https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-101--3518150enHistoryCopyright James H Nelsonhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/993e0ddbf18b7d971b45dd1003d9489e.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-101--3518150Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:20:21 +0000James H NelsonJames H Nelsonfeeds@spreaker.comA podcast that takes a brief look at major military, political, and sociological events in the history of the world. Book recommendations, and film discussions will take place in the discussion of the historicity of events.falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-8-fall-weiss-the-invasion-of-poland--18972381https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18972381Sun, 01 Sep 2019 17:05:58 +0000James H NelsonOn September 1, 1939 a german battleship opened fire on Polish installments, Luftwaffe bombers hit Polish airfields, and Panzer division smashed through the Polish resistance.14941939,panzer,poland,wehrmacht,wwiifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-7-gettysburg-day-3--18444759https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18444759Wed, 03 Jul 2019 13:00:04 +0000James H NelsonLee's last gamble with pickets charge. Why did it fail?2019battle,charge,gettysburg,lee,pickettfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-6-gettysburg-day2--18444177https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18444177Tue, 02 Jul 2019 18:13:17 +0000James H NelsonOn the second day of batle, Lee attempted to roll up both flanks of the union army. The fortitutde of union commanders defended the hills. Stuart returns from his ride.2083battle,buford,gettysburg,lee,meadefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-5-gettysburg-day-1--18434005https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18434005Mon, 01 Jul 2019 17:24:44 +0000James H NelsonGeneral Lee gambled on a second invasion of the north. Although the Federal army was slow to move, he was being shadowed by General John Buford's 1st cavalry division. On July 1st, elements of General Heath's division approached Gettysburg to...2785buford,cavalry,confederate,reynolds,unionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-4-bloody-omaha-75th-anniversary-of-the-d-day-landings--18185023https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18185023Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:00:23 +0000James H NelsonThe toughest beach during the Normandy landings. High casualties, coupled with ineffective support fire almost doomed the landings on a 6 mile stretch of French beach, code named "Omaha".2030bigredone,d-day,eisenhower,omaha,rangersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep3-siege-of-boston-and-battle-of-long-island--18049869https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18049869Thu, 23 May 2019 01:00:21 +0000James H NelsonAfter the Battle of Bunker Hill the Americans and the British settled in for a year long Siege of Boston, before the British redeployed to Long Island.1826battle,boston,knox,newyork,washingtonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-2-bunker-hill--17941417https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17941417Wed, 15 May 2019 23:37:28 +0000James H NelsonTwo months after Lexington and Concord, the colonials are attemping to bottle up the British in Boston. Breeds Hill is the stopper.1933battle,boston,breeds,bunker,revolutionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-1-lexington-and-concord--17873882https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17873882Wed, 08 May 2019 21:41:58 +0000James H NelsonThe first battle of the American Revolution was a stunning victory, but why and what was the cost?1815battle,british,history,patriot,revolutonfalsefull