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Key Battles of American History — 426 episodes

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Guadalcanal's Longest Fight with Dave Holland

2

Soldier of the South with Edward Hagerty

3

Japanese War Atrocities with Jenny Chan

4

GW24: Epilogue to the Great War

5

GW23: The Legacy of the Great War

6

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

7

GW22: The Paris Peace Settlement

8

The Lost Battalion (ENCORE)

9

GW21: The Hundred Days’ Offensives and the End of the War

10

Lawrence of Arabia (ENCORE)

11

GW20: The 1918 Middle Eastern Campaigns

12

Journey’s End

13

GW19: The German Spring Offenses of 1918

14

GW18: The Battle of Cambrai

15

Sergeant York (ENCORE)

16

GW17: America Enters the War

17

Beneath Hill 60 (ENCORE)

18

GW16: The Third Ypres Campaign

19

GW15: The Russian Revolutions of 1917

20

War Horse (ENCORE)

21

GW14: The Southern Fronts, 1916-17

22

Wings

23

GW13: The Air War

24

The Trench

25

GW12: The Battle of the Somme

26

GW11: The Brusilov Offensive

27

GW10: The Naval War and the Battle of Jutland

28

Regeneration

29

GW9: Verdun

30

Gallipoli (ENCORE)

31

GW8: Turkey and the Gallipoli Campaign

32

Paths of Glory (ENCORE)

33

GW7: The War Expands (1915)

34

1917 (ENCORE)

35

GW6: Life in the Trenches

36

They Shall Not Grow Old (ENCORE)

37

GW5: The Common Soldier

38

GW4: The Eastern Front in 1914

39

The Grand Illusion

40

GW3: The German Onslaught and the Miracle at the Marne

41

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 - ENCORE)

42

GW2: Descent into War

43

GW1: Europe in 1914

44

The Top Axis WW2 Fighters

45

World War II Chaplains

46

The American Revolution and the Fate of the World with Richard Bell

47

The Rise of the Kwantung Army with Quin Cho

48

The Philippines Under American Domination

49

VW20: Epilogue to the Vietnam War

50

Born on the Fourth of July

51

VW19: The Legacy of the Vietnam War

52

90 with Bruce Wasser

53

The Trial of the Chicago Seven

54

VW18: The Antiwar Movement

55

The Hanoi Hilton

56

VW17: Casualties, POWs and MIAs

57

VW16: The Vietnamese Combat Soldier

58

Good Morning Vietnam

59

VW15: The American Combat Soldier

60

BAT-21

61

VW14: The Air War

62

VW13: The Naval War in Vietnam

63

Return to the War with Fred Apgar

64

The Deer Hunter

65

VW12: The End of the War

66

Apocalypse Now

67

VW11: The US Tries Again; North Vietnam Pulls Back

68

Gardens of Stone

69

VW10: The Race Against Time

70

Nimitz at War with Craig Symonds

71

Hamburger Hill

72

VW9: Nixon and Vietnamization

73

Full Metal Jacket

74

VW8: The Tet Offensive

75

Platoon

76

VW7: Failing Strategies and False Optimism

77

We Were Soldiers

78

VW6: The Americanization of the War

79

Rescue Dawn

80

VW5: The Gulf of Tonkin Incident and the Entry of American Ground Forces

81

VW4: South Vietnam in Crisis

82

VW3: The Rise of the Viet Cong

83

VW2: Dien Bien Phu and the Geneva Agreements

84

VW1: Introduction to the Vietnam War

85

The 10 Best Allied Fighters of World War II (with Sean McIver) - Part 2

86

The 10 Best Allied Fighters of World War II (with Sean McIver) - Part 1

87

KW13: Prisoners of War in the Korean War

88

KW12: The Naval War in Korea

89

KW11: The Air War in Korea

90

Gettysburg in Literature, Film, and History: Day 3

91

Gettysburg in Literature, Film, and History: Day 2

92

Gettysburg in Literature, Film, and History: Day 1

93

Gettysburg in Literature, Film, and History: Setting up the Battle

94

Lafayette with Kat Smith

95

Washington's Incompetence with Howard Dorre

96

KW10: Epilogue to the Korean War

97

Pork Chop Hill

98

KW9: Final Battles and the Armistice

99

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

100

KW8: Talking and Fighting, 1951-52

101

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

102

KW7: The 1951 Chinese Spring Offenses

103

Somewhere Toward Freedom

104

Devotion

105

KW6: The Allies Rebound

106

Fixed Bayonets!

