Changing Hearts & Minds

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     CHM Sponsors: El Yucateco Hot Sauce: https://www.elyucateco.com/

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     CHM Sponsors: El Yucateco Hot Sauce: https://www.elyucateco.com/    

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   CHM Sponsors: El Yucateco Hot Sauce: http://www.elyucateco.com/usa#:~:text=Our%20history%20started%20in%201968,a%20jalapeno%20and%20chipotle%20sauce.

             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   CHM Sponsors: El Yucateco Hot Sauce: http://www.elyucateco.com/usa#:~:text=Our%20history%20started%20in%201968,a%20jalapeno%20and%20chipotle%20sauce.  

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   CHM Sponsors: El Yucateco Hot Sauce: http://www.elyucateco.com/usa#:~:text=Our%20history%20started%20in%201968,a%20jalapeno%20and%20chipotle%20sauce.    

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   CHM Sponsors: El Yucateco Hot Sauce: http://www.elyucateco.com/usa#:~:text=Our%20history%20started%20in%201968,a%20jalapeno%20and%20chipotle%20sauce.

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

CHM023- Ernie Pyle   Summary:   Indiana born war reporter Ernie Pyle, won the Pulitzer Prize for his body of work during World War 2. His love of the dogfaces infantryman of the U.S. Army in both theaters was something to honored. His writings and life are one of the forgotten stories of the history of warfare. This episode we cover the life and times of Ernie Pyle.     Links:   https://indianahistory.org/education/educator-resources/famous-hoosiers/ernie-pyle/   https://www.erniepyle.org/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Pyle   Books:   https://www.amazon.com/Ernie-Pyles-Americas-Eyewitness-World/dp/0684836424/ref=asc_df_0684836424/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312118059795&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15238554886246786893&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9010055&hvtargid=pla-589964430709&psc=1   Films and Documentaries:   https://www.pbs.org/video/ernie-pyle-life-in-the-trenches-zj0kpu/   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038120/   CHM Sponsors: El Yucateco Hot Sauce: http://www.elyucateco.com/usa#:~:text=Our%20history%20started%20in%201968,a%20jalapeno%20and%20chipotle%20sauce.

CHM022- Texas Revolution   Summary: The Aftermath of the massacre at the Alamo left the Texians shocked, angry, and unified. Sam Houston and the growing numbers in his new Texian Army fight the Army of General Santa Anna for the independence of the Republic of Texas.   Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution https://omniatlas.com/maps/north-america/18360421/   Books: https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Heroes-Struggle-Alamo-Sacrifice/dp/0316053732   CHM Sponsors: El Yucateco Hot Sauce: http://www.elyucateco.com/usa#:~:text=Our%20history%20started%20in%201968,a%20jalapeno%20and%20chipotle%20sauce.