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Book Review: British National Identity
Reviewing books by Linda Colley, Benedict Anderson and David Reynolds on the development of British national identity
Explaining History helps you un…
8 years, 10 months ago
Prohibition in America 1918-1933
Often seen as a failed experiment in state 'moral' control, prohibition was the product of Christian, industrial and suffragist pressure.
Explaining …
8 years, 10 months ago
Germany, Austria and the July Crisis 1914
Following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo on June 28th 1914, Austria demanded concessions form Serbia. …
8 years, 10 months ago
The Allied Bombing of Germany 1940-1945
By 1940, the British had no other way of taking the fight directly to the enemy than aerial bombing. In the four years that followed, bombing became …
8 years, 10 months ago
China's Self Strengthening Movement 1860-1895
In the mid 19th Century China experienced a prolonged crisis as a result of the loss of the two opium wars with Britain. An attempt to economically r…
8 years, 10 months ago
The decline and fall of the 20th Century Manifesto
The 20th Century was an age of political and artistic manifestos and visions, but the 21st Century is largely devoid of them. This podcast explores t…
8 years, 10 months ago
Book Review: Reagan: American Icon by Iwan Morgan
Reviewing the new biography of Ronald Reagan, US president and figurehead of the conservative revolution.
Explaining History helps you understand the…
8 years, 10 months ago
Europe's Age of Catastrophe 1914-1945
A combination of factors in the aftermath of the First World War - ethnic nationalism and racism, capitalism in crisis and resurgent class conflict m…
8 years, 10 months ago
Book Review: The Winchester - legend of the west
Review of Laura Trevelyan's biography of the Winchester repeating rifle
Explaining History helps you understand the 20th Century through critical con…
8 years, 11 months ago
The Myth of Hitler's Economic Success
In this podcast, I examine the facade of economic growth in Nazi Germany and using the work of historians Adam Tooze and Richard J Evans, examine the…
8 years, 11 months ago