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The Canadian Army on D-Day with Mark Zuehlke

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During the Second World War, Canadian soldiers fought fascism in Europe alongside British and American troops. In this episode, we talk with historian Mark Zuehlke about the Canadian Army’s fight for Juno Beach on D-Day. Zuehlke is the author of “Juno Beach: Canada’s D-Day Victory, June 6, 1944.”

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The Canadian Army on D-Day with Mark Zuehlke 44:36

25 days ago44:36

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Militarism in Post-Colonial Africa with Samuel Fury Childs Daly 53:04

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Alfred Thayer Mahan and the Concept of Sea Power with Nicholas Lambert 59:18

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Edward Mead Earle and “Makers of Modern Strategy” with Michael Finch 56:44

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The Mobile Riverine Force in the Vietnam War with Erik Villard 48:18

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Strategy Before Clausewitz with Beatrice Heuser 48:15

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On Bernard Brodie’s “A Layman’s Guide to Naval Strategy” with Nick Prime 37:31

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"Useful Fiction," Imaginative Thinking, and National Security Affairs with August Cole 49:06

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On Hannah Arendt’s “Lying in Politics” with Celestino Perez 56:58

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U.S. Foreign Assistance Policy with Jessica Trisko Darden 51:04

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Naval Irregular Warfare in Early America with Benjamin Armstrong 59:28

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