: Guest: Cheryl Thompson
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in the Cold War: Guest: Alexander Rose
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Capture of the Submarine U-505 in WWII: Guest: Alexander Rose
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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Belgium Spying in Germany WWI and WWII: Guest: Helen Fry
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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Marines in the Pacific: Guest: Henry Sledge
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Common Sense: Guest: Jack Kelly
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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History Happy Hour – RAF Bomber Command: Guest: Marcus Gibson
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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George's War: Guest: Sue Heydon
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Belle Starr: Guest: Dane Huckelbridge
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Liberty Ships: Guest: Doug Most
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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WWII in Africa: Guest: Saul David
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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Coming Home after WWII: Guest: David Nasaw
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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U.S. Army in The Pacific: Guest: John McManus
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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Saving the Jews of Denmark: Tim Brady
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Matisse in WWII: Guest: Christopher C. Gorham
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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In the Days of Billy the Kid: Guest: James B Mills
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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A Year in Churchill's Life: Guest: Dr. John Furman Daniel III
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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The Nazi Mind: Guest: Laurence Rees
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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The 29th Division in 1945: Guest: Joe Balkoski
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Burying the Enemy: Guest: Tim Grady
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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Hitler's Rise: Guest: Timothy Ryback
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Surrender of Japan: Guest: Richard Overy
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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The Last Year of the Civil War: Guest: Scott Ellsworth
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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History Happy Talk
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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Allied Air War: Guest: Paul Bingley
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Liberation of Naples: Guest: Keith Lowe
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Building and Dropping the Bomb: Guest: Garrett M. Graff
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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National History Day: Guest: Dr. Cathy Gorn and Students
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Mr. Churchill in The White House: Guest: Robert Schmuhl
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Six Plantagenet Kings and England's Rise: Guests: Dr Caroline Burt and Richard Partington
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Insurgency in Somalia: Guest: Jonathan Carroll
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Female Ferry Pilots in WWII: Guest: Becky Aikman
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Murder in WWII London: Guest: Amy Helen Bell
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Capture of the U-505: Guest: Alexander Rose
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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The Women of Ravensbrück: Guest: Lynne Olson
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Eyewitness to D-Day: Guest: Garrett M. Graff
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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The Boats That Hit the Beaches: Guest: Andrew Whitmarsh
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May 25, 2025 |
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Churchill's D-Day: Guests: General Sir Richard Dannatt & Allen Packwood
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May 18, 2025 |
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Belle Starr: Guest: Dane Huckelbridge
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May 12, 2025 |
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U.S. Army in The Pacific: Guest: John McManus
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May 04, 2025 |
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Lexington and Concord 250th Anniversary: Guest: Joel Bohy
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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History Happy Talk: Guests: Chris Anderson & Rick Beyer
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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32nd Division in World War II: Guest: Mark D. Van Ells
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Buffalo Soldiers: Guest: John Langellier, Ph.D.
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Churchill in the Trenches: Guest: Dr. John Furman Daniel III
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Paris Undercover: Guest: Matthew Goodman
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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One Day in World War II: Guest: Rona Simmons
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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The U.S. Through Axis Eyes: Guest: Harry Yeide
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Mexican Americans in World War II: Guest: Dave Gutierrez
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Bastogne and The Bulge: Guest: Martin King
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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The 29th Division in 1945: Guest: Joe Balkoski
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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The Six Triple Eight: An Inside Look: Guest: Kevin Hymel
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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Mr. Churchill in The White House: Guest: Robert Schmuhl
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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History Happy Talk : Guests: Christopher Anderson and Rick Beyer
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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The Normandy Battle of Villers-Bocage: Guest: Daniel Taylor
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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British Airborne in World War II: Guest: Saul David
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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Secret Science for D-Day Invasion: Guest: Dr. Rachel Lance
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Native Nations: Guest: Kathleen DuVal
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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Six Plantagenet Kings and England's Rise: Guests: Dr Caroline Burt and Richard Partington
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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A Combat Nurse in WWII: Guest: NCR Davis
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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29th Division in WWII: Guest: Joe Balkoski
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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9th Army Commander Gen. William Simpson: Guest: William Stuart Nance
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Survival Tale: Guest: Eric Jay Dolin
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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France's War in WWII: Guest: Douglas Porch
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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Battle of Antietam: Guest: D. Scott Hartwig
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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New York's Female Mob Boss: Guest: Margalit Fox
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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History Happy Hour Encore – WWII Artic Convoys: Guest: David Kenyon
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Liberation of Paris: Guest: Patrick Bishop
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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Reporting on the Nazis: Guest: Pamela D. Toler