107

KW5: The Chinese Onslaught

108

Retreat, Hell!

109

KW4: The Allied Invasion of North Korea

110

The Battle of Jang-Sari

111

KW3: The Allies Strike Back: Inchon, Seoul, and the Breakout

112

71: Into the Fire

113

KW2: The Invasion of South Korea

114

The Steel Helmet

115

KW1: Background to the Korean War

116

ENCORE: Truman and the Atomic Bomb (with Richard Lim)

117

ENCORE: Longstreet with Elizabeth Varon

118

The Pacific Episode 10

119

ENCORE: Marine Raiders

120

The Pacific Episode 9

121

Key Battles of the Barbary Wars, Episode 9: Aftermath of the Barbary Wars

122

The Pacific Episode 8

123

Key Battles of the Barbary Wars, Episode 8: The Second Barbary War (1815)

124

The Pacific Episode 7

125

Key Battles of the Barbary War, Episode 7: An Uneasy Peace -- The Interbellum Period and the War of 1812

126

The Pacific Episode 6

127

Key Battles of the Barbary War, Episode 6: Swashbuckling Ship Battles and 500-Mile Desert Marches Won the First Barbary War

128

The Pacific Episode 5

129

Key Battles of the Barbary Wars, Episode 5: The Destruction of the USS Philadelphia

130

The Pacific Episode 4

131

Key Battles of the Barbary Wars, Episode 4: The First Barbary War (1801-05)

132

The Pacific Episode 3

133

Key Battles of the Barbary Wars, Episode 3: The Barbary States and Their 300-Year Reign of Mediterranean Piracy

134

The Pacific Episode 2

135

Key Battles of the Barbary Wars, Episode 2: The British Origins of the US Navy

136

The Pacific Episode 1

137

Key Battles of the Barbary Wars, Episode 1: America Wanted to Take 1776 to the High Seas. North African Pirates Disagreed.

138

Operation Tidal Wave

139

FIW 10: Epilogue to the French and Indian War

140

FIW 9: More Conflict in the Caribbean and the Treaty of Paris

141

FIW 8: The Fall of Canada and the Cherokee War

142

FIW 7: The Quebec Campaign

143

FIW 6: More French Losses: Guadeloupe, Ft. Niagara, and Ft. Carillon

144

FIW 5: The Tide Turns: Fort Frontenac and Fort Duquesne

145

FIW 4: Victory and Defeat: Louisbourg (again) and Fort Carillon

146

The Last of the Mohicans Part 2

147

The Last of the Mohicans Part 1

148

FIW 3: More Disasters: Oswego, Louisbourg, and Fort William Henry

149

FIW 2: Washington, Albany, and Braddock's Defeat

150

FIW 1: Britain and France: Centuries of Conflict

151

FIW 0: Introduction to the French and Indian War

152

Oppenheimer (Part 2)

153

Oppenheimer (Part 1)

154

Masters of the Air Episode 9

155

The Manhattan Project

156

Masters of the Air Episode 8

157

Into the Cold Blue with Jared Frederick

158

Masters of the Air Episode 7

159

World War 2 War Crimes Tribunals with Carl Archer

160

Masters of the Air Episode 6

161

Bermuda Code Breakers

162

Masters of the Air Episode 5

163

The Black Hawk War of 1832

164

Masters of the Air Episode 4

165

The Great Lakes Naval Station in the World Wars

166

This American President - Presidential Succession Crises

167

Masters of the Air Episode 3

168

Bombing Hitler's Hometown with Mike Croissant

169

Masters of the Air Episode 2

170

The Battleship Texas with Sean McIver (Part 2)

