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History of the Marine Corps

The first and only podcast covering the battles, strategies, political decisions, and origin of the United States Marine Corps, from the origin of Tun Tavern to today.

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Jul 26, 2022

During this episode, we break down events leading to Japan’s decision to attack Pearl Harbor, the planning that went into the attack, Japan’s voyage across the Pacific Ocean, and of course, Marine activity during the attack.


Jul 19, 2022

We cover a lot in this episode, including the fall of many neutral countries, Italy and Japan officially aligning with Germany, and preparations made by the Corps before the US officially entered the war. On December 8th, President Roosevelt delivered his famous "Day of Infamy speech." It's included at the end of the...


Jul 11, 2022

This episode discusses a few events leading up to World War II, including the rise of European dictatorship and military control in Japan. We briefly cover how the rest of Europe reacted to Hitler seizing territory and end the episode with Germany's invasion of Poland.