The 15 Minute Book Club

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History Hack: Empress Wu Jun 24, 2021

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Our chum Jonathan Clements returns with his passion for Chinese history, this time to tell the tale of the exceptional Medieval Empress Wu.

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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

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History Hack: A History of Rubber Jun 23, 2021

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Kit Chapman brings the science. What sounds trivial is actually a massively important piece of history, not to mention tragic, bloody and sinister.

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Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/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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History Hack: The Pacification of Phù Yèn Jun 21, 2021

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Rob Thompson from the Films Team at Army University press joins us to talk about his new book on the pacification of Phù Yèn during the Vietnam War. We concentrate on the most significant year, 1970

Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack

Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack

Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/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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History Hack: Genocide on Film Jun 18, 2021

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Elizabeth Mason joins us to talk about how and why you put genocide on film.

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Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/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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History Hack: Portugal's Empire Jun 17, 2021

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Based on his fantastic book, Roger Crowley joins us to talk all about how little Portugal forged the world's first truly global empire.

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Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/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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Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below:

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History Hack: The Evolution of the Asylum Jun 16, 2021

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Joshua Green joins us to discuss the sad history of lunatic asylums.

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Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/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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Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below:

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History Hack: Finding the Missing of the First World War Jun 15, 2021

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Archaeologist Simon Verdegem joins us to talk about a decade spent exhuming newly uncovered First World War remains on the Western Front and attempting to give the fallen back their identity.

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Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack

Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/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!

UK Link:

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Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below:

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History Hack: Britain's Secret War Against the IRA Jun 14, 2021

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Aaron Edwards joins us to talk about Britain's covert efforts to combat certain Irish Republicans.

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Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack

Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/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!

UK Link:

US Link:

Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below:

(UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub

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History Hack: The Mennonites Jun 11, 2021

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Kat Hill joins us to tell us all about this little-known Christian group named after Menno Simons.

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Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack

Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/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!

UK Link:

US Link:

Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below:

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History Hack: Fighting the Taliban Jun 10, 2021

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In a slice of oral history, Andrew Fox joins us to talk about his military career, from fighting insurgents in Afghanistan to becoming a paratrooper.

Support our work at: https://www.patreon.com/historyhack

Tips gratefully received https://ko-fi.com/historyhack

Buy our guests’ books at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/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!

UK Link:

US Link:

Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below:

(UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub

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