The 15 Minute Book Club

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History Hack: Tales from Welsh Folklore Sep 04, 2020

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Got a spare twenty minutes? Owen Griffiths returns with a spooky tale borne out of the confusion of the dissolution of the monasteries in the sixteenth century.

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History Hack: Women of London Sep 04, 2020

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Guide and historian Becky Laxton-Bass joins us to talk all about some of her favourite women who have shaped the history of London.

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History Hack: Sicily 1943 with James Holland Sep 03, 2020

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James Holland celebrates the release of his brand new book by joining us to talk all about Operation Husky

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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: The Life of Marilyn Monroe Sep 02, 2020

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Mary Rose regular Charlotte White joins us for a comprehensive look at the life of a Hollywood icon.

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History Hack: Philip and Alexander Sep 01, 2020

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The fabulous Adrian Goldsworthy celebrates the release of his new book by joining us for an in-depth discussion on Philip and Alexander.

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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: Zombie Myths & Australian Military History Aug 31, 2020

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Australians were infallible soldiers? Australian fights other people's wars? Historian Craig Stockings takes on a number of popular conceptions in his nation's military history and explains why he thinks they are wrong.

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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

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

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History Hack: Austria-Hungary in WW1 Part II Aug 28, 2020

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Nicolai Eberholst returns with part two of his fantastic and comprehensive look at Austria-Hungary in WW1. Beginning with the Gorlice-Tarnow campaign, we look at the introduction of Italy to the war and all the way through to the end of 1916 on multiple fronts, with a little segue on the air war too.

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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

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: Sharpe: A Tale of Two Wellies Aug 28, 2020

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Brace yourselves, it's a full house as we host Jason Salkey, BOTH Wellingtons: David Troughton and Hugh Fraser, the legend that is Brian Cox, Assumpta Serna, and Scott Cleverdon. As if that wasn't enough, the lovely Paul McGann also dropped in to tell us all about his stint as the original Richard Sharpe.

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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

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 US Civil War in the West Aug 27, 2020

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Another of our listener requests. Giles, this one is for you: Forget Gettysburg. Co-host of Home Brew History, Joseph Ricci, joins us to tell us why its the Western Theatre of operations that really made the difference in the Civil War.

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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

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: 1956 Aug 26, 2020

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Simon Hall joins us all to talk about his fascinating book 1956, which looks at seismic events occurring across the globe in a single, twelve month period.

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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

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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