The 15 Minute Book Club

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History Hack: The Suez Crisis May 27, 2021

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Adrian Smith joins us to talk all about what a real crisis looks like on the Suez Canal. The Ever Given was just a minor blip...

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History Hack: The Gentleman Wears Prada May 26, 2021

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Matthew McCormack joins us to talk all about the history of 18th century shoes and what they can tell us about the people who wore them.

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History Hack: Old Testament Warriors May 25, 2021

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Simon Elliott returns to cover a massive 11,000 years of history as we look to find out how far back the history of warfare actually goes...

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History Hack: The Wehrmacht in Defeat May 24, 2021

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Bas Willems joins us to talk all about his new book, which focuses on the violence of defeat and the Wehrmacht on German soil in 1944-1945.

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History Hack: The Iroquois May 21, 2021

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Historyland's Josh Provan joins us to explore beyond Last of the Mohicans and take a closer look at the Iroquois.

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History Hack: The First Crusade May 20, 2021

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James Holloway joins us for an entertaining breakdown of what became known as the First Crusade.

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HistoryHack: WW1: A Tale of the Midlands Part II May 19, 2021

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Great War Group Director Beth Moore rejoins us to finish off the story of the 46th (North) Midland Division in the First World War.

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History Hack: The Smallest Man May 18, 2021

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Frances Quinn Joins us to tell us about there hit book The Smallest Man, which is inspired by disabled Stuart courtier Jeffrey Hudson,

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: India at War May 17, 2021

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Kiran Sahota joins us to talk about the cultural and historiographical challenges in sharing the story of India's participation in both World Wars. With a focus on the WASBs in Burma and soldiers' letters from the First World War

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

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History Hack: Sharpe's Rifles May 15, 2021

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We are joined by Julian Fellowes, Tim Bentinck, as well as chosen men Jason Salkey, Michael Mears, Lyndon Davies and Paul Trussell to discuss the first episode of Sharpe.

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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