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How pagan medieval kingdoms were conquered and became Christian with Carsten Selch Jensen and Stephen Bennett Apr 06, 2021

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How pagan medieval kingdoms were conquered and became Christian with Carsten Selch Jensen and Stephen Bennett Check out this book here https://amzn.to/31RZnit Interview Timeline Carsten Selch Jensen has published many works on the process of Christianization, warfare, and crusading, especially in the Baltic. Stephen Bennett is a historian specializing in medieval warfare. I spoke to…

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The messy US invasion of France in WWII with Robert Fuller Mar 30, 2021

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The messy US invasion of France in WWII with Robert Fuller Check out this book here https://amzn.to/3cA1DB3 Interview Timeline Robert Fuller is a professor and historian who took on the task of understanding the true nature of the US presence of France in WWII. We spoke about the war and the many ways in which…

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Why did three Dutch girls decide to became deadly spies against the Nazis with Tim Brady Mar 22, 2021

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Why did three Dutch girls decide to became deadly spies against the Nazis with Tim Brady Check out this book here https://amzn.to/2NHXj9j Interview Timeline Tim Brady has written on history extensively including three previous books on WWII. We spoke about what prompted him to write this book about young Dutch spies . Three Ordinary Girls:…

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How a platoon of Marines wreaked havoc on the Japanese in WWII with Joseph Tachovsky Mar 16, 2021

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How a platoon of Marines wreaked havoc on the Japanese in WWII Check out this book here https://amzn.to/2PXfOHp Interview Timeline Joseph Tachovsky is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the son of Frank Tachovsky who was commanding officer of the 40 Thieves on Saipan. We spoke about the book and the platoon that…

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How the ancient Persians managed to create and hold a vast empire with Sean Manning Mar 09, 2021

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How the ancient Persians managed to create and hold a vast empire with Sean Manning Check out this book here https://amzn.to/38lJvZb Interview Timeline Dr. Sean Manning has studied the ancient Persians and their way of war for years and wrote his PhD thesis on the subject. He released a book on the subject and we…

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How did the British lose the Saratoga Campaign and the American Revolution with Kevin Weddle Mar 02, 2021

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How did the British lose the Saratoga Campaign and the American Revolution with Kevin Weddle Check out this book here https://amzn.to/2PrwGpB Interview Timeline Kevin J. Weddle is Professor of Military Theory and Strategy at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He graduated from West Point and served in the US Army for 28…

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How the OSS supported Yugoslavia independence movements in WWII – Interview with Blaz Torkar Feb 23, 2021

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How the OSS supported Yugoslavia independence movements in WWII – Interview with Blaz Torkar Check out this book here https://amzn.to/2ZDmiwM Interview Timeline Blaž Torkar is an assistant professor of history at the Military Schools Centre of the Slovenian Armed forces. He researches the history of intelligence services, Allied military missions in Yugoslavia during WWII, the…

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How Ancient Rome and its enemies financed their armies with Michael Taylor Feb 16, 2021

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How Ancient Rome and its enemies financed their armies with Michael Taylor Check out this book here https://amzn.to/3qqbD4r Interview Timeline Michael Taylor is an assistant professor of history and holds a PhD in Greek and Roman history. He has also served as an officer in the California National Guard, with deployments to Iraq and Kosovo.…

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Bryan Gibby discusses his Korean War military history book “Korean Showdown” (University of Alabama Press, 2021) Feb 09, 2021

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Bryan Gibby discusses his Korean War military history book “Korean Showdown” (University of Alabama Press, 2021) Check out this book https://amzn.to/3aQv7bA Interview Timeline Bryan R. Gibby is a US Army colonel and an associate professor at the US Military Academy at West Point,a s well as acting deputy head of the Department of History. He…

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Georgianne Burlage discusses her WWII history book about her father’s captivity in “Living in the Shadow of a Hell Ship” (University of North Texas Press, 2020) Feb 01, 2021

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Georgianne Burlage discusses her WWII history book about her father’s captivity in “Living in the Shadow of a Hell Ship” Check out this book here https://amzn.to/2MdHS8d Interview Timeline Georgianne Burlage is daughter of WWII veteran George Burlage. She has taught secondary history and journalism for more than thirty years and is a national officer of…

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