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Key Battles of American History

Sergeant York (ENCORE)

Key Battles of American History

Key Battles of American History

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4.6936 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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James and Sean discuss the classic 1941 film Sergeant York, which tells the fascinating story of Alvin York, one of the most decorated American soldiers of the First World War.

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0:00.0

In times like these, we all need a word of encouragement. From pastor and best-selling author Max

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Lukato comes the Max Lucato encouraging Word podcast with over 40 years of ministry and more than

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145 million books sold in 50 languages. Max shares the greatest story ever told, the living

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savior who brings hope for a lifetime through rich, biblical insight, heartfelt storytelling.

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You'll be reminded that God

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is always near, always for you, and always in you. Listen to the Max Lucato encouraging Word podcast,

0:27.1

where hope meets your day. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcast.

0:36.6

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

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

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

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understanding American history.

0:59.0

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.

1:02.8

Here is your host, James Early.

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Welcome to another special episode of Key Battles of World War I.

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I'm your host James Early.

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This is another of a projected mini-series of episodes in which a guest and I will discuss several of the best movies about World War I.

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In today's episode, we will discuss the classic, award-winning All-American 1941 film, Sergeant New York.

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My guest is a fellow history fanatic in World War I and World War II buff, Sean McIver.

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Sean is a co-host of the excellent podcast, come and take it, which I strongly recommend

1:45.5

that you check out. Sean is also a major movie aficionado, so he's the perfect person to have

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with me today. I'm excited to have him again. Sean, how you doing? Well, as they would say in this

1:56.0

movie, tolerable, tolerable well. All right, that's great. We're going to have a lot of fun with this one.

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