History in Film

As we hit the halfway point in our American history timeline, we pause to reflect on our progress so far and talk about what’s coming up as we plan to [ … ]

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Following our discussion last week, we look more at the people involved, including Oppenheimer himself and Lewis Strauss.

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The film Oppenheimer is so big we have to split it just like the atom. In this first part we look at the science and the decision to drop the [ … ]

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A look at the real life WWII hero Desmond Doss.

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A fictional story, but gives us a great opportunity to discuss D-Day and the end of the European theater of WWII.

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The story behind the most iconic photograph in American military history.

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Iconic best picture winner about US general George Patton. He was a big personality and often his own worst enemy.

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A look at the home front during World War II. While the characters here are fictitious, the league and the teams shown were real.

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A very detailed look at the lead up to the attack on Pearl Harbor from both the American and Japanese perspective.

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Martin Scorsese’s biopic of the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes.

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