Welcome to History Happy Hour

with Christopher Anderson & Rick Beyer

Christopher Anderson and Rick Beyer wearing caps

A space where we crowd into the virtual bar to discuss highs and lows and ups and downs of the human story and kibbitz over juicy tidbits.

Sundays at 4PM EDT, host-historians Christopher Anderson (London) and Rick Beyer (Chicago) grab cocktails and talk history - and maybe some smack - live. Fascinating, knowledgeable guests such as Andrew Roberts, Joe Balkoski, Lynne Olson, and Hampton Sides join them in lively conversation sparked by your questions and comments.

The bar opens every Sunday at 4 PM ET on the History Happy Hour Facebook page and YouTube channel.

History Happy Hour, where history is always on tap.

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This Week on HHH:

History Happy Hour Encore Episode 229: Christmas 1942

Guest: Peter Harmsen

Dec 22, 2024

This Week on History Happy Hour: December 1942 saw the bloodiest Christmas in the history of mankind. From the islands in the Pacific to the China front, from the trenches in Russia to the battle lines in North Africa, in the skies over Europe and in the depths of the Atlantic, men were killing each other in greater numbers than ever before.

In this encore episode, Chris and Rick explore this Christmas around the globe with Peter Harmsen, author of Darkest Christmas: December 1942 and a World at War. The way the holiday was marked around the world reflects the deeper story of the human condition in extraordinary times.

The Darkest Christmas, Sunday at 4PM ET on History Happy Hour where history is always on tap.

Peter Harmsen, PhD, is the author of New York Times best seller Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze and Nanjing 1937: Battle for a Doomed City, as well as a three-book series War in the East about the war against Japan. He studied history at National Taiwan University and has been a foreign correspondent in East Asia for two decades.

Recent episodes

Dec 15, 2024: History Happy Hour Encore Episode 228: Second Rangers in The Hurtgen Forest

Guest: Bob Drury

This Week on History Happy Hour : On D-Day, the second Ranger Battalion under Colonel James Rudder took the German Battery at Pointe Du Hoc. Following that, they took part in the bloody assault on Brest with the 29th Division. Then, in December 1944, came their biggest test: Hill 400 in the Hurtgen Forest. In this encore episode, we cover that story with Bob Drury, co-author of The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle that Defined WWII. Sunday at 4PM ET on History Happy Hour, more

Dec 8, 2024: History Happy Hour Episode 227: Mr. Churchill in The White House

Guest: Robert Schmuhl

This Week on History Happy Hour : From his first visit in 1941 to his last one eighteen years later, Churchill made himself at home in the White House, sometimes staying for weeks at a time. These extended stays at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue changed the course of history. We will explore this story with Robert Schmuhl, author of Mr. Churchill in the White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents. The Prime Minister Who Came to Dinner! Sunday at 4PM ET on History more

Dec 1, 2024: History Happy Hour Episode 226: History Happy Talk

Guests: Christopher Anderson and Rick Beyer

This Week on History Happy Hour : No Guest – Just Us! We’re bringing back another edition of History Happy Talk! What would you like us to talk about. The Battle of the Bulge? Recent trips you have been on? Who should have won the War for Independence? Send an email to info@historyhappyhour. net with your questions/topics/suggestions. Get us going! And when you tune in, we’ll have some questions for you as well. A free-flow, interactive, fun time on HHH. Just make sure more