History Happy Hour

By: Rick Beyer and Christopher Anderson
  • Summary

  • Crowd into the virtual bar with Chris Anderson and Rick Beyer to plumb intoxicating history topics and kibbitz over juicy tidbits. Each week, Chris and Rick invite a guest author to share cocktails and talk history. Like who? Like Andrew Roberts, Joe Balkoski, Chris Wallace, Lynne Olson, and Hampton Sides, for example. You never know who'll stop by. History Happy Hour, where history is always on tap. Brought to you by Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours – and our loyal Patreon patrons.
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Episodes
  • British Airborne in World War II: Guest: Saul David
    Nov 17 2024

    This Week on History Happy Hour: The legendary ‘Red Devils’, British Airborne troops, were created at Winston Churchill’s instigation in June 1940. They started with just 500 men and grew into three 10,000-strong airborne divisions.

    British military historian Saul David returns this encore episode of History Happy Hour to talk about book Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War. We’ll talk about their role in iconic operations such as Pegasus Bridge, Arnhem Bridge, and Operation Varsity, the biggest parachute drop of World War II.

    Saul David is a professor military history at the University of Buckingham, and the author of numerous history books. He was on History Happy Hour in 2020 to talk about his Okinawa book, Crucible of Hell. Other titles include The Indian Mutiny, 1857, Operation Thunderbolt, and The Force: The Legendary Special Ops Unit and WWII’’s Mission Impossible. He has also written three bestselling historical novels, Zulu Hart, Hart of Empire and, The Prince and the Whitechapel Murders. He has appeared in numerous documentaries in the UK.

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    59 mins
  • Secret Science for D-Day Invasion: Guest: Dr. Rachel Lance
    Nov 10 2024

    This Week on History Happy Hour: The story of British scientists who developed cutting-edge underwater science that helped make D-Day possible.

    Chris and Rick welcome Rachel Lance, author of Chamber Divers. A long-classified tale of eccentric researchers who conducted life threatening experiments on themselves to pioneer the safe use of miniature submarines and breathing apparatuses used to reconnoiter the D-Day beaches.

    Dr. Rachel Lance is a biomedical engineer and blast-injury specialist who works as a scientific researcher on military diving projects. Dr. Lance spent several years as an engineer for the United States Navy, working to build specialized underwater equipment for use by navy divers, SEALs, and Marine Force Recon personnel. She is also the author of “In the Waves” and her writing has appeared in Time, Wired, Scientific American, and more. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.

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    59 mins
  • Native Nations: Guest: Kathleen DuVal
    Nov 3 2024

    This Week on History Happy Hour: One thousand years ago, Native American cities in North America rivaled urban centers around the world in size and scope. But has the surprising history of Native Americans has been obscured by historians intent on minimizing the role of their still thriving societies?

    Chris and Rick talk about one thousand years of Native American history with Kathleen DuVal, author of Native Nations: A Millennium in North America,” a book The Wall Street Journal calls “An essential American history.”

    Kathleen DuVal is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She is the author of several books, including Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution, and a co-author of the latest edition of the popular history textbook Give Me Liberty!

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    57 mins

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