History podcast
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Pulsar wrote:(for instance, whether Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan have more in common with Hitler and Stalin than we often like to admit)
Animavore wrote:I really liked the one on Marian Luther, which is the only one I've listened to so far.
The Great Powers all come out swinging in the first round of the worst war the planet has ever seen. Millions of men in dozens of armies vie in the most deadly and complex opening moves of any conflict in world history.
The war of maneuver that was supposed to be over quickly instead turns into a lingering bloody stalemate. Trench warfare begins, and with it, all the murderous efforts on both sides to overcome the static defenses.
Machine guns, barbed wire and millions upon millions of artillery shells create industrialized meat grinders at Verdun and the Somme. There's never been a human experience like it and it changes a generation.
The USA is rising, Russia is falling. Casualties are mounting and the politicians have had enough! Politics, diplomacy, revolution and mutiny take center stage at the start of this episode, but mud, blood, shells and tragedy drown all by the end.
Stylesjl wrote:Dan Carlin's Hardcore History is brilliant, he gives a fantastic history on the First World War. I just love how he blends it together telling you about the overview of the war itself, individuals, the human cost of war (in terms of what soldiers had to live through) and sometimes even the mildly positive sides (he references Ernst Junger in that regard). It really is very well rounded and well told.
HughMcB wrote:Ah bollocks, I was only downloading new podcasts yesterday and didn't see this new one up.
HughMcB wrote:Has anyone paid for the back catalogue? Apparently the one on Rome is pretty great.
HughMcB wrote:Has anyone paid for the back catalogue? Apparently the one on Rome is pretty great.
Yep, especially the 6th part (the classic story of Ceasar, Pompey et al - 5.5 hours long) is fantastic. I also highly recommend Thor's Angels (from the fall of the Roman Empire to Charlemagne), Ghosts of the Ostfront (the Russian front in WWII, 4 parts), Punic Nightmares (the Punic Wars, 3 parts) and Judgment at Nineveh (the ancient Assyrians).
Pulsar wrote:It was a long wait, but the last part of Blueprint is finally up:
Blueprint for Armageddon VI
smudge wrote:I am behind on the show actually, haven't listened to any of the Armageddon series yet.
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