The Unknown Soldiers Podcast

The Unknown Soldiers Podcast

por James Houser

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Episode #39: The Philippine War Part 3: Hearts and Minds

By 1900, the Americans seemed to have defeated the Philippine resistance...but the war had actually shifted into Phase 2. Ambushes, atrocities, and presidential politics swirl around America's new empire as the war gets bitter and ugly. Is it possible for America to defeat an insurgency? Map of the Campaigns of 1900: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/episode-38-the-philippine-war-part-2-shock-and-awe-maps Sources: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episode-37-40-the-philippine-war-series-sources Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod Music: Lock And Load by Hayden Folker | https://soundcloud.com/hayden-folkerMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

Short Round: The Philippine War 2.5: Buffalo Soldiers - African Americans in the Philippine War

The Buffalo Soldiers, the African-American regiments, might have been the U.S. Army's elite units of its imperial age. But Black Americans had a different experience and different reaction to the conflict, and it wasn't always positive. How did America's racial history intersect with the Philippine War? Check out my maps: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episode-37-the-philippine-war-part-i-american-empire-map Where did I get my info? Here are my sources: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episode-37-40-the-philippine-war-series-sources Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod

Episode #38: The Philippine War Part 2: Shock and Awe

The United States has decided to civilize the people of the Philippines, but the Filipinos beg to differ. The campaigns of 1899 will show war in all its glory and all its ugliness. It's time to bring freedom to the Philippines...whether they want it or not. Map of the Campaigns of 1899: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/episode-38-the-philippine-war-part-2-shock-and-awe-maps Sources: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episode-37-40-the-philippine-war-series-sources Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod Music: "Gentlemen at War" by PlayAgain via Pond5.com

Short Round: The Philippine War Part 1.5: Uncle Sam's Imperial Army

The United States Army and Marine Corps were in a transitional period during the Philippine-American War. They had strengths and weaknesses on many different levels, but at the end of the day they were an imperial army...and they did what imperial armies do. Check out my maps: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episode-37-the-philippine-war-part-i-american-empire-map Where did I get my info? Here are my sources: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episode-37-40-the-philippine-war-series-sources Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod

Episode #37: The Philippine War Part 1: American Empire

The United States has won the Spanish-American War, and finds itself in control of the Philippine Islands. The Filipinos think they're being liberated, but the Yankees have other ideas. Will America stay true to its values, or succumb to the temptation of empire? Map of the Philippines in 1898: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episode-37-the-philippine-war-part-i-american-empire-map Sources: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episode-37-40-the-philippine-war-series-sources Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod Music: Selections of John Philip Sousa marches (public domain)

Introduction to the Philippine-American War

A brief introduction to the upcoming Philippine-American War series, debuting October 31. Don't know your McKinleys from your McDoubles? Find the answers here! Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod

Unfiltered Soldiers: Civil War Myths

In today's Unfiltered Soldiers, it's time to crack open some more myths...this time about the American Civil War. The turning points of the war, slavery, guerrilla warfare, Grant and Lee...all sorts of fun stuff! And what was the Civil War even about? (Slavery. 100%. Let's get that one out of the way.) Check the website: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/ Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod

Episode #36: Between Blue and Gray

The American Civil War was not just North versus South. In modern day Oklahoma, the American Indians of the Indian Territory find themselves caught in the middle and have to pick a side. Their internal civil wars are no less fierce than the big one. You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you. Maps and Sources; https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/episode-36-between-blue-and-gray-maps-and-sources Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod Music: Sad Folk Ballad With Fiddle Lead (Civil War Era Folk Ballad - Full Length) by BigAltX via pond5.com

Short Round: Emu War!!!

In 1932, Australia had an emu problem. They decided to solve it with soldiers and machine guns. They lost. That's it. That's the summary. Check the website: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/ Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod

Episode #35: The Legend of Kokoda

The story of Australia in World War II is one of a country finding its identity, and the keystone of this story is the Kokoda Track Campaign of 1942. The Australian militia that battled the Japanese in the jungles of New Guinea would ascend into legend. Maps & Sources: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episode-35-the-legend-of-kokoda-maps-and-sources Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod Music: "World War Infinity" by Lownotes, via Pond5.com

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