Wars That Shaped The World

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4 - The nuclear option

After being stunned by China’s Red Army, Douglas MacArthur wanted payback – MacArthur demanded President Truman allow him to use the US military’s deadliest weapon, the nuclear bomb. MacArthur wanted to drop 50. The president thought it over; and decided against it. It was the end for MacArthur but not the war. A bloody stalemate settled over the Korean peninsula.   Narrated by Paul Waggott Written by Robin Scott Elliot Production and Sound Design by Holy Smokes Audio Executive Producers Tony Pastor + Neil Fearn A Goalhanger Podcasts Production Cast; William Roberts as General Douglas MacArthur Lance Fuller as General Stratemayer Julian Alexander as Bulldog Walker Tim Licata Zhang Hongtao Wang Hui Boyoung Jo WK C Thomas Mitchells Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  4 - The hard yards

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  3 - The battle for Goose Green

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  2 - Sink the Belgrano

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  1 - The Malvinas are Argentine

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  4 - The bloody finale

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  3 - The fight for survival

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  2 - Into the Valley of Death

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  1 - The rise of the Russian bear

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  4 - The Boers... decisions must be made

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  3 - The inglorious siege of Kimberley

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  2 - The Empire is brought to its knees

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  1 - A single spark starts the fire

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  3 - They came from the north

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  2 - The Old Master’s last hurrah

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  1 - Red alert: the Communists are coming