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In July we spoke to Anthony Trusso about First Manassas, or First Bull Run and the first major battle of the Civil War in the Eastern Theater. Well, we have brought Anthony back to talk about 2nd Manassas, fought 160 years ago this weekend!

Unlike the 1st Battle of Bull Run, the second battle on the plains of Manassas was a multi day affair, with much larger armies and terrible casualties for both sides. The defeat of the Union Army of Virginia sent shock waves through Washington set the stage for the Maryland Campaign, which began just a few short days later.

So join Pat and Matt, along with special guest Anthony Trusso, as we dive into the details and the controversies of the 2nd Battle of Manassas. A great conversation for the battle anniversary weekend!

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On July 1 Pat and Matt were joined by guest Rob Enfield, the brains and face behind the brilliant YouTube channel, British Muzzleloaders. Rob gave us a great run down of the lead up to the Battle of the Somme and the bloodliest day in the history of the British Empire, July 1, 1916.

Now Rob is back to expound on the Somme Campaign! The rest of the story and the months long endeavor to make something of the brutal fighting that occured there. Rob also dives into the specifics of some of the smaller engagements in the overarching Battle of the Somme and discusses the unique position of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during this campaign.

So join us as we go back to the trenches of the Western Front and dig in with Rob from British Muzzleloaders!

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Pat & Matt are back in the studio, this time with their friend and fellow ranger, Anthony Trusso. Anthony gives the guys a run down on the first large scale land battle of the American Civil War, First Bull Run. Also known as First Manassas, the Battle of Bull Run is infamous for how it ended and what was happening on the side lines. Looking beyond those tropes though, how well is the battle actually understood and just how close did Federal forces come to actually winning this first significant clash of arms?

The guys discuss these points, as well as the difficulties of building armies out of whole cloth for both sides. Where are the men coming from? Who was equipping them and was anyone really prepared for struggle when Federal forces marched out of Washington heading for Manassas Junction in July 1861? For those of you interested in how the national tragedy of the Civil War kicked off be sure to check this episode out as it drops on the 161st commemoration of the battle!

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We kick off the second half of our third season with another trip to the Western Front of the First World War! Rob from the YouTube channel British Muzzleloaders joins us for an overall view and story on how one of the most violent battles and subsequent campaigns of the Great War came to be and what were the ramifications of it as the war progressed on for another 2+ years!

Rob is a historic firearms aficionado and is the host of YouTube.com/BritishMuzzleloaders. Make sure to check out his many in-depth looks at the firearms and other weaponry used by the British Empire and its Dominion/Commonwealth Nations as well as the battles/conflicts they served in!

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Can you believe we are half way through Season 3 already? On this mid year review Pat & Matt are looking back at the opening episodes of Season 3 and updating you as to what's been going on in their live outside the studio. It's been a busy year already, with be things happening for both the guys!

Also, you get a hint at the rest of this very busy season, where we are heading and what we will be covering.  So strap in for the rest of The History Things Podcast Season 3! It's going to be a wild ride.

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Welcome back to another BONUS edition of The History Things Podcast! In this episode we are joined by special guest Patrick Callaway - PHD candidate and lecturer from the University of Maine, to talk about the relatively unknown Penobscot Expedtion of 1779. Patrick creates a compelling atmosphere and fills it with incredible details of a Continental military campaign of the American Revolution that ends in complete disaster and also nearly ruined the legacy of one of America's most beloved figures!

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For our follow-up Quarter 2, Pat and Matt are joined once again by the Curator of the Concord Museum, David Wood. David took us through the coming of the Revolution at the beginning of the quarter and all the way through the fighting at Lexington & Concord. With the forces of King George III back in Boston, the colonial militias that had rallied against them had the garrison trapped. The Siege of Boston had begun.

This often overlooked aspect of the American Revolution, was the last major conflict in Massachusetts during the war and it happened right at the beginning! The Siege of Boston saw not only the loss of a major Crown foothold in the New England colonies, but also the rise of a new commander for colonial forces, George Washington. Unimpressed with the scattered, ragtag militia companies, Washington began the process of molding an army during an active military operation!

As with so many other sieges in history, the Siege of Boston was dirty, desperate and diseased. While both sides watched the lines waiting for reinforcements or relief, the day to day struggle just to stay alive soon became apparent. How long the forces of King George III could hold out waiting for reinforcements, was balanced against the transitory nature of the militias and the internal machinations of their commanders. Join Pat & Matt as they learn about this opening phase of the American Revolution.

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The Shot Heard 'Round the World! It's a phrase we've all heard, but what does it mean and what is it referring to? For this Season 3, Quarter 2 episode Pat and Matt have the pleasure of speaking to David Wood, the curator of the Concord Museum in Concord, Massachusetts about the spark that ignited the American Revolution, the Battle of Lexington and Concord, fought April 19, 1775!

Before we get to that fateful day however, the guys take a deep dive into the coming of the Revolution. What drove the colonies, particularly the New England colonies, to take up arms against Great Britain is a twisting tail and one that was not necessarily supposed to lead to independence. While tensions between the colonies and England had been on the rise for years, most colonists still considered themselves Englishmen and thus due the rights thereof. This mindset began to change however following the British raid out of Boston to capture stockpiled supplies. This first clash of the war set into motion things very few of the participants could have imagined, embarrassing an Empire and inspiring a loose confederation of colonies. You are not going to want to miss this!

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Welcome to the conclusion of our Quarter 1 cycle for season 3! We are excited to once again dive deep into the waters of one of the Atlantic Ocean's most treacherous stretches of coastline known ominously as "The Graveyard of the Atlantic!" We are joined by Mary Ellen Riddle, the Curator of Education at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum on Hatteras Island to explore more of the vastly rich history of one of the United States top vacation destinations, the Outer Banks of North Carolina!

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Welcome back to another BONUS edition of The History Things Podcast! In this episode we change it up a bit by keeping things in house with co-host Pat McGuire taking us through the tragic sinking of the steamship Home of the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in 1837. This was a neat experience to get back to our roots being the storytellers that we are! This episode keepings things in the first quarter theme of the "Graveyard of the Atlantic," and features a harrowing account of one of the worst disasters to occur off of the coast of the Outer Banks. We sincerely hope you enjoy this new series where Matt and Pat take turns regaling you with some of their favorite tales from antiquity! 

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