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Episode 20: World War 2 (Part 4) The End Game
George H.W. Bush 1990 - 1991 The Sweep of History
English - May 09, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPolitics News History politics history government republican democrat independent speeches world war 2 vietnam war lyndon johnson Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In a year so dramatic no fiction writer would dare write it
Franklin Roosevelt Dies
Benito Mussolini is captured , executed, and hung in a public square, upside down
Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide
Winston Churchill is defeated for re-election
Harry Truman drops an Atomic Bomb
and finally Douglas Macarthur presides over the surrender of Japan in Tokyo Bay.
1945 was a year for the history books. Re-live those events and listen as Bob Dole , Daniel Inouye and Strom Thurmond give you insights on the soldiers stories of that incredible conflict too and President Harry Truman talks to historians about his perspective as well.
In the exciting conclusion of our 4 part look at World War 2, the event that shaped an entire generation of American Leadership.
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