I have seen most of these movies and series But after listening to these really good reviews I'll go back and try and catch some of the scenes I missed things they will talk about I recommend the podcast to my friends and relatives

Podcast puts complicated military history into the political and cultural context

Excellent, interesting, and informative podcast, perfect for anyone interested in history, American history, and/or military history. Fantastic hosts as well. Keep up the great work!

Favorite time period. From Ohio and truly love the stories of the old northwest

Thank you for your show, but specifically the episodes breaking down Band of Brothers. I’ve listened to these episodes twice now and I’m grateful for the time and detail you give to this show. Your podcast is by far the best out there!

Every episode is very well done. It goes into detail without bogging the listener down. It gives facts that the common person can easily digest without making them feel dumb. I’m no historian, but I do like history and learning about topics I didn’t know a lot about and this podcast does that. I hate waiting for new episodes to come out!

Good good good

Thorough, interesting, well researched and presented topics. Each podcast imparts knowledge that in a way that makes the listener want to keep on listening. I wish my history classes were all like this. Continue to March.

Presents meaningful, important material in an interesting and entertaining format. It is a survey level approach which gives good overview and allows a listener to choose areas to pursue in greater detail as suits their taste. Production quality is good and topics plentiful.

This has become my favorite podcast. Thank you.

The host and his guests do a really good job of providing a fair and balanced expose on the topic of the day. It is also useful as an educational tool for my younger children, who lost the direct connection with those who fought in WW2.

James is prolific and does a great job in presenting these programs. Even his recent podcast on Sioux Indians was well done. Yes, the Indians being nomads had no chance against the Euro settlers. However, breaking our treaties with them (the Cherokees for example) proved what a lowlife politician Jackson was. James and, sometimes, Sean, have one of the best podcasts available.

What happened??? Self serving “humor” from Early. Surprisingly Scott puts up with the slow death of this podcast. Used to be informative. Brutal. What are you…Siskel and Ebert?

I skip episodes I am not interested in but really enjoy vast majority of the episodes, topics and guests. I’ve been rewatching Band of Brothers along with the episode reviews and enjoy the additional information about the people and events. Highly recommend!

WW2 movie reviews have been great. Suggestion? Winds of War miniseries is a bit soapy for sure, but great WW2 epic. I think it was the highest rated TV miniseries of all time.

Enjoy it on my commute. James and Sean are a great combo.

I have listened to many podcasts. Many are good. Your podcast is good, easy to listen to and informative. Sometimes your jokes are a little bit dumb, but you’re so much fun that I keep on listening and will as long as you’re doing it. Thank you.

Just finished the last regular episode of the Key Battles of WW2 series. Another great series, appreciate every episode. Keep up the great work.

Took them all of 11 minutes to say the stupidest thing you can say when talking about movies: “the book was better than the movie”. Pretty much foreshadows that they don’t understand the medium. And it wasn’t a one off, the entire first episode has him saying it. But even more disappointing was how many things they got wrong in describing a movie they just watched. But the absolute worst was when the one host said he was zoning out because he thought a section was too slow. What?!?! I guess he wanted more car crashes. I will try a couple of more episodes, but if it doesn’t get better quick I’ll just delete it.

James has an amazing ability to describe a 10 second concept in two minutes.

Sort of disturbing hand gun advertisements suggesting civil unrest. Very odd and off-putting.

Love the podcast every week. But I was a little disappointed that you did not address the invention of the shipping pallet. This humble technology enabled efficient supply of the Pacific theater. I have heard the opinion that the Navy could not have been adequately supplied without this development. Often overlooked because it is so ubiquitous today.

Listened to the 12 O’Clock High episode. I was definitely excited to hear commentary on this exceptional movie. The duo narrating ought to use a script for starters, dangling sentences, errors of fact, interplay btwn the two narrators thinking they were humorous, the list is endless. Final rating lowered by one narrator because the movie “has no women in it” struck me as odd at best. ( besides…..one woman played a nurse in the hospital scene where Savage visited wounded Airmen and she had lines of dialogue) There were bits and pieces of useful analysis through the presentation and I am inclined to keep listening to future broadcasts. Try being professional though and act like this podcast is not just a random conversation thrown together one evening.

When your review for a movie about D-Day is longer than your entire episode about D-Day, then you’ve got a problem. Still enjoying the podcast and learning lots, but you could go more in-depth if we didn’t have all these episodes about movies

Found by accident but stuck around on purpose. James is doing an incredible job tell our history in just the right way, bite sized to stick. I’ve listened to his Revolution, 1812, Civil War, WW1, and Battles of the Pacific and they’re all wonderful. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to many more episodes and series!

This is my favorite history podcast. James an company tell these stories in a very interesting way. Can’t recommend highly enough!

I love this podcast! James is so good at relaying history in a fun and interesting way :) I also love when he brings guests onto his show to help explain further historical events. I also personally love the movie review segment! I’m an imperial war history buff so any new movies or shows I haven’t seen yet are greatly appreciated!

