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Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine isn’t just something you read—it’s something you can listen to and experience. The Dispatch audio editions bring the print magazine to life in narrated form, so you can follow America’s military story on your commute, in the workshop, at the gym, or whenever you want history in your ears. Every episode is built from the same research-driven articles you’ll find on Trackpads.com, but voiced and paced for audio, so the details of a battle, a biography, ...
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Arsenal: A-10 Warthog in Close Air Support, from the Cold War to the War on Terror
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Arsenal: A-10 Warthog in Close Air Support, from the Cold War to the War on Terror follows the United States Air Force’s dedicated tank killer from its Cold War origins in Europe to its brutal proving ground over Kuwait and Iraq in Operation Desert Storm and later fights in Afghanistan and Iraq. Listeners hear how planners defined the close air sup…
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This Week in History December 23rd, 2025 – December 29th, 2025
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This Week in U.S. Military History: December 23rd, 2025–December 29th, 2025 traces a late-December calendar filled with turning points, from Washington’s icy Christmas crossing of the Delaware and the surprise at Trenton to the quiet formality of his resignation at Annapolis and the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. Listeners move from the frozen gro…
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Beyond the Call: Technical Sergeant Cleto L. Rodríguez at Paco Railroad Station, Manila, 1945
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Beyond the Call: Technical Sergeant Cleto L. Rodríguez at Paco Railroad Station, Manila, 1945 follows a young Mexican-American infantryman as he breaks away from his pinned platoon to assault a fortified strongpoint during the battle for Manila in World War II. Listeners hear a ground-level narrative of the fight for the Paco Railroad Station, the …
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Arsenal: USS Enterprise (CV-6) in the Pacific War, 1941–1945
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Arsenal: USS Enterprise (CV-6) in the Pacific War, 1941–1945 follows the “Big E” from the gray dawn over Midway through Guadalcanal and the Central Pacific campaigns, tracing how one fleet carrier helped shift the balance of the war at sea. Listeners hear Enterprise under air attack and launch pressure, the vast ocean problem she was built to solve…
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Last Stand of USS Johnston: How a Destroyer Fought a Japanese Battle Line
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Headline Wednesday: USS Johnston and the destroyers at Samar, World War II follows a thin line of “small boys” that suddenly find a Japanese battle line bearing down on them off Leyte Gulf. Escort carriers, destroyers, and destroyer escorts meant for anti-submarine work and close air support are forced into a running gun duel with battleships and h…
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This Week in History December 16th, 2025 – December 22nd, 2025
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This Week in U.S. Military History: December 16th, 2025–December 22nd, 2025 invites listeners into a vivid week where snowbound huts at Valley Forge sit beside jet bombers over Hanoi and spacecraft circling the moon. The narrative moves from a Continental Army on the edge of collapse, through the secession crisis and the shattering Union victory at…
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Beyond the Call: Private First Class Lloyd C. Hawks at Carano, Italy, 1944
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Beyond the Call: Private First Class Lloyd C. Hawks at Carano, Italy, 1944 follows a combat medic who crawls into open ground under relentless fire to reach and save wounded comrades. Listeners hear a vivid account of his repeated crossings between the lines, the desperate conditions on the Anzio beachhead, and the wider Italian campaign of World W…
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A tank built for the forests of Central Europe earns its legend in the sands of Kuwait. In this episode of Arsenal, we ride with M1 Abrams crews into the blinding dust of Desert Storm, from the brutal overmatch at 73 Easting to the long armored thrusts that broke Iraqi defenses. Along the way, we unpack how composite armor, thermal sights, and that…
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Living History: How the Medal of Honor Found Its Meaning (Part 1)
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In this Living History episode for Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, Dr. Jason Edwards opens a two-part series on the Medal of Honor by stepping back from individual heroes to focus on the medal itself. He traces how a young republic that distrusted decorations created a single combat award in the Civil War, how it was briefly used as a cat…
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“Nuts” at Bastogne: How Airborne Troops Held the Line in the Ardennes
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Headline Wednesday: Bastogne, Battle of the Bulge follows the story of a snowbound crossroads town that refused to yield under fire. Surrounded by German armor and infantry in December 1944, American airborne troops, tankers, artillerymen, and support units turned Bastogne into a ring of frozen foxholes and gun positions. This episode walks through…
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This Week in History December 9th, 2025 – December 15th, 2025
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This Week in U.S. Military History: December 9th, 2025–December 15th, 2025 follows a week where early Patriot volunteers, Civil War armies, and modern expeditionary forces all leave their mark. Listeners move from the muddy causeway at Great Bridge and the quiet but foundational ratification of the Bill of Rights to the bloody slopes at Fredericksb…
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Beyond the Call: Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class William D. Halyburton Jr. at Okinawa Shima, 1945
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Beyond the Call: Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class William David Halyburton Jr. at Awacha Draw, Okinawa, 1945 follows a young Navy corpsman attached to a Marine rifle company in one of the fiercest battles of the Pacific War, tracing his path from North Carolina to the fire-swept ravine where he gave his life shielding a wounded Marine. Listeners hear…
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Arsenal: F-14 Tomcat in U.S. Navy Fleet Air Defense, the Cold War
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Arsenal: F-14 Tomcat in U.S. Navy Fleet Air Defense, the Cold War follows the big twin engine fighter from tense patrols over the Gulf of Sidra to long patrol arcs above carrier battle groups in the North Atlantic and Arabian Gulf. The narrative shows the Tomcat in action as a fleet defender, explains the bomber and missile threat it was built to s…
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The Foggy Tank Battle That Shattered a Panzer Force
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Headline Wednesday: The Foggy Tank Battle at Arracourt, Second World War traces a days-long armored clash fought in thick Lorraine fog, where American crews in Shermans and tank destroyers met German Panthers and assault guns at point-blank range. Set among the rolling fields, orchards, and low ridges east of the Moselle, this episode follows the U…
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This Week in History December 2nd, 2025 – December 8th, 2025
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This Week in U.S. Military History: December 2nd, 2025–December 8th, 2025 invites you into a week where a fledgling navy hoists its first unified flag, a surprise attack at Pearl Harbor shatters an uneasy peace, and a quiet ceremony in Kabul marks the end of a long combat command. Listeners follow the story from Washington’s risky retreat across th…
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Beyond the Call: Private First Class Clarence Byrle Craft at Hen Hill, Okinawa, 1945
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Beyond the Call: Private First Class Clarence Byrle Craft at Hen Hill, Okinawa, 1945 follows a young rifleman’s one-man assault that helped crack a key Japanese strongpoint during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II, placing listeners on the muddy slope as he charges through machine-gun fire, grenades, and a deadly cave stronghold. This episode w…
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Welcome to Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine
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Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine is your daily return to America’s battlefields, flight decks, foxholes, and flight lines—now brought to life in audio. This trailer introduces the magazine and its mission: to tell the story of the U.S. military with respect, detail, and energy, one focused feature at a time. From frontline grit to high-leve…
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Elite Units: The Making of a U.S. Special Forces Operative (Legacy Episode)
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Dive into the world of U.S. Special Forces in this episode, exploring what makes these elite operatives some of the world's most skilled and versatile warriors. From their storied history and grueling selection process to their specialized training and high-stakes missions, learn how units like the Navy SEALs, Green Berets, and Delta Force consiste…
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