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Season 4 Teaser Guide

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This family portrait was taken in 1960 soon after the Verheuls’ arrival at Augsburg. This picture was likely taken at a ceremony or “meet and greet” for the officers of the 2nd Battle Group, 24th Infantry Division.

This project situates the thirty-year Army career of the host’s Great-Grandfather, Colonel Richard H. Verheul into the broader historical contexts through which he served. Each episode considers different periods of Verheul’s career in light of the given historical developments. Throughout the season, you will hear from several professors who are experts on the given topic.

Sam Taylor, Host

Sam Taylor is a M.A. student and Graduate Assistant in the Department of History at Texas Christian University.

Recent Episodes

  • S6 E6 Machines of War

    The Supermarine Spitfire and HMS Belfast stand as complementary symbols of British military power during the Second World War, representing air and naval dominance through advanced engineering and wartime service. Designed by Reginald Joseph Mitchell, the Spitfire’s compact frame, elliptical wings, and Rolls-Royce Merlin engine gave it superior maneuverability and climb rate, advantages that proved…

  • S6 E1: The Crown

    Queen Victoria’s death on January 22, 1901, marked a moment of immense ceremonial and symbolic importance, culminating in a military-style funeral she herself had carefully planned. Held at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, and followed by her interment at Frogmore Mausoleum, the procession emphasized discipline, tradition, and monarchy’s enduring authority, from the gun carriage bearing her…

  • S6 E2 Objects from the Boer War

    Sources Curie, Marie. “X-rays on Wheels.” In Marie Curie: In Her Own Words, brief exhibit. American Institute of Physics. https://history.aip.org/exhibits/curie/brief/06_quotes/quotes_12.html. Morton, William James, and Edwin W. Hammer. The X-Ray; or, Photography of the Invisible and Its Value in Surgery. New York: American Technical Book Company, 1896. Royal Photographic Society. “The Röntgen Rays.” Journal of the…

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