171

Masters of the Air Episode 1

172

The Battleship Texas with Sean McIver (Part 1)

173

G13: Epilogue to Guadalcanal

174

The Thin Red Line (with Steve Guerra)

175

G12: The Final Offensive and Operation KE

176

Guadalcanal Diary

177

G11: The Battle of Tassafaronga and the December Decision

178

G10: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

179

G9: The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands and More American Offensives

180

The Pacific, Part 2

181

Trans Oceanic Contact Theories

182

G8: The High Speed Convoy and the Battle for Henderson Field

183

G7: The Battles of the Matanikau and the Battle of Cape Esperance

184

G6: The Battle of Edson’s Ridge

185

G5: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons and the Tokyo Express

186

Silent Cavalry and Surprising Civil War Stories

187

The Pacific - Part 1

188

G4: Japan Strikes Back: Tojo Time and Alligator Creek

189

G3: Initial Landings and the Battle of Savo Island

190

Midway (2019 – With Sean McIver) (ENCORE)

191

G2: The Road to Guadalcanal 2: The Coral Sea and Midway

192

Tora! Tora! Tora! (with Sean McIver) (ENCORE)

193

G1: The Road to Guadalcanal 1: Pearl Harbor to The Doolittle Raid

194

Band of Brothers, Episode 10: Points

195

JFK in WW2

196

Band of Brothers, Episode 9: Why We Fight

197

US Involvement in the Boxer Rebellion

198

Band of Brothers, Episode 8: The Last Patrol

199

Quanah Parker

200

Band of Brothers, Episode 7: The Breaking Point

201

Fierce Valor with Jared Frederick

202

Band of Brothers, Episode 6: Bastogne

203

The Sioux Wars

204

Band of Brothers, Episode 5: Crossroads

205

Medical Care in World War II

206

Band of Brothers, Episode 4: Replacements

207

History of the Papacy Sample: The Septuagint

208

Hang Tough with Jared Frederick

209

Band of Brothers, Episode 3: Carentan

210

Revolutionary War Artillery

211

Band of Brothers, Episode 2: Day of Days

212

The Fighting Darlings - Prisoners in the Philippines

213

Band of Brothers, Episode 1: Currahee

214

James Longstreet with Elizabeth Varon

215

This American President - The JFK Assassination

216

From Orphan to High Flyer with Philip Martin

217

Stalag 17

218

Axis Prisoners of War in the U. S.

219

The Great Escape

220

Allied Prisoners of War in Germany

221

The Tuskegee Airmen

222

African-Americans in World War 2

223

Judgment at Nuremberg

224

The Holocaust

225

The Train

226

Resistance Movements

227

To Hell and Back

228

American Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen

229

Eyewitness History Podcast: Special Compilation Feed Drop

230

The American Home Front

231

Kelly’s Heroes

232

Epilogue 4: How Each Side Won the War When They Were Winning It

233

The Dirty Dozen

234

Epilogue 3: Key Technology of the War

235

Von Ryan’s Express

236

Epilogue 2: Key Leaders in the War

237

The Best Years of Our Lives

238

Epilogue 1: Europe in 1945 and the Postwar World

239

Downfall

240

Downfall: Over the Rhine and Oder and the Fall of Berlin

241

Fury

242

Collapse of the Reich: Soviet Campaigns in Poland, Hungary, and the Balkans

243

History Unplugged Preview

244

Battleground

245

Hitler’s Last Gambit: The Battle of the Bulge

246

A Bridge Too Far

247

To the Siegfried Line: The Western Allies’ Advance to Germany

248

Saving Private Ryan

249

Breakout: From San Lo to the Seine

250

History of North America Feed Drop

251

We May Dominate the World with Sean Mirski

252

The Longest Day

253

The Longest Day: D-Day and the Normandy Campaign

254

Valkyrie

255

The Soviets Strike Back: The Destruction of Army Group Center and the March to the Gates of Warsaw

