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Austria, Germany and the Armistice 1918
By October 1918, the resolve of the central powers to carry on the war was crumbling. The Austro Hungarian Empire fragmented following a manifesto by…
6 years, 11 months ago
The Long Telegram and the Iron Curtain Speech: February - March 1946
In a two month period Truman's policy towards the Soviet Union became more entrenched in the face of Soviet advances in eastern Europe and Iran. Trum…
6 years, 11 months ago
Lysenkoism, eugenics and the USSR
During the Stalin era, the science of genetics came under a sustained attack and was denounced as a bourgeois ideology. This podcast explores the cha…
7 years ago
The British Empire and the Mandate system 1919
How did a combination of Wilsonian liberal internationalism and British colonial ideas about civilisation intersect with Britain's objectives in expa…
7 years ago
Criminal Prisoners in the Nazi Camps
In 1937 there was a dramatic increase in the numbers of petty criminals being arrested, re-arrested and taken into the Nazi camp system. There were d…
7 years ago
John Lennon and Give Peace a Chance 1969
The recording of the anti war protest song Give Peace a Chance in 1969 was part of a complex and often contradictory period of political journeying b…
7 years ago
Hero Culture in Stalin's Russia 1928-41
In the mid 1930s a celebration of the achievements of workers, aviators, explorers and peasants accompanied Stalin's Five Year Plans. This championin…
7 years, 1 month ago
Talking about Europe - Interview with Jacob Field
This week I was fortunate enough to interview Jacob Field, the author of A history of Europe in bite sized chunks. We discussed the future of the EU,…
7 years, 1 month ago
The expansion of the Indian Army 1939-43
During the Second World War the Indian Army grew in size by a factor of ten. This radical transformation would have profound consequences for post w…
7 years, 1 month ago
Harold Wilson and Britain's 'special relationship' with America 1964-5
In the mid 1960s a weak pound and the Vietnam War combined to place pressure on Anglo American relations and the belief in the mind of British prime …
7 years, 1 month ago