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The History of the Peloponnesian War

Thucydides called his work a “possession for all time,” and his History of the Peloponnesian War has been essential reading for generals and politicians for centuries.  
  
Robin Waterfield’s translati…

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Episode 485: The American Revolution Part Three

Season 1 Episode 485

Washington's victory at Yorktown effectively ends the war and costs Great Britain her colonies.

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Episode 484: The American Revolution Part Two

Season 1 Episode 484

The Battle of Saratoga turns the tide while Washington builds resilience in Valley Forge.

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Episode 483: The American Revolution Part One

Season 1 Episode 483

The American colonists vote for independence and Washington crosses the Delaware. 

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1942: When World War II Engulfed the Globe

By the end of the Second World War, more than seventy million people across the globe had been killed, most of them civilians. Cities from Warsaw to Tokyo lay in ruins, and fully half of the world’s …

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Episode 482: The Boiling Pot

Season 1 Episode 480

In the span of one decade, Great Britain went from winning a war against France to fighting a war with its own colonies. This is that story.

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Episode 481: The Partition of Poland

Season 1 Episode 479

Over the course of roughly three decades, Lithuania-Poland ceased to exist. 

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Episode 480: The Seven Years War

Season 1 Episode 480

AKA the French and Indian War for those of you who ever took US History...

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Episode 479: Storm on the Horizon

Season 1 Episode 479

A number of factors led into the Seven Years War. Here I break them down.

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Published on 2 months ago

Episode 478: Pirates!

Season 1 Episode 478

Plus the Russo-Turkish War of 1710 and the founding of New Orleans.

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