256

Organized Crime and Punishment Feed Drop

257

V For Victory - Franklin Roosevelt's War Leadership with Craig Nelson

258

Memphis Belle

259

Masters of the Air - Strategic and Tactical Air Campaigns Over Europe

260

Operation Mincemeat

261

The Soft Underbelly: The Invasion of Sicily and Italy to the Fall of Rome

262

Patton

263

Operation Torch: The Allied Invasion of North Africa

264

Greyhound

265

The Battle of the Atlantic

266

Twelve O’Clock High

267

The Desert Fox and the Desert Rats: North Africa 1941-1943

268

Stalingrad

269

The Soviets Stand Firm: Stalingrad and Kursk

270

Eyewitness History - Feed Drop (Nick Sanza)

271

Hitler Turns East: Operations Barbarossa and Typhoon

272

The Big Red One

273

Securing Hitler's Flank: The Balkans, 1940-1941

274

Il Duce’s Gamble: Italy’s Struggles, 1938-1941

275

Sink the Bismarck!

276

Command the Sea: The Naval War Through 1941

277

Battle of Britain

278

Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

279

Dunkirk

280

Disaster in the West: The Fall of the Low Countries and France

281

Das Boot

282

Blitzkrieg, Sitzkrieg, and the Winter War

283

Darkest Hour

284

Peace in Our Time: German Aggression and the Failure of Appeasement

285

The Gathering Storm

286

The Gathering Storm: The Rise of Fascism and Militarism in Europe

287

Armageddon in the Arctic Ocean

288

An Unsettled World: Germany and the Allies 1918-1930

289

Introduction to Key Battles of World War II in Europe

290

History of the Papacy Preview - The Italian Risorgimento

291

Half American with Matthew Delmont

292

The Legacy of the Mexican-American War

293

This American President Preview - Eisenhower

294

The Fall of Mexico City and the End of the War (1847-1848)

295

Winfield Scott’s War (1847)

296

Mexican and American Soldiers

297

Taking Berlin with Martin Dugard

298

Buena Vista; New Mexico and California (1846-1847)

299

Zachary Taylor’s War (1845-1846)

300

Vlogging Through History Teaser - Executions During the Great War

301

The Texas Annexation Crisis (1844-1845)

302

Mexico and Texas (1836-1844)

303

Devil Dogs (with Saul David)

304

Bonus Episode - Alexander's Postwar Plans

305

The Alamo (2004)

306

Who Is History's Most Underrated Figure? (Parthenon Roundtable)

307

The Alamo (1960)

308

The Legacy of the Texas Revolution

309

Goliad, the Runaway Scrape, and San Jacinto

310

Bonus Episode - Eyewitness History - Feed Drop

311

The Alamo and Independence

312

Bonus Episode - The New Mexico Campaign in the Civil War

313

The Revolution Begins

314

The Road to Revolution

315

Spanish Texas, Mexican Independence, and American Settlement

316

Introduction to the Texas Revolution

317

Bonus Episode - Sam Houston and Texas Secession

318

The Buccaneer

319

Epilogue to the War of 1812

320

The Treaty of Ghent and the War's Legacy

321

1814: The Gulf Coast Campaign

322

The Crisis of 1814 and the Hartford Convention

323

1814: The Empire Strikes Back

324

Bonus Episode - Popes and Freemasonry History of the Papacy Feed Drop

325

1814: The Third Time's the Charm?

