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Securing the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal—the transoceanic waterway through which five percent of global commerce flows—is critical for U.S. national security.
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Victor Davis Hanson takes listeners on a behind-the-scenes look at his career, including his rise through academia, the decline of military history as a scholarly discipline, the importance of visiting battlefields, and why he felt compelled to write a new book on World War II.
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