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Key Battles of American History

The Lost Battalion (ENCORE)

Key Battles of American History

Key Battles of American History

History

4.6936 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2026

⏱️ 76 minutes

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James and Sean discuss the 2001 made-for-television movie The Lost Battalion, in which an American battalion becomes isolated and surrounded by German forces during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1918.

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0:00.0

Andy Christman, a for him, has spent 40 plus years in Christian music, and chances are, he knows your favorite artist personally.

0:09.0

Now he's bringing you their stories.

0:11.0

I'm Andy Christman.

0:11.8

In his new podcast, One Degree of Andy, he sits down with the voices behind the songs.

0:16.1

For real, honest, and faith-filled conversations, you won't hear anywhere else.

0:19.8

That's a great question if you love

0:21.9

christian music this is your backstage pass the one degree of andy podcast listen now to one degree of

0:27.8

andy wherever you get your podcasts war has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding

0:40.8

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

0:47.2

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

0:52.6

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.

1:17.1

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

1:19.1

As always, I'm your host James Early.

1:26.1

This is another in our series, our mini series of episodes in which my good friend and fellow history buff Sean McIber and I will discuss several

1:28.9

of the best movies about World War I.

1:31.4

In today's episode, we will discuss the 2001 made-for-TV film, The Lost Battalion, starring

1:37.9

Ricky Schroeder.

1:39.5

Yes, you heard me correctly, Ricky Schroeder.

1:41.9

Those listeners who are a little bit older will remember. Good old Ricky, but we'll talk more about him in a little bit. My guest is always, as I said, is Sean McIra. Sean is a friend of mine. He's a fellow history buff and a fellow Texan. And he is the co-host, one of the co-hosts of the excellent podcast, Come and Take It about all things Texas. I strongly recommend you check that out. I love come and take it, one of my favorite podcasts. Definitely check that out. Sean, as you know, if you've listened to any of these other episodes, Sean is a major movie buff, and as always, I'm really glad to have Sean with me. How are you, Sean? Dang what?

2:18.3

Very good.

2:19.1

All right.

2:19.4

Well, we've got another good discussion coming up.

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