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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1860 Chicago Convention: Guest: Edward Achorn
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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Tinian and the Defeat of Japan: Guest: Don Farrell
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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John Hancock: Guest: Brooke Barbier
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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The Big Red One: Guest: Gregory Fontenot
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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The Women of British Intelligence: Guest: Dr. Helen Fry
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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Captain Cook's Last Voyage: Guest: Hampton Sides
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Pearl Harbor Spy: Guest: Ronald Drabkin
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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Abolitionist Charles Sumner: Guest: Stephen Puleo
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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Doolittle Raid Mystery: Guest: Dan Hampton
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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American Servicewomen in World War II: Guest: Lena Andrews
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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History Happy Hour Encore: Normandy Master Class: Guests: Matt Broggie, Erik Flint, Hugh MacDonald-Buchanan
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Eisenhower and D-Day: Guest: Michel Paradis
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May 26, 2024 |
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The Normandy Battle of Villers-Bocage: Guest: Daniel Taylor
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May 19, 2024 |
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Canadians in Normandy: Guest: David O'Keefe
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May 12, 2024 |
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D-Day Special: Guest: Giles Milton, Joe Balkoski, Craig Symonds
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May 05, 2024 |
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Queen Elizabeth II: Guest: Alexander Larman
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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British Airborne in World War II: Guest: Saul David
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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1921 Murder Farm Massacre: Guest: Earl Swift
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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With the Infantry in World War II: Guest: Peter Hart
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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General Meade at Gettysburg: Guest: Kent Masterson Brown
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Excavating Rev War Soldiers: Guests: Steven Smith, Wade Catts, Jen Janofsky
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Black Sheriff Bass Reeves: Guest: Art T. Burton
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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December 1942: A World at War: Guest: Peter Harmsen
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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29th Division in World War II: Guest: Joe Balkoski
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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A Combat Nurse in WWII: Guest: NCR Davis
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia: Guest: Terry Golway
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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9th Army Commander Gen. William Simpson: Guest: William Stuart Nance
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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General George Patton: Guest: Kevin Hymel
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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History Happy Talk
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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WWII Artic Convoys: Guest: David Kenyon
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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John Hancock: Guest: Brooke Barbier
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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Epic Battles of Ancient Greece: Guest: Dr Stephen Kershaw
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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Pointe-du-Hoc: Guest: Stephen Zaloga
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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African Americans in World War II: Guest: Matthew F. Delmont
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Germany and Genocide: Guest: Andrew I. Port
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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1932: The Pivotal Year: Guest: Scott Martelle
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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History Happy Talk: Guest: Chris Anderson & Rick Beyer
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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The Fall of France: Guest: Michael Scott Neiberg
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Submarines at Midway: Guest: Mark W. Allen
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Napoleonic Wars: Guest: Alexander Mikaberidze
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Lost Paratroopers of Normandy: Guest: Stephen G. Rabe
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Eleanor Roosevelt Goes to War: Guest: Shannon McKenna Schmidt
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Anna May Wong: Guest: Yunte Huang
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Anna Rosenberg: Guest: Christopher C. Gorham
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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American as Apple Pie: Guest: Rossi Anastopoulo
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Six-Triple-Eight Postal Battalion: Guest: Edna Cummings
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Canada's WWII Battle for the Scheldt Estuary: Guest: Mark Zuehlke
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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With the Infantry in World War II : Guest: Peter Hart
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Daily Life in Nazi Germany : Guest: Julia Boyd
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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General Meade at Gettysburg: Guest: Kent Masterson Brown
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Josephine Baker WWII Spy: Guest: Damien Lewis
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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Patton and Kevin Hymel : Guest: Kevin Hymel
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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Epic Battles of Ancient Greece: Guest: Stephen P. Kershaw
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Resisting Hitler: Guest: Halik Kochanski
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Hessians in the Revolutionary War: Guest: Friederike Baer
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Excavating Rev War Soldiers: Guests: Steven Smith, James Legg, Wade Catts, Jen Janofsky
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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African-American Marshal Bass Reeves: Guest: Art T. Burton
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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D-Day Special: Guests: Giles Milton, Joe Balkoski, Craig Symonds
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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African Americans in World War II: Guest: Matthew F. Delmont
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Pointe du Hoc: Guest: Steven Zaloga
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May 29, 2023 |
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Dunkirk; The German View: Guest: Robert Kershaw
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May 22, 2023 |
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History Happy Hour – Resisting Hitler: Guest: Halik Kochanski
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May 15, 2023 |
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Lost Paratroopers of Normandy: Guest: Stephen G. Rabe
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May 07, 2023 |
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The Faces of Margraten: Guests: Sebastiaan Vonk, Jori Videc, Ari-Jan Van Hees
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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How Germany Lost WWI: Holger Afflerbach
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Sergeant York: Myth vs. Reality: Guest: James P. Gregory Jr.
