Key Battles of the Revolutionary War, Part 5: Bunker Hill (1/2)
With the Revolutionary War turning from cold to hot, the British made plans to send troops from Boston to break the Colonials' siege of that city and occupy the surrounding hills. About one thousand m...
1 Okt 201944min
Key Battles of the Revolutionary War, Part 4: British and Continental Soldiers
The Continental Army and the British Army were significantly different in their organizational structure, levels of experience, and funding. The Continental Army was an undisciplined, unprepared fight...
26 Sep 201955min
Key Battles of the Revolutionary War, Part 3: Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were of minor military significance but of world-historical importance in the modern era. They were the first military engagements of the Revolutionary War, markin...
24 Sep 20191h 5min
Key Battles of the Revolutionary War, Part 2: Background to the War
Our series is picking up steam as we jump to the years immediately prior to the Shot Heard 'Round the World. James and Scott discuss the interregnum between the French-Indian War and the Revolutionary...
19 Sep 201953min
Key Battles of the Revolutionary War, Part 1: The World of the American Revolution
Grab your musket and your portion of rum, Yankee, because we have a war to fight! James Early returns to the History Unplugged Podcast to kick off a massive series called Key Battles of the Revolution...
17 Sep 201942min
Announcement: Key Battles of the Revolutionary War Starts Next Week
Grab your tricorne hat and musket because next week we are kicking off a massive series called Key Battles of the Revolutionary War.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14 Sep 20191min
Opium: How an Ancient Flower Shaped and Poisoned Our World
In 2017, over 47,000 Americans died as the result of opioid overdoses, more than died annually in this country during the peak of the AIDs epidemic, and more than die every year from breast cancer. Bu...
12 Sep 201952min
Eisenhower's Interstates: The Modern-Day Roman Roads
Dwight Eisenhower inaugurated the US. Interstate System, which now boasts more than 50,000 miles of roads. The idea came to a young Eisenhower in 1919 when he spent 62 days with a military convoy snak...
10 Sep 201944min
