Fault Line: Bush, Blair, and Iraq
The Iraq War came about following a moment of crisis – September 11th, 2001. In real-time, the world watched our leaders react and made deci...
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WARTIME: A History Series
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New Podcast for Brady: Tune into Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution!
Hello everyone! Starting January 6th Brady will now be the host of Dispatches: The Podcast of the American Revolution. Tune in now for the l...
Battlefield Pennsylvania: Crooked Billet: Seek and Destroy During the Revolution
While the British army occupied Philadelphia, the insurgent General George Washington was determined to starve it of supplies. Lead by Patri...
Battlefield Pennsylvania S04E05: America in Turmoil: The Great Railroad Strikes of 1877
In 1877 America was in peril. As Federal troops struggled to maintain order in the South and defend the rights of freed African-Americans, l...
Battlefield Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania vs. Connecticut, America's First Civil War
On the eve of the American Revolution, the northeast prepared for war. After both claiming much of modern northeastern Pennsylvania, Connect...
Battlefield Pennsylvania: The Wyoming Massacre of 1778
In 1778 the true brutal nature of the American Revolution was revealed when Iroquois warriors and Loyalist rangers attacked the Patriot sett...
Battlefield Pennsylvania: Hunterstown: The Battle for Lee's Left Flank at Gettysburg
On July 2nd, 1863 the battle for Lee's left flank was on. While the Army of the Potomac and Army of Northern Virginia tangled at Gettysburg,...
Battlefield Pennsylvania: The Brodhead Campaign of 1779
In 1779 George Washington launched what would be his most successful campaign of the entire American Revolution: the destruction of Iroquoia...
BPA S03E08: The Key to the Continent: The Battle of Fort Duquesne
In 1754 the armies of New France descended upon the North American frontier. After building a series of forts connecting the Great Lakes to...
BPA S03E07: The Battle of McCord's Fort: The War on the Homefront
In 1756 the French Empire allied with the disaffected warriors of the Ohio Country. As the Seven Years' War began, these Mingo, Delaware, an...
BPA S03E06: Wilderness Dogfight: The Battle of Bushy Run
In early August 1763, British North America was under siege. Following their great victory during the Seven Years' War, the Crown was rocked...
BPA S03E05: JEB Stuart's Folly: The Siege of Carlisle
On July 1st, 1863 Confederate General JEB Stuart launched a bold attack on the Pennsylvania city of Carlisle. Unbeknownst to "The Last Caval...
BPA S03E04: Fort Ligonier
In 1758, British General John Forbes began his march on the French Fort Duquesne. Along the way he built several forts and posts, but none w...
S03E03: The Black Boys Rebellion: The Rebellion Before the Revolution
In 1765 armed rebels surrounded a British fort in the backcountry of Pennsylvania. Led by James Smith, the men opened fire on Fort Loudoun a...
BPA S03E02: The Battle of Fort Necessity: Washington's First Surrender
On July 3rd, 1754 George Washington and his men made a stand in the backwoods of the Ohio Country. Surrounded by French soldiers, the young...
BPA S03E01: The Battle of Paoli: The Making of a Massacre
After the Washington's defeat at the Battle of Brandywine, the Continental Army had one last chance to save the city of Philadelphia. Led by...
BPA S02E08: The Paxton Boys Revolt and the Massacre of the Conestogas
In 1763 the peaceable kingdom of Pennsylvania was torn apart by violence. In response to the brutal raids of Indian wars from the west, Scot...
BPA S02E07: The Allegheny Arsenal Explosion: The Worst Civilian Disaster of the Civil War
Just one day before the Battle of Antietam, the Allegheny Arsenal exploded. Primarily operated by young women on the homefront, a black powd...
BPA S02E06: Jumonville Glen: George Washington's First Battle
In 1754, a young George Washington recieved his first taste of battle in the wilds of the western backcountry. Fighting alongside Indian all...
BPA S02E05: The Homestead Steel Strike
In the summer of 1892 the workers of the Homestead Steel Works and security forces hired by Carnegie Steel went to war. Known as a watershed...