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Lost in History

Auteur(s): SCOTT MILLER
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  • People you may never have heard of have shaped history in astonishing ways. These are their stories. To learn more about Scott and his books, check out www.scottmillerauthor.com.

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  • Raymond E. Lee, the American who Fought for Britain in its Darkest Hour
    Dec 3 2021
    In 1940 and 1941, most Americans assumed Britain would not last long under the Blitz, the intense German bombing attacks on London and other cities. Even U.S. Ambassador Joe Kennedy believed the country was done for. Yet the American military attaché in London, Raymond E. Lee, refused to give up. With skill and relentless energy, he waged a behind-the-scenes battle to rally support for a nation he admired. Listen to my conversation with veteran journalist Andrew Nagorski, author of "1941: The Year Germany Lost the War" and an expert on WWII Europe.

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    22 min
  • Warren Delano: How FDR's Grandfather Helped Trigger Today's Tense Relations with China
    Oct 26 2021
    Relations between the United States and China are growing worse. The origins of that discord can be traced back to the 1830s and adventurers like Warren Delano. The beloved grandfather of Franklin Delano Roosevelt went to Canton to trade fur pelts for tea but soon found himself at the center of the opium trade, helping to provoke a bitterness that remains today.  

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    20 min
  • The Irrepressible Alice Roosevelt
    Sep 3 2021
    Theodore Roosevelt's eldest child, Alice, shattered old-fashioned ideas of what it meant to be a woman in the United States. She partied, smoked, and gambled, and at times drove her father crazy. But Americans loved her.

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    23 min

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