War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding

right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its

size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding American history.

Welcome to Key Battles of American History,

a podcast in which we discuss American history through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.

Here is your host, James Early.

Thank you. your host, James Early. Hello and welcome to another Parthenon podcast network roundtable discussion.

This is James Early.

I'll be your host today.

I am the host of the Key Battles of American History Podcast.

And with me, I have the other members of the Parthenon Podcast Network, at least as of right now.

We have Scott Rank, host of History Unplugged. Scott, say hello, please.

Hello.

All right. And we also have Steve Guerra, who hosts two podcasts in our network.

He hosts History of the Papacy and Beyond the Big Screen.

How are you, Steve?

I'm good.

How are you?

I am just dandy, just peachy keen, as we say in the South here.

And also joining us again is Richard Lim, the host of the This American President Podcasts.

Hello, Richard.

Hello.

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