The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration in the United States.

This medal is for the men who went down that day.

It's for the families of those who didn't make it.

Recipients have done the improbable, showing immense bravery and sacrifice in the name of something much bigger than themselves.

On Medal of Honor, stories of courage, you'll hear about

these heroes and what their stories tell us about the nature of bravery. Listen to Medal of Honor

wherever you get your podcast. 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.

Hello and welcome back to Key Battles of American History.

This is your host, James Early, as always.

And as promised, what you're about to hear is the second half of my discussion with Sean McIver about the top 10 Allied fighter planes of World War II.

So we're going to pick it up where we left off and we'll finish the series of planes in the episode in this episode.

Enjoy.

All right.

Now we are moving into the top five.

And we're now going to talk a little bit about my favorite

fighter. I know, objectively, this is not probably the most impactful or the greatest one, but

it's my favorite. It's a plane that Sean and I have talked about several times. We talked about

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