Fury
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 2014 film Fury, which tells the story of an American tank crew fighting against stubborn German resistance during the final weeks of the European theater of...
26 Aug 20231h 15min
Collapse of the Reich: Soviet Campaigns in Poland, Hungary, and the Balkans
Having destroyed the German Army Group Center and pushed back Army Group North and Army Group South, the Soviet Army in late 1944 and early 1945 swept through the Balkans and Poland, while thousands o...
23 Aug 20231h 4min
History Unplugged Preview
Teddy Roosevelt faced many challenges at the end of his life. Racked by rheumatism, a ticking embolism, pathogens in his blood, a bad leg from an accident, and a bullet in his chest from an assassinat...
21 Aug 202323min
Battleground
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 1949 classic film Battleground, starring Van Johnson, which presents a surprisingly realistic depiction of the Battle of the Bulge through the lens of a sin...
19 Aug 202354min
Hitler’s Last Gambit: The Battle of the Bulge
In the early hours of December 16, the pre-dawn stillness experienced by the thinly held American line at the eastern edge of the Ardennes Forest was shattered by a massive German offensive. After a s...
16 Aug 20231h 8min
A Bridge Too Far
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 1977 epic film A Bridge Too Far, which dramatizes Operation Market Garden. The movie had a big budget and an all-star cast, but does it live up to the hype?...
12 Aug 202353min
To the Siegfried Line: The Western Allies’ Advance to Germany
In the fall of 1944, the Allied push toward Germany began to slow down due to supply and logistical problems. The daring September offensive codenamed Operation Market Garden, designed to break the lo...
9 Aug 202354min
Saving Private Ryan
Generally considered the one of the greatest–if not THE greatest–war movies ever made, Steven Spielberg’s 1998 film Saving Private Ryan revolutionized the genre of war movies. In this episode, Sean an...
5 Aug 20231h 35min
