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. host, James Early. Hello, everybody.

Before we get started, I just thought I would remind you that what you're about to hear

is the second half of my discussion with Sean McIver of the 2023 movie Oppenheimer.

If you haven't listened to the first half,

I recommend that you go back and listen to that.

It came out a few days ago.

And now, without any further ado,

here is the second half of our breakdown

and analysis of Oppenheimer.

Enjoy.

Let's get back to Oppenheimer and Kitty and Peter.

Yeah, he goes back home to California. He picks up Kitty and Peter and he moves him out to

Los Alamos. But while he's in California, this is a key scene. The first time, when I first

wrote out the notes, I left this out, then I watched it a second time to double check the notes.

I thought, oh, my gosh, how did I leave that out?

This is talked about at length in the book.

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