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It's that time of year again, the Season 5 mid year review! Join hosts Pat, Matt and their producer Parker as they discuss the season this far, get into some rabbit hole shenanigans and provide a preview of the rest of the season.It's been a great season already with fantastic guests covering a range of topics and that's going to continue with the rest of Season 5. Be on the lookout though for two different collaboration shows during the second half of the season as The History Things Podcast...

Pat and Matt have a deep interest in World War One, and while they have got you down into the trenches and high above them, they have only brushed the war at sea when talking about the tragic sinking of the Lusitania. That all ends now as the guys take on the largest naval engagement of the war, the Battle of Jutland!To help the work through this clash of navies, Pat and Matt are joined by Justin Voithofer, an up and coming historian and veteran with a real passion for naval history. He delve...

The guys are back in studio with their pal and World War II extraordinaire, Avery Lentz! After last weeks perspectus on the American involvement in the war from Dr. Jared Frederick, Avery is giving Pat and Matt the overview for the rest of the European Theater and what was happening.It's going to be another deep dive however, as they have a lot of ground, campaigns and tragedies to cover. Join the guys as they wrap up their series on the the largest conflict in human history and thank you onc...

The History Things Podcast Cast World War II review continues! This time with a close look at the American involvement in the European Theater. For this the guys have called in Dr. Jared Frederick, the Assistant Professor of History at Penn State Altoona for a closer look. Dr. Frederick has written three books on WWII, two of which deal with Easy Company, the other with D-Day. As such he is well suited to discuss the critical involvement of the United States in the war. The History ...

With the success of the Pacific Theater deep dive, the guys are at it again! Pat and Matt have brought back their buddy Avery Lentz, this time to speak on the European Theater of World War II! Avery lays out the run up to the outbreak of the war in Europe and how the world responded. The Axis and the Allies and how some of them switch sides over the course of the war is looked at in detail. This episode touches on the multiple fronts of the European Theater, as well as the ups and downs ...

Pat and Matt are back in the Pacific with their colleague Avery Lentz! With the monster episode Avery provided the guys on the Pacific Theater in World War II, they just had to break it in two! The twin campaigns of the Army and Navy in the Pacific often left the Empire of Japan at a loss for where the allies were headed next, or how to react. Join the guys as Avery describes the bloody slog of the island hopping campaign, as well as the war on the waves before the final air campaign aga...