RW14: The Revolutionary War at Sea (Part One)
The Revolutionary War was fought not only on the battlefields of North America but also across the world's oceans, where Britain's mighty Ro...
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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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Saavedra's Revolution with James Giesler
In this episode, James interviews author James Giesler about his book Francisco de Saavedra's American Revolutionary War: The Spanish Contri...
RW13: Yorktown and the End of the War
Nathanael Greene's brilliant campaign in the Carolinas left Charles Cornwallis with little choice but to carry the war into Virginia, settin...
The Patriot with Michael Troy
In this episode, Michael Troy, host of the American Revolution Podcast, joins James to discuss and review the controversial 2000 film The Pa...
RW12: The War Moves South
In this episode, James and Audrey follow the British Southern Campaign from its stunning victories at Savannah, Charleston, and Camden to th...
RW11: The Rhode Island Campaign
The British occupation of Newport, Rhode Island, in late 1776 set the stage for one of the Revolutionary War's most important—and most...
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...
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...