US History

History Buffs : Dances with Wolves

American Epic Western Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic Western film directed by, produced by, and starring Kevin[…]

First POW Pilot to Escape the Vietnam War Captured and at the mercy of an increasingly cruel enemy, German-born US[…]

Geopolitical Hot Spot, Shedding new light on a geopolitical hot spot, the film — written and produced by John Maggio[…]

America’s Backpack Nuke Many have heard of Little Boy and Fat Man, the nuclear weapons that were dropped on Japan[…]

Death Plan For An Island This episode from 1957 looks at the battle for Bougainville and Rabaul in 1945. The[…]

Abandon Ship – US Navy A wartime US Navy training film, narrated by Mike Wallace, that demonstrates techniques for emergency[…]

First Medal of Honor The History Guy remembers a desperate attempt to rescue soldiers besieged by Apaches which results in[…]

The Other Custer The History Guy remembers the first US soldier to receive two Medals of Honor, Thomas Custer, who[…]

Louisiana Stories In the 1960’s and 70’s thousands of Louisianans in uniform entered a world of combat in a war[…]

5 West Virginia combat Vietnam Veterans A documentary featuring the experiences of 5 West Virginia combat Vietnam veterans. Per capita,[…]