Mar 24, 2020
We get into some intense battles this week. This episode covers Preble's plan to destroy the captured Philadelphia and also explores the first American attack on Tripoli itself. Both battles have some heroic tales.
Mar 10, 2020
The United States steps up its game and sends a squadron to the Mediterranean. We discuss a cunning plan to overthrow the Tripolitan government, some growing pains with two commodores, and cover another incident where Bainbridge is humiliated a second time.
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Mar 4, 2020
The Barbary Wars is a whole new chapter for the Marines. Congress sold America's ships, disbanded the Marine Corps, and significantly decreased the size of the Army. America didn't have a military and the Barbary states took advantage of this situation. This episode will focus mostly on the history of the...