326

The Common Soldier

327

1813: The War in the South

328

Old Hickory

329

1813: More Naval Warfare, Politics and Economics

330

1813: The Americans Try Again

331

Old Tippecanoe

332

1812: Victory at Sea

333

1812: Disaster in Canada

334

1812: Riots, War Aims, and Politics

335

1783-1812: The Road to War

336

Introduction to the War of 1812

337

Bonus Episode - Interview with Chris Mowery of Vlogging Through History

338

Fat Man and Little Boy

339

Empire of the Sun

340

Bonus Episode - VTH York Podcast Segment

341

The Bridge on the River Kwai

342

Hacksaw Ridge

343

Parthenon Round Table - What Event Do You Eliminate from History

344

Letters From Iwo Jima

345

Flags of Our Fathers

346

Sands of Iwo Jima

347

Bonus Episode - History Unplugged

348

Grave of the Fireflies

349

Windtalkers

350

Run Silent, Run Deep

351

Mister Roberts

352

The Caine Mutiny

353

The Thin Red Line

354

Midway (2019)

355

Special Episode: Eyewitness History Preview

356

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

357

They Were Expendable

358

Tora! Tora! Tora!

359

Introduction to Season 3: The Pacific War on Film

360

Bonus Episode - Gung Ho! (with Steve Guerra)

361

Bonus Episode - Truman and the Atomic Bomb (with Richard Lim)

362

Bonus Episode - CVE Carriers

363

Bonus Episode - Who Would You Save?

364

Bonus Episode - Nathan Gorenstein-John Moses Browning

365

Bonus Episode - Col. Cleland Early on Tarawa

366

Bonus Episode - Beyond the Big Screen

367

Bonus Episode - Geography and the Battle of Okinawa

368

Bonus Episode - Geography and the Battle of Iwo Jima

369

Bonus Episode - Interview with Greg Jackson

370

Bonus Episode - US Presidents in WW2 (Part 2)

371

Bonus Episode - US Presidents in WW2 (Part 1)

372

Bonus Episode - Parthenon Round Table Who Do You Kill

373

Bonus Episode - Marine Raiders

374

The Legacy of World War II

375

Epilogue, Part Two

376

Bonus Episode - Interview with Jared Frederick

377

Epilogue, Part One

378

Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the End of the War

379

Plug for This American President

380

The Beginning of the End

381

Prisoners of War

382

Kamikazes

383

Okinawa (KB 9), Part Two

384

Okinawa (KB 9), Part One

385

Iwo Jima (KB 8), Part Two

386

Iwo Jima (KB 8), Part One

387

American Bombers in the Pacific Theater

388

American Submarines in the Pacific

389

Leyte Gulf (Key Battle 7), Part Two

390

Leyte Gulf (Key Battle 7), Part One

391

Philippine Sea (Key Battle 6)

392

Saipan (Key Battle 5)

393

America Moves Closer to Japan

394

The Solomons, the Gilberts, and the Marshalls

395

The Tide Turns: July 1942 - August 1943

396

Japanese and American Sailors

397

Soldiers, Marines and Aviators

398

Guadalcanal (Key Battle 4), Part 4

399

Guadalcanal (Key Battle 4), Part 3

400

Guadalcanal (Key Battle 4), Part 2

401

Guadalcanal (Key Battle 4), Part 1

402

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT- Beyond the Big Screen

403

Midway (Key Battle 3)

404

Yamamoto Rolls the Dice

405

The Coral Sea (Key Battle 2)

406

The Japanese Blitzkrieg

407

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - The History of the Papacy

408

America Gears Up for War

409

Pearl Harbor (Key Battle 1)

410

The Road to Pearl Harbor

411

Japan’s Strategy; Relations with the US

412

The Rise of Imperial Japan

413

Intro to Key Battles of the Pacific War

414

The Lost Battalion

415

Lawrence of Arabia

416

War Horse

417

James Patreon Announcement

418

Sergeant York

419

1917

420

Beneath Hill 60

421

They Shall Not Grow Old

422

Paths of Glory

423

Gallipoli

424

All Quiet on the Western Front

425

Season 1 Introduction

426

Intro to Key Battles of American History