American Combat Files

EARL RICHBURG
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Welcome to American Combat Files. I’m your host, Earl Richburg, bringing America’s rich military history straight to your living room, classroom, or daily commute. Tailor-made for homeschool educators, researchers, and history diehards who want more than just the surface story—strap yourself in. We're dropping history right at your front door.

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  1. 6h ago

    Coming Soon Episode 4: Part 1 of Private James E. Nunn and the Battle of Champion Hill

    To the west, the fortress city of Vicksburg sits high on itsbluffs overlooking the Mississippi River—the absolute key to the Confederacy. To the east, Major General Ulysses S. Grant has just burned the state capital of Jackson. Grant is executing one of the most audacious, relentless landcampaigns in military history: severing his own supply lines, marching into the heart of enemy territory, and forcing a showdown. He knows that capturing Vicksburg will choke off the Confederate steamboats supplying troops up anddown the river.

  2. 4d ago

    Episode # 3: Winfield Scott & The Mexican American War

    The Briefing Room https://sites.google.com/view/briefingroom-homework/home Primary Sources & Official Records 1.      General Headquarters of the Army, General Order No. 20 (1847) Issued by Winfield Scott at Tampico, Mexico (February 19,1847). o    Details:Establishes martial law, military commissions, and council-of-war jurisdictionover military personnel and civilians for crimes including murder, rape, churchdesecration, and theft during the occupation. o    Archival Repository: Americas Collection, Woodson Research Center, FondrenLibrary, Rice University. 2.      Winfield Scott Memoirs and Dispatches o    Scott, Winfield. Memoirs of Lieut.-General Scott, LL.D. (New York: Sheldon& Company, 1864). o    Details:Scott’s personal two-volume autobiography detailing his military career,strategy in Mexico, engineering scouts, and enforcement of camp discipline. 3.      U.S. Army Official Reports & Maps o    Winfield Scott Collection (Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries).o    Details:Includes original maps of the line of operations in the Valley of Mexico(August 1847) and the survey of Mexican defenses at Cerro Gordo (April 1847).

  3. Aug 14

    Episode # 2: Daniel Morgan at the Battle of Cowpens

    The Briefing Room Link https://sites.google.com/view/briefingroom-homework/homePrimary Sources: National Park Service on Daniel Morgan: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/daniel-morgan.htm American Battlefield Trust: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/guilford-court-house Secondary Sources: Institute in Basic Life Principles: https://iblp.org/daniel-morgan-he-giveth-power-to-the-faint/ History.com: https://www.history.com/articles/american-revolution-history

  4. Aug 11

    Episode # 1 Desmond Doss - Faith Over Fear

    The Briefing Room Link: https://sites.google.com/view/briefingroom-homework/home Primary Sources: Official Medal of Honor Citation (U.S. Department of War,1945): Used for the exact operational details, dates, unit designations (77thInfantry Division, 307th Infantry Regiment), location specifics (MaedaEscarpment / Hacksaw Ridge), and the officially recognized count of 75 woundedmen rescued under fire. U.S. Army Medical Department Historical Records (WWIIPacific Theater): Used for details regarding combat medic operations,equipment, casualty handling on Guam, Leyte, and Okinawa, and the specificinjuries Doss sustained from grenade shrapnel and sniper fire. Secondary Sources: Booton, Herndon M. The Unlikeliest Hero: The Story ofDesmond T. Doss (Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1967): The originalauthorized biography written during Doss’s lifetime, which documented hisexperiences with his platoon during basic training, the initial hostility fromfellow soldiers, Captain Jack Glover’s statements, and the recovery of his lostpocket Bible on Hacksaw Ridge. Sloan, Bill. The Ultimate Weapon: The Race for Okinawa(Simon & Schuster, 2007): Used for environmental and tactical contextregarding the Battle of Okinawa, the terrain of the Maeda Escarpment, weatherconditions, and the defensive network of the Japanese 32nd Army. Imaginestepping onto the bloodiest battlefield of World War II without a single weaponto defend yourself. Your comrades think you're a coward. Your commanders try tocourt-martial you. But when the smoke clears on Okinawa, Japan you are the onlyone left standing on the cliff—dragging broken bodies out of the fire. Thisweek on American Combat Files, we break down the mind-blowing true story ofPrivate Desmond Doss:

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Welcome to American Combat Files. I’m your host, Earl Richburg, bringing America’s rich military history straight to your living room, classroom, or daily commute. Tailor-made for homeschool educators, researchers, and history diehards who want more than just the surface story—strap yourself in. We're dropping history right at your front door.

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  • Creator
    EARL RICHBURG
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © EARL RICHBURG
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    American Combat Files