The Dirty Dozen
The 1967 film The Dirty Dozen tells the story of a penal military unit of twelve convicts who are trained as commandos by the Allies for a suicide mission ahead of the Normandy landings. Join Sean and...
23 Sep 202341min
Epilogue 3: Key Technology of the War
In this episode, Sean and James discuss some of the key weapons, technology, and innovations of the war for all the major powers, and how they impacted the course of the war.See omnystudio.com/listene...
20 Sep 20231h 5min
Von Ryan’s Express
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 1965 classic film Von Ryan’s Express, starring Frank Sinatra, which depicts a group of Allied prisoners of war who conduct a daring escape by hijacking the ...
16 Sep 202338min
Epilogue 2: Key Leaders in the War
In this episode, Sean and James follow a long-established KBAH tradition by giving brief overviews of the postwar lives and careers of the major leaders, Axis and Allies, discussed in the series.See o...
13 Sep 20231h 1min
The Best Years of Our Lives
In this episode, Sean and James review the 1946 WIlliam Wyler epic drama film The Best Years of Our Lives, which tells the story of three U. S. servicemen’s struggle to re-adjust to civilian life afte...
9 Sep 202352min
Epilogue 1: Europe in 1945 and the Postwar World
The Second World War completely changed the world. In this episode, Sean and James discuss the human cost of the war, the rise and fall of empires, the beginning of the Cold War, and major changes wit...
6 Sep 20231h 18min
Downfall
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 2004 German film Downfall, which gives an inside view of the final days of Hitler, his closest advisors, and the Third Reich itself.See omnystudio.com/liste...
2 Sep 202359min
Downfall: Over the Rhine and Oder and the Fall of Berlin
By the early spring of 1945, the Third Reich was on its last legs. Forces of the Western Allies crossed into Germany and pushed eastward, while in eastern Germany, Soviet forces surrounded Berlin. On ...
30 Aug 202344min
