War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding right down to the present.

Wars made the United States independent, kept it together, increased its size, and established it as a global superpower.

Hi, I'm James Early, host of the Key Battles of American History podcast.

In each episode, I discuss American history through the lens of the most important battles of America's Wars.

To start listening now, go to pathanonpodcast.com or search Key Battles of American History on your favorite podcast and platform.

The history of North America podcast is a sweeping historical saga of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, from their deep origins to our present epoch.

Join me, Mark Vinet, on this exciting, fascinating epic journey through time, focusing on the compelling, wonderful, and tragic stories of North America's inhabitants, heroes, villains, leaders, environment, and geography.

I invite you to come along for the ride.

Welcome to the History Unplugged Podcast, the unscripted show that celebrates unsung heroes,

Mythbust's historical lies, and rediscoveres the forgotten stories that changed our world.

I'm your host, Scott Rank.

Hello, today is one of those in-between episodes where I answer any question that you have for me.

Here is a recording that somebody left behind for us to answer about Adolf Hitler.

Let's listen to it.

Why did Hitler hate the Jews?

Well, thank you. That is a straightforward, but very important question.

We all know about the Holocaust, but why did Hitler hate a race so much that he went to exterminationalist ends,

and even devoted resources of the Third Reich to their extermination at the loss of Germany's military power?

I could answer this question, but sometimes I like to call on experts, and I literally did that.

I called on an expert to answer this question.

A few months ago, I interviewed Richard Whitecart. Richard is the author of the book Hitler's

Religion, the Twisted Beliefs that drove the Third Reich. He is a scholar of Adolf Hitler,

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