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Thank you. or click the link in the episode notes. Hello, my friends, and welcome to an epilogue of History That Doesn't Suck.

I'm your professor, Greg Jackson, and today we'll pause the narrative storytelling of our

normal episodes to get a little more perspective.

I purposely write HTDS as one ongoing audiobook with each episode a new chapter in the history of America.

Epilogue episodes like today are kind of a book club meeting that provides additional insights

to preceding chapters. From episodes 183 through 189, I've been narrating the backstory, buildup,

and beginning years of World War II prior to the United States entry. The two most recent episodes

cover events from the first year of the war in Europe and America's response, specifically

the slow turn from isolationism to aid for Britain and home front war preparations for a throwdown

that almost seems unavoidable, at least to some leaders.

If you haven't listened to those episodes, that's okay.

We're going to summarize some recently covered events and ideas today, then dive into the

lives of a few influential Americans living in London during the Blitz.

But you'll definitely want to go back and listen to those last few episodes to get a full picture. For my book club discussion today, I'm pleased to be joined by Professor Lindsey Cormack,

an associate professor of political science, director of the diplomacy lab at Stevens Institute of Technology,

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