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   Number 1: EP2 Rome Through Duncan's Eyes

   History podcasting legend Mike Duncan and Dan talk about Mike's new book on the pivotal early era of Rome's road from Republic to Empire. The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic by Mike Duncan

   December 12, 2017·1h 9min
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   Number 2: EP6 On The Vietnam War with Sir Max

   Description: This show comes in two parts, an overview of the Vietnam War era by Dan, followed by a conversation with famed writer, historian and war correspondent Sir Max Hastings about his experience in Vietnam and his new book on the Vietnam War. Show Notes: 1. Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 by Max Hastings 2. Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 by Max Hastings

   October 30, 2018·1h 25min
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   Number 3: EP8 Caesar at Hastings

   Description: Could militaries separated by ten centuries compete on a battlefield? In this alternative history experiment two armies that successfully invaded Britain a millennium apart are matched. Which side would you bet on? Show Notes: 1. The Landmark Julius Caesar: The Complete Works: Gallic War, Civil War, Alexandrian War, African War, and Spanish War by Julius Caesar 2. Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades, 1000–1300 by John France 3. Battle: A History Of Combat And Culture by John Lynn 4.The Origins Of War: From The Stone Age To Alexander The Great by Arther Ferrill 5. Roman Warfare (Cassell's History of Warfare) by Adrian Goldsworthy 6. Caesar: Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy 7. Maurice's Strategikon: Handbook of Byzantine Military Strategy by George T. Dennis 8. History of the Art of War, Vol. 1: Warfare in Antiquity by Hans Delbrück 9. The Normans (Elite) by David Nicolle

   June 07, 2019·2h 1min
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   Number 4: EP3 A Four-Star Conversation

   Dan talks about history, war and philosophy (and where those three subject might converge) with Four-Star General and former U.S. Air Force Chief-of-Staff Merrill McPeak. Books: Roles and Missions by General Merrill A. McPeak The Vietnam Chapters: Air Combat in Southeast Asia by General Merrill A. McPeak Below The Zone by General Merrill A. McPeak Hangar Flying by General Merrill A. McPeak

   March 08, 2018·1h 1min
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   Number 5: EP10 Strangelove Whisperings

   Description: In a world that can sometimes be obsessed with the current threat du jour, author Fred Kaplan reminds us that one of the all-time great threats to us all hasn't gone anywhere. Notes: The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War by Fred Kaplan The Wizards of Armageddon (Stanford Nuclear Age Series) by Fred Kaplan Dan Carlin's Hardcore History Destroyer of Worlds

   March 02, 2020·1h 2min
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