I enjoy this podcast every time a new episode drops. There is a lot of good information delivered in a cool conversational way. Funny and informative. I love the relevant movie reviews sprinkled in between the history episodes. Give this podcast a listen!

The podcasts are great. Stop with the movie reviews. Your history podcasts are at the top of my list every time I see a new one. Movie reviews just get marked as played and I have to wait until the next history one comes out.

The constant chuckles are as annoying as people using “like” in every breath. This is an outstanding podcast though for history buffs though. Keep up the good work!

I love this podcast!

Can’t wait for a new episode every week!!!

I stumbled upon this podcast by recommendations from another podcast to another podcast etc. Essentially the method that I’ve followed since COVID upped my podcast breaks. Really enjoyed the War of 1812 series and had already decided to make this one of regular podcasts, when I am treated to an extra episode on The Buccaneer. Wow, did this bring back happy memories. My parents took us to the fancy movie theaters in midtown for the “big” movies like The Ten Commandments and Ben Hur. I remember The Buccaneer was one such movie. Listening to this podcast was stepping into a Time Machine. Great job! From 1812 we went onto the war with Mexico which was a period I did not know well but really is essential for understanding the Civil War. Another excellent review of our history. And now we are deep into World War II, my parents’ war and one so familiar because of stories that I feel I fought that war. Terrific vignettes of the war’s chapters that also include descriptions and critiques of movies about WWII. (Das Boot and Twelve O’Clock High were particular favorites.) In short…a podcast worth following.

A very general description of the pacific theater. The constant focus on the Marine Corp and only a cursory look at the US army contributions is bizarre. The Army had 21 divisions in the pacific theater whereas the Marine Corp had only 6. To only give a passing reference to the battle to retake the Philippines is a major mistake and flaw in this podcast Also the audio quality is poor.

If you are a history buff like me this show is for you. These short episodes are perfect for getting a ten thousand foot view of wars and other historical events. Thanks for making this show James!!!

I can listen to James Early talk history forever and never grow bored. He does a phenomenal job on his work and everyone interested in military history needs to check this one out.

Well researched and well presented, great podcast.

Great podcast, loved the war of 1812-Mexican American war and am looking forward to Key battles of the European Theater. (And also am very glad that the movies are beside and not in place of the main episodes) (:

Just the right amount of detail and energy. One of my favorite historical podcasts out there.

James Early is great at describing battles. These casts are the right length and the right amount of information nad James is good. I like this series - I also say I like him when he's on History Unplugged.

I’m working my way through it now. The hosts do a great job teaching this newbie to the important stories. It starts with the key battles but takes some time to color the fights with entire episodes on what life as a soldier was and information on important innovations in boats and planes.

I love history, but have never much understood military history or strategy. This podcast has been so informative for me - now I know so much more about these battles and their significance than I ever did before. James and Scott explain everything clearly, so that even I can understand it and appreciate the bravery and sacrifices made by our military personnel in these wars. (And by the way, I was so uninformed when I first started that I really didn’t know who won the Battle of Midway!) I look forward to every episode - thank you so much, James and Scott, for all your research and presentation skills. I can’t wait to keep learning!

These guys are amazing! So much knowledge and so entertaining!

I enjoy the dialogue between the host and the guests! They present a lot of interesting information that keeps my attention. This podcast is entertaining and informative!

Hey guys, new to the show. Love it so far, but the audio is a bit rough. Something with the microphone? Idk. That’s my only complaint

Thank you for bringing out that the real history is often for fascinating then what is portrayed in the movies. Really learned a lot about the war of 1812 and how it was more than the torching of Washington

Scott has become insufferable to listen to…he lets his personal politics bleed into the commentary.I’m surprised he hasn’t brought up Trump yet.

Another great podcast from James and Scott. Thanks for making these: really enjoy listening to them.

James, I started listening to your podcasts when you teamed up with Scott on History Unplugged. You really do a good job presenting the material in an interesting and fun way, great for a history hobbyist. Keep up the good work! Mike

Always a fun, interesting listen. James always covers all the bases in a plain yet informative manner. The only slight bone I have to pick as I was finishing up listening to the episode covering “Tora, Tora, Tora” as the topic of the film “Pearl Harbor” & it’s various cast members were mentioned, for some baffling reason Sean felt the need to inform us that he has a personal dislike of Jon Voight who portrayed FDR. I have no idea why he’d feel the urgent need to mention this or why he’d think that anyone cares what his personal feelings for an actor are. That being said, it’s odd that he completely omitted his personal feelings for another cast member from that film, Alec Baldwin, someone who’s only had a well earned reputation for decades as a bully, misogynist, homophobe & who just happened to murder someone on the set of his last film due to his carelessness & recklessness. Stick to history & films, Sean & keep your personal feelings/politics out of the podcasts.