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.

Music host, James Early. Hello, listeners, and welcome to a special edition of Key Battles of American History.

Did you know that Key Battles of American History is part of a podcast network?

The network is called the Parthenon podcast network, and I'm proud to be a member of it, especially since there are several other

great podcasts that are a part of the network. These include History Unplugged with my often

podcast partner Scott Rank, the history of the papacy, and beyond the big

screen with Steve Guerra, and our newest network member or network partner, I should say perhaps,

and that is This American President hosted by Richard Lim. I have to tell you that I started listening to this American

president just recently and I fell in love with it right away. Within 10 minutes, I was hooked.

Richard does a great job of telling the stories of our presidents, including their lives,

the challenges they face as president, the issues they

dealt with and all that, many other related topics. Plus, he has great interviews with some

really great guests. And I highly recommend it. So check it out, this American president. I want

you to hear this podcast so much that I'm going to drop a little bit of a teaser, if you will, or a sample of their first episode, which was on George Washington.

So that's what you're about to hear.

The first 20 minutes of the first episode of this American president.

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