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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History Happy Hour Encore – Nazi Billionaires: Dynasties of the Third Reich: Guest: David de Jong
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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History Happy Hour Encore – Third Anniversary Special: Guest: Andrew Roberts, Susan Eisenhower, Craig Symonds, Joe Balkoski, Giles Milton, Judy Batalion, Patrick Bishop, and Charles Person. Plus younger versions of Chris and Rick!
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Japanese-American GIs in World War II: Guest: Daniel James Brown
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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The Woman Who Saved the Temples: Guest: Lynne Olson
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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Germans on the March: Guest: Peter Wilson
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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History Happy Hour: Humor in Hell: Guests: Peter Hart and Gary Bain
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Mussolini and Fascism: Guests: John Foot
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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Normandy Breakout Masterclass: Guests: Matt Broggie, Erik Flint, and Hugh McDonald-Buchanan
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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History Happy Hour Encore Josephine Baker WWII Spy: Guest: Damien Lewis
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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WWII: A Reassessment: Guest: Richard Overy
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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When the Irish Invaded Canada: Guest: Christopher Klein
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Dec 25, 2022 |
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Billy the Kid: Guest: James B. Mills
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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One Soldier's Forgotten Story in World War II: Guest: Walt Larimore
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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Hessians in the Revolutionary War: Guest: Friederike Baer
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo: Guest: Craig Symonds
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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The First Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh vs. The French: Guest: Christopher Goscha
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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Second Rangers in The Hurtgen Forest: Guest: Bob Drury
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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French Resistance Leader Marie-Madeleine Fourcade: Guest: Lynne Olson
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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Nazi Fugitives: Guests: Dr. Danny Orbach
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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World War II: A Reassessment: Guest: Richard Overy
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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Harry Truman Presidency: Guest: Jeffery Frank
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Tank Warfare Against the Nazis: Guest: Peter Hart
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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The Cold War Superspy: Guest: Tim Tate
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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The 29th Division in World War II: Guest: Joseph Balkoski
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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British Pacifists in World War II: Guest: Tobias Kelly
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull and the Last Stand of the Sioux: Guest: Mark Lee Gardner
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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Revolutionary War Privateers: Guest: Eric Jay Dolin
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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Lord Cornwallis: Guests: Richard Middleton
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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Interrogating German Generals in Washington DC: Guests: Robert K. Sutton
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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Down by the Sea in Books: Guests: Admiral James Stavridis
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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USSR vs Japan 1939 -The Battle of Khalkhin Gol: Guests: David Murphy
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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Maximilian and Carlota: Guests: Edward Shawcross
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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The Battle of Midway: Guests: Brendan Simms and co-author Steven McGregor of The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway
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May 22, 2022 |
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Ancient Sparta: Guest: Philip Matyszak, author of Sparta: Rise of a Warrior Nation
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May 15, 2022 |
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The Windsors and Their Scandalous Exile: Guest: Andrew Lownie, author of Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor.
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May 01, 2022 |
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Nazi Billionaires: Dynasties of the Third Reich: Guest: David De Jong, author of Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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The Afterlife of Ben Franklin: Guest: Michael Meyer, Author, Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet: The Favorite Founder's Divisive Death, Enduring Afterlife, and Blueprint for American Prosperity
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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HHH Special: Normandy Master Class: Hosts Chris Anderson and Rick Beyer exploring the beaches and battlefields of Normandy - in person
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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World War I German Sabotage : Guest: Michael Digby, author Burn, Bomb, Destroy: German Sabotage Campaign in North American 1914-1917
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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War in the Ukraine: History Repeats?: Guests: Sean McMeekin, Stalin's war, David Murphy, The Winter War, Keith Lowe, The Fear and the Freedom
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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The Argonne (WWI) : Guest: Richard Merry, author The Great War in the Argonne Forest
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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The Spy Hotel: Guest: Stephen Duffy, Security Manager, St. Ermin's Hotel
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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WWII's British Band of Brothers: Guest: Peter Hart, author, At Close Range: Life and Death in an Artillery Regiment 1939-1945
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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Robert E. Lee: Guest: Allen Guelzo, author, Robert E. Lee A Life
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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General George Patton : Guest, Kevin Hymel, author Patton's War
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Feb 06, 2022 |