History of the Marine Corps

We take a look at the consequences the Penobscot Expedition had on Continental Marines and conclude with the two remaini... Read more

Episode 003, Samuel and Joshua Carpenter explores the Carpenter brothers who were very influential in Colonial Philadelp... Read more

We take a look at the beginning of the Penobscot Expedition, probably one of the worst naval disasters in American milit... Read more

Episode 004, Samuel Nicholas, takes a look at the life, and service of Samuel Nicholas, the first, unofficial Commandant... Read more

During this episode, we dig a little deeper into the Willing expedition and discuss some of the hardships and challenges... Read more

This episode takes a look at the rarely talked about privateer and state Marines. 

The Barbary Wars is a whole new chapter for the Marines. Congress sold America's ships, disbanded the Marine Corps, and ... Read more

Episode 005, Events Leading to the Revolutionary War (Part 1), reviews events that lead to the American Revolutionary Wa... Read more

This week, we start to see some action. We discuss some of the first Marines to enlist in the Marine Corps and learn abo... Read more

The United States steps up its game and sends a squadron to the Mediterranean. We discuss a cunning plan to overthrow th... Read more

This week, we’ll take a look at General Gage’s escalating tension between the colonies, life in the British Army compare... Read more

Episode 007, The Colonies Go to War (Part 1), we get into a couple of confrontations between the Colonies and Britain. T... Read more

Episode 006, Events Leading to the Revolutionary War (Part 2), continues our conversation from last week and summarizes ... Read more

This episode detours from politics and discusses the Navy and Marine Corps during the start of the Quasi-war with France... Read more

This week’s episode will close the chapter on the Quasi-War. We’ll discuss the Marines amphibious landing, a few battles... Read more

We draw the curtain back on American politics towards the end of the 18th century. President John Adams is dealing with ... Read more

The episode begins with the death of George Washington. He was loved throughout the United States, and the news of his d... Read more

The Marines travel back to the Bahamas for more supplies, but this time the locals won't be so passive.

This episode introduces the first official war the United States fought as an independent nation. The Quasi-War was an u... Read more

This episode takes a closer look at American military leaders’ actions that potentially cost lives and the loss of what ... Read more