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Back to SearchCiv 1919: Treaty of Versailles pt3 – the Balkans
The Balkans are where the Great War began; there were two Balkan wars before the Great War and there was a Balkan war in the Great War. In Paris, del…
1 year, 6 months ago
Civ 1919: Treaty of Versailles pt2
The biggest player at the peace conference, Woodrow Wilson, wants a League of Nations, which in the age of imperialism, is a rather underdeveloped id…
1 year, 6 months ago
Civ 1919: The Treaty of Versailles pt1
At the end of WW1, the Americans and British went to Paris to decide on the fate of Germany and the future of the world. The Treaty of Versailles and…
1 year, 7 months ago
World War Civ 51: The Debrief
Two and a half years. 50 episodes. 100+ hours. When we set out to cover World War I back in September 2022, after our Scramble for Africa and our Civ…
1 year, 9 months ago
Was World War I an Immense Anglo-American Conspiracy?
We have come to the end of our study of World War I, gone over its causes, events, and costs in great detail. Now it’s time for a plot twist: the ide…
1 year, 9 months ago
World War Civ 49: How the war changed how things work
From the transformation of all the technologies of war – railways, air travel, wireless, tanks, poison gas – to the changes to the institutions of da…
1 year, 10 months ago
World War Civ 48: Great War, at what cost?
Counting the costs and losses of World War I. 8.5 million killed on the battlefield, 21 million wounded. 10 million civilian deaths, then a flu epide…
1 year, 10 months ago
World War Civ 47: Germany Collapses 1918
Ludendorff’s final gamble has failed, fizzling out like every mass offensive of this war. The war is now unwinnable for Germany. But the Germans won’…
1 year, 11 months ago
World War Civ 46: Ludendorff’s Last Gamble Spring 1918
With peace in the East, Germany can finally try to win the war against France in the West, and the clock is ticking before America’s troops make the …
1 year, 11 months ago
AER 146: Martial Arts Pedagogy and Politics
If politics is in everything, then what are the politics of martial arts as they’re studied and practiced today? For audiences of this show, it’s not…
2 years ago