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Episode 533: Blood and Iron
Season 1 Episode 533
In the span of a decade, Bismarck does the unthinkable. He unites Germany, changing the history of western civilization forever.
Western Civ 2.0
13 hours ago
Episode 532: Italy
Season 1 Episode 532
Over a period of thirty years, Italy goes from a fragmentation of independent, kind of, states and kingdoms and into a unified, kind of, nation.
Weste…
1 week ago
Episode 531: Canons to the Right of Them!
Season 1 Episode 531
The Crimean War really does sound the advance warning of the death knell for the Concert of Europe. If only anyone knew that...
Western Civ 2.0
2 weeks ago
Episode 530: Russia Awakens
Season 1 Episode 530
Here I quickly cover Russian history from Peter the Great, through Catherine the Great, and then down to the beginning of the Crimean War.
Western Ci…
3 weeks ago
Episode 529: We Hold These Truths
Season 1 Episode 529
After Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the Confederacy slowly fades. Despite Lee's efforts, Grant grinds his army down through murderous battles such as the…
4 weeks ago
Episode 528: Gettysburg
Season 1 Episode 528
In three days in Pennsylvania in 1863, the American Civil War turns forever.
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1 month ago
Episode 527: The War Goes North
Season 1 Episode 527
The Battle of Antietam drives President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. But Robert Lee wins two dramatic victories in this aftermath …
1 month ago
Episode 526: The Seven Days Battles
Season 1 Episode 526
Two ironclads face off to change the shape of naval warfare while Robert E. Lee emerges from the Seven Days Battles as the lead Confederate commander…
1 month ago
Episode 525: Shiloh
Season 1 Episode 525
The Battle of Shiloh starts as an apparent Confederate victory, but the loss of General Johnston and the resulting chaos dooms the South. Meanwhile, …
1 month, 1 week ago
Episode 524: Bull Run
Season 1 Episode 524
When the American Civil War begins, everyone expects a picnic. The Battle of Bull Run erases those false expectations.
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1 month, 1 week ago