Episodes
Including the fight for Saipan and a turkey shoot over the Philippine Sea (poor turkeys), this episode covers the first part of the fight for the Marianas Islands. Check out our website and survey here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 09/14/20
The seventh part of combat on the Pacific Theater during WWII, focusing on the attack on Eniwetok and including some about the neutralisation of Truk. Check out our website here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 09/07/20
The attack on an atoll in the Marshall Islands by the Allies. Check out our website here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 08/31/20
I discuss the fifth part of combat in the Pacific, focusing on battles in and around the town of Rabaul and the atolls of Tarawa and Makin. Check out our website here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 08/24/20
Combat in Papua New Guinea, from June 1943 to August 1944 (finally! This miniseries might almost be over!). Check out our website here. Check out our survey here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 08/17/20
The third part of combat on the Pacific Theater, including the battles of Midway and Guadalcanal. Check out our website and survey here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 08/10/20
The Pacific Theater, including the battles of the Coral Sea, Guam, and Wake Island. Check out our survey here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 08/03/20
The Pacific Theater, including Pearl Harbor, prewar Japanese preparations, and the effects of the Japanese attack on the US Navy base at Pearl Harbor. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 07/27/20
The first machines of war episode that includes naval forces! In this episode, Japanese tanks and battleships, American aircraft carriers, and more. To answer our survey and have an effect on the topic for next season, please go here. To see a map of WWII battles that are related to what I have discussed so far, go here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 07/20/20
In the final episode of our 4-part miniseries, I discuss the Allied counterattack and German retreat that ended the Battle of the Bulge, one of the fiercest battles of World War II. With only a few more episodes left in the season, we are deciding on our topic for the next one. Go and vote here. You can also see the current results here. Once you have responded, you should go ahead and poke around the site, where we have some additional content. --- Send in a voice message:...
Published 07/13/20
Combat in the southern part of the Battle of the Bulge, including Bastogne, the Our River, and some talk about an old miniseries. Survey link: https://sites.google.com/prod/apps.everettsd.org/militaryhistorybykidsforkids/home/survey?authuser=0 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 07/06/20
I discuss combat in the center of the Battle of the Bulge. Survey link: https://sites.google.com/d/12lG5w-eJVgQNAFn962uxzdlyyXIUxPw6/p/133kSPg7Sl0HVNNO06aIy5tZNJhoahy4f/edit --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 06/29/20
Well, the responses to our survey came in, and this is what you asked for! A short World of Tanks episode featuring the M18 Hellcat and the Lynx 6x6. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 06/25/20
I discuss combat on the north side of the Battle of the Bulge, one of the fiercest battles in World War II, which was fought in the dead of winter, 1944, and began with a last-ditch German attempt to end the war with a massive blow through the lightly-defended Ardennes region. I should warn you, though, that this episode does contain some hard content, as I discuss the SS, and that organization's involvement in war crimes in World War II. Here is the link to our site, where you can vote to...
Published 06/23/20
An episode on D-Day, concerning preparation, aerial attacks, parachute landings, D-Day itself, and a healthy dose of courage. Here is the link to our most recent survey: https://sites.google.com/prod/apps.everettsd.org/militaryhistorybykidsforkids/home/bonus-episodes-survey?authuser=0 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 06/15/20
An old strategy game that stands the test of time. Check out our website at https://sites.google.com/prod/apps.everettsd.org/militaryhistorybykidsforkids/home?authuser=0 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 06/11/20
I discuss the final part of combat on the Western Front in WWII, including: The Battle of the Rhineland The Battle of the Ruhr Pocket The Allied Push to the Elbe River German Surrender Here is the link to our website: https://sites.google.com/prod/apps.everettsd.org/militaryhistorybykidsforkids/home?authuser=0 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 06/08/20
A marathon episode on World of Tanks. Website link: https://sites.google.com/prod/apps.everettsd.org/militaryhistorybykidsforkids/home?authuser=0 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 06/04/20
The second part of our miniseries on combat on the Western Front in WWII. Here is the link to our site: https://sites.google.com/apps.everettsd.org/militaryhistorybykidsforkids/home --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 06/01/20
I discuss Memoir '44, a hex-based WWII board game made by Days of Wonder. Here is the survey link: https://sites.google.com/apps.everettsd.org/militaryhistorybykidsforkids/home/survey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 05/28/20
I know, I know. I said that this would be an episode on D-Day. That will come later, because we need an idea of what happened overall in combat on the Western Front. https://sites.google.com/prod/apps.everettsd.org/militaryhistorybykidsforkids/home/survey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 05/25/20
The interwar years for Italy. https://sites.google.com/prod/apps.everettsd.org/militaryhistorybykidsforkids/home --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 05/21/20
The machines the US used in WWII. https://sites.google.com/apps.everettsd.org/militaryhistorybykidsforkids/home --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 05/17/20
In an obscenely short episode, I discuss the interwar years for Japan, including a power-hungry army, a failed peacekeeping society, and an early beginning to World War II. Check out our site and survey at https://sites.google.com/apps.everettsd.org/militaryhistorybykidsforkids/home/survey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 05/15/20
I discuss the Interwar Years for China, including riots, communism, and one 10,000+ kilometer retreat. Check out our site and survey at https://sites.google.com/apps.everettsd.org/militaryhistorybykidsforkids/home/survey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnrealhistory/message
Published 05/15/20