This is a quickly thrown together episode on the evenst going on in Eastern Europe.

The editing and audio are not what a regular episode would be. 

Here are some of the links we spoke about at the end of the episode:

www.icrc.org

www.savethechildren.org

www.mercycorps.org

www.americares.org

www.internationalmedicalcorps.org

www.novaukraine.org

CHM030- The Battle of Bunker Hill

Summary:

The Revolutionary Wars most casualty producing battle for the British was not Yorktown or Trenton but took place on a hill at the Charlestown Peninsula on July 17, 1775. This episode we go over the mislabelled Battle of Bunker Hill. The lead up, events and personalities involved. 

Links:

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/bunker-hill

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-story-of-the-battle-of-bunker-hill-36721984/

Books:

The Battle of Bunker Hill

By: Scott Waldman

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Battle_of_Bunker_Hill/YjExqouBnnoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=battle+of+bunker+hill&printsec=frontcover

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CHM029- First Platoon (Interview with Author Annie Jacobsen)

Summary:

Bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen’s new investigative work has profound implications for democracy. First Platoon: A Story of Modern War in the Age of Identity Dominance (Dutton, 2021) reveals the full account of the platoon of young soldiers sent to Afghanistan whose experience ended abruptly in tragedy under 1st LT Clint Lorance. The larger part of the story, one never comprehensively reported before, is how the platoon was unwittingly involved in a shadowy Defense Department program to capture biometrics. Jacobesn also reveals details on how flawed data was used to make a case for Clint Lorance’s Pardon. Author Annie Jacobsen joins Jeff for an in depth interview on the events and untold details of how this was much more than just a war crime. 

Links:

https://www.npr.org/2021/01/14/956705029/first-platoon-examines-how-war-on-terror-birthed-pentagons-biometrics-id-system

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/624446/first-platoon-by-annie-jacobsen/9781524746667

Books:

First Platoon: A Story of Modern War in the Age of Identity Dominance

By Annie Jacobsen

https://www.amazon.com/First-Platoon-Modern-Identity-Dominance/dp/1524746665

Other Works By Annie Jacobsen:

Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H28Z9LL/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HZFB2T0/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i5

The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RTY0GEA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i3

Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BAXFBI2/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1

Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004THU68Q/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i4

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CHM028- Battle of The Crater

Summary:

One of the most film ready stories of the Civil War. When a stand-off occurs at the Siege of Petersburg looks to be taking a long time towards the end of the war, a seemingly insane plan to break the defenses of the Confederates is born. When failed leadership and planning ends up with the battle being one of the most disastrous events for the Union Army during the last years of the war. 

Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Crater

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/crater

Books:

Cold Harbor to the Crater: The End of the Overland Campaign

By: Gary W. Gallagher, ‎Caroline E. Janney 

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Cold_Harbor_to_the_Crater/lWK0CAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Battle+of+the+crater+Civil+War&printsec=frontcover

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             CHM027- Cold Harbor

Summary:

Towards the end of the Civil War and the Overland Campaign newly promoted Lt General U.S. Grant faces down General Robert E. Lee. He learns a hard lesson about frontal assaults on reinforced positions.

Jeff & Andrew also speak about the events in D.C. a few weeks ago.

Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cold_Harbor

https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battles-of-cold-harbor

Books:

Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26–June 3, 1864 By Gordon C. Rhea

https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Harbor-Grant-26-June-1864/dp/0807132446

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CHM026- Battle of The Aleutian Islands

Summary:

Empire of Japan after bombing Pearl Harbor invaded United States soil. The battlefields of World War II make their way onto U.S. land.

Links:

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-aleutian-islands

https://www.nps.gov/aleu/learn/photosmultimedia/upload/McGinnis-Battle-of-the-Aleutians-508.pdf

Books:

Thousand-Mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians By Brian Garfield

https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Mile-War-Aleutians-Classic-Reprint/dp/0912006838

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CHM025- 1914 Christmas Truce

Summary:

Christmas Eve 1914, Europe is in the first Winter of The Great War. In the hundreds of miles of trenches the German and British Armies do something that has become legend since. They laid down their arms and celebrated Christmas with each other.

Links:

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/christmas-truce-of-1914

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce

Books:

The Christmas Truce of 1914: The History of the Holiday Ceasefire During World War I  By Charles Rivers Editors

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-christmas-truce-of-1914-charles-river-editors/1123541827?ean=9781542351522

Audio In Episode:

“Silent Night” Piano Solo Instrumental (HD) Manuel Espinoza

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Retire Marine Officer and Hollywood Legend Dale Dye joins CHM Podcast to talk about his career and projects.