Devotion

Key Battles of American History

History

4.7 • 861 Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 2022 film Devotion, which tells the story of Ensign Jesse Brown, the first Black US Navy fighter pilot, including his struggle against racism within the Navy and his role in key air missions during the Korean War. This film, which features stunning cinematography, includes both touching and tragic moments and is a can’t miss Korean war film.

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0:00.0	War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding
0:10.7	right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its size,
0:17.1	and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding American history.
0:23.9	Welcome to Key Battles of American History,
0:26.7	a podcast in which we discuss American history
0:28.9	through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.
0:32.7	Here is your host, James Early.
0:43.3	Music host, James Early. Hello, and welcome back to key films of the Korean War.
0:46.7	I'm your host, James Early, as always.
0:49.8	And as always, I am accompanied by my good buddy, Sean McGuire.
0:54.6	So, Sean, this movie we're going to do today is a little newer than the last one, just slightly, right?
1:01.0	Yes.
1:02.1	By about six years.
1:03.9	Yeah, 70 years.
1:04.1	Yeah, seven decades.
1:07.9	Yeah, this is the newest Korean War movie. Yeah, boy, we are on the same track. Yeah, this is the newest Korean War movie.
1:12.3	Yeah, boy, we are on the same track. We're, yes. And it is the 2022 film Devotion.
1:19.1	So as always, I'll talk about some of the basics and then Sean will give some more, a deeper dive into some of the background and maybe talk about
1:28.7	some of the actors, or we can do the actors as we go to.
1:31.3	But here we go.
1:32.5	The length is two hours and 19 minutes.
1:35.5	On Rot Tomatoes, it's very well thought of.
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