A conversation with Derek Baxter, author of new book The Forgotten World War: Exploring the Secret History of the American Revolution, from Spain to India and Back Again. Our interview touches on the Revolutionary War's unsung heroes, the various factions involved, and the battlegrounds across the world which elevated the war to a truly global conflict.

Derek's latest book is OUT NOW. You can purchase The Forgotten World War: Exploring the Secret History of the American Revolution, from Spain to India and Back Again wherever books are sold!

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A crash landing of a Japanese warplane interrupts the idyllic island life of Ni’ihau, where the Hawaiians have no idea that a world war just started.

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Music:

• Mission by Naoki Sato
• Dogfight by Thomas Wander
• Ebb Tide by Houston & Dorsey
• Hawaiian Sunset by The Polynesians
• Opening by David Wingo
• Queenie’s Suite by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
• Less Likely by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
• Waimanalo Blues by the Mahaka Sons of Ni’ihau
• Mt Baker by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
• Aloha Oe (Instrumental) by George Kulokahai & His Island Serenaders
• Doghouse by David Wingo
• Blue Hawaii by The Polynesians
• Doghouse by David Wingo
• Organum by Max Richter
• A World Away by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
• Four Enclosed Walls by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
• 06 Ghosts I by Nine Inch Nails
• Coconut Island by Louis Armstrong & The Polynesians
• Martha’s Dream (The Proposition) by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
• Remnants by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
• In the Eastern Wild by Abul Mogard & Rafael Irisarri
• The Right Things by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
• Hand Covers Bruise by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
• Ashes (Missing Film) by Radical Face
• Uther Moads by Future Waves
• #20 (Lichen) by Brenden Eder Ensemble
• Sleep Walk by Santo & Johnny

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The dawn of America’s drone program in the Second World War changes the course of presidential history.

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