The 15 Minute Book Club

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History Hack: Kubilai Khan Oct 08, 2021

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Jonathan Clements returns for another rip-roaring jaunt through Asian history. This time it's the life and times of Kubilai Khan.

Buy Jonathan's book, A Brief History of Khubilai Khan: Lord of Xanadu, Founder of the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor of China, at our very own Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781472143204

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Hedge-Hopping with Matt Bone: Birds of Prey with Dr Philip Blood - Part 2: The Forest Oct 05, 2021

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The Luftwaffe's actions in the air in the Second World War tend to occupy our memories, but they were very active on the ground and committed the same atrocities as the other arms of the Nazi war machine. In his new book, Birds of Prey, Dr Philip Blood analyses the efforts of a Luftwaffe ground unit that attempted to pacify a forest in East Prussian and in these actions, the mindset of The Hunter that pervaded the Nazi mindest. In Part 2, Matt and Phil discuss Goering's intentions for the conquered lands in the East, the action of the Luftwaffe and they close chatting about the late, great military historian Richard Holmes, to whom Birds of Prey is dedicated.

Part 1 is available to watch here: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-m7m32-10e3710

Buy Phil's book at our Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9783838215679

Follow Phil's Birds of Prey updates on Twitter at @Birdsof79875803

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History Hack: Remembering R101 Oct 05, 2021

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To mark the 91st anniversary of the airship's demise, Lydia Saul and Mike Stubbs join us to talk about commemorating the 1930 crash and Bedfordshire's airship legacy.

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History Hack: Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine Oct 01, 2021

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Matthew Lewis joins us to talk all about one of the power couples of medieval England, Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Buy Matthew's book, Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine: Founding an Empire, at our very own Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781445671567

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History Hack: Brothers in Arms with James Holland Sep 30, 2021

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James Holland returns to History Hack to tell Ale and Boney all about his latest book, Brothers in Arms, which follows the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry from D-Day to Germany. It is a fascinating look at a single unit the in middle of it all and we, quite rightly, take credit for it.

You can buy Brothers in Arms by James Holland at our very own Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781787633940

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History Hack: A Century of Deception Sep 29, 2021

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Ian Keable joins us to talk all about his new book, which looks at some of the bonkers hoaxes of the eighteenth century.

But Ian's book, The Century of Deception: The Birth of the Hoax in Eighteenth Century England, at our Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781908906441

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History Hack: Maya Apocalypse Sep 27, 2021

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Matthew Restall and Amara Solari join us to tell us why there is so much more to the Maya than predicting when the world will end...

But Matthew and Amara's book, 2012 and the End of the World: The Western Roots of the Maya Apocalypse, at our very own Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781442206090

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History Hack: African-American Families and the Civil War Sep 24, 2021

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Holly Pinheiro joins us to talk all about his research, which looks at the wider experience of free African American families whose men fought and died in the Civil War.

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History Hack: Rose Nicholson Sep 22, 2021

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Award-winning novelist Andrew Greig joins us to discuss recreating sixteenth-century Edinburgh and writing fiction parallel with seismic history.

Buy Andrew's book, Rose Nicolson, at our very own Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781784292980

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Hedge-Hopping with Matt Bone: Birds of Prey with Dr Philip Blood - Pt 1: The Hunt Sep 21, 2021

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The Luftwaffe's actions in the air in the Second World War tend to occupy our memories, but they were very active on the ground and committed the same atrocities as the other arms of the Nazi war machine. In his new book, Birds of Prey, Dr Philip Blood analyses the efforts of a Luftwaffe ground unit that attempted to pacify a forest in East Prussia, now Poland, and in these actions, the mindset of The Hunter that pervaded the Nazi mindset. In Part 1 of a two-part Hedge Hopping sortie, Matt and Phil discuss the development of the hunt and the hunter in Germany and how this was Nazified and weaponised in the Third Rich.

Buy Phil's book at our Bookshop here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9783838215679

Follow Phil's Birds of Prey updates on Twitter at @Birdsof79875803

Like the episode, drop us a tip via Ko-Fi! https://ko-fi.com/historyhack

Like the podcast, join the fun on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack

Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub

Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club

Buy [INSERT BOOK TITLE] at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us!

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