RW10: The Philadelphia Campaign
In this episode, James and Audrey examine the Philadelphia Campaign of 1777–78, as British General William Howe captured the American...
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Key Battles of American History
War has played a key role in the history of the United States from the nation’s founding right down to the present. Wars made the U. S. independent, kept it together, increased its size, and...
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RW9: The Tide Turns: Saratoga
In this episode, James and Audrey examine the Saratoga campaign of 1777, in which British General John Burgoyne led an army south from Canad...
The Crossing with Michael Troy
In this special episode, James is joined by Michael Troy, host of the American Revolution Podcast, to review the 2000 film The Crossing, sta...
RW8: Ten Crucial Days: Trenton and Princeton
By Christmas 1776, the American Revolution stood on the brink of collapse. In this episode, we follow George Washington's daring crossing of...
RW7: The New York and New Jersey Campaign
In this episode, James and Audrey follow George Washington and the Continental Army through the disastrous New York and New Jersey campaign...
RW6: Common Sense, Charleston, and Independence
In the first half of 1776, the Patriot cause gained momentum as Thomas Paine's Common Sense inspired thousands, Patriot forces repelled a Br...
RW5: Quebec and the Noble Train of Artillery
In the aftermath of Bunker Hill, both Britain and the Continental Congress took decisive steps that pushed the colonies closer to a complete...
RW4: Bunker Hill; Washington Takes Command
In this episode, James and Audrey follow the American Revolution from the meeting of the Second Continental Congress to the bloody Battle of...
RW3: British and Continental Soldiers
What was life really like for the men who fought in the Revolutionary War? In this episode, James and Audrey step away from the battlefield...
RW2: The Shot Heard Round the World: Lexington and Concord
In this episode, James and Audrey follow the mounting crisis in Massachusetts as General Thomas Gage attempts to crush growing colonial resi...
RW1: The Roots of the Revolutionary War
In this premiere episode of The Revolutionary War , James Early and cohost Audrey Rogers explore the roots of the American Revolution, from...
Southern Unionists in the Civil War
During the American Civil War, around 100,000 southern Unionists served in the Union Army, with every southern state except South Carolina r...
Been There, Done That with Greg Jackson
In this episode, James interviews noted author, podcaster, and history professor Greg Jackson about his recently released book Been There, D...
Decisions, Discord and Diplomacy with Admiral William Fallon
In this episode, James interviews retired U. S. Navy Admiral William Fallon, former commander of U. S. Central Command (CENTCOM), about his...
Guadalcanal's Longest Fight with Dave Holland
In this episode, James welcomes back Dave Holland, a U. S. Marine veteran and independent scholar who has spent much of his life studying th...
Soldier of the South with Edward Hagerty
In this episode, James interviews historian Edward Hagerty about his new book Soldier of the South: Lieutenant General Richard H. Anderson a...
Japanese War Atrocities with Jenny Chan
In this episode of Key Battles of American History, James speaks with Jenny Chan, director of Pacific Atrocities Education, about the often-...
GW24: Epilogue to the Great War
In this episode, Sean and James tell about the postwar lives and careers of the major political and military leaders on all sides of the Gre...
GW23: The Legacy of the Great War
In this episode, Sean and James examine the far-reaching legacy of the First World War, from its devastating human cost and psychological im...
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 2022 film adaptation of the classic novel All Quiet on the Western Front. The film depicts the G...