This podcast covers the Allied invasion at Normandy. It was the largest and most complex amphibious invasion in history.The actual date of the invasion was pushed back a number of times due to changes in the plan.Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and a

Part three of our coverage of Japanese Internment during World War Two finds Jeananne continuing her interview with Angela Sutton, an Interpretative Ranger at Tule lake, one of the most infamous of th

Part two of our coverage of Japanese Internment during World War Two finds Jeananne interviewing Angela Sutton, an Interpretative Ranger at Tule lake, one of the most infamous of the incarceration cen

After the attack on Pearl Harbor political debate began about the need to protect the country against another attack from the Japanese, the fear of espionage, and racism all led to the eventual passage of a series of executive orders.Prior to the force

Why did Japan attack the US at Pearl Harbor?Its important to first consider the history between Japan and the US.Political relations between the two countries have a complicated past. Unlike its Pacific neighbor, China, Japan had been successful in i

Today we begin our long anticipated coverage of World War Two. Now, this being a US History Podcast, we are not going to delve into the granular details of the beginnings of the war in Europe, but we

This is a USHR first with a podcast specifically on a First Lady. The longest sitting First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt was very involved in her husband's presidency. We get into all of the below and then

Part 2 of our coverage of the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) continues.We continue the conversation between Jeananne and Jeffery Urbin of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library an

When FDR came into the presidency he promised to act swiftly in order to help the nation face the dark realities of the moment. FDR wasted no time in implementing his plan for economic recovery, which

Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) was the longest sitting President of the United States. His Presidency was full of challenges, ranging from The Great Depression, up through most of World War II.Our cove