Peace In Their Time

By Peace In Their Time

A history podcast dedicated to examining the global history of the 1920s and 30s in order to explain the causes of World War II, both large and small. As you might imagine, there’s a lot of ground to ... more

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The podcast currently has 252 episodes available.

Peace In Their Time episodes:

February 07, 2026Episode 248 - Lol Italy, Lmao
Picking back up with the course of the fighting, the Italians enter the fray in force in both the south and north of Spain. Franco also tries again to make a play on Madrid, to about the same results as before.
Jackson, Gabriel The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-39 Princeton University Press 1965
Preston, Paul The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge Harper Perennial 2006
Thomas, Hugh The Spanish Civil War Modern Library 2001
Beevor, Antony The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Penguin Books 2006
Preston, Paul A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence, and Social Division in Modern Spain 1874-2018 William Collins 2020
Seidman, Michael The Victorious Counterrevolution: The Nationalist Effort in the Spanish Civil War University of Wisconsin Press 2011
Clifford, Alexander The People's Army in the Spanish Civil War: A Military History of the Republic and International Brigades, 1936-1939 Pen & Sword Military 2021

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29min
February 03, 2026Episode 247 - Coping with a Long War
The aftermath of the Battle of Madrid left both sides of the war realizing that the conflict was going to be a long and grinding one, and so each began scrambling to consolidate their positions and expand their armies.
Jackson, Gabriel The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-39 Princeton University Press 1965
Preston, Paul The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge Harper Perennial 2006
Thomas, Hugh The Spanish Civil War Modern Library 2001
Beevor, Antony The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Penguin Books 2006
Preston, Paul A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence, and Social Division in Modern Spain 1874-2018 William Collins 2020
Seidman, Michael The Victorious Counterrevolution: The Nationalist Effort in the Spanish Civil War University of Wisconsin Press 2011
Clifford, Alexander The People's Army in the Spanish Civil War: A Military History of the Republic and International Brigades, 1936-1939 Pen & Sword Military 2021

Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]
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33min
January 27, 2026Episode 246 - Battle of Madrid
The big showdown in the Spanish capital got underway in early November 1936 and lasted until just after the new year. While the Nationalists would hurl their forces in the fray time and time again, the resolution of the defenders in forcing them back would shock the world. And maybe even themselves a little bit.

Bibliography for this episode:
Jackson, Gabriel The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-39 Princeton University Press 1965
Preston, Paul The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge Harper Perennial 2006
Thomas, Hugh The Spanish Civil War Modern Library 2001
Beevor, Antony The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Penguin Books 2006
Preston, Paul A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence, and Social Division in Modern Spain 1874-2018 William Collins 2020

Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]
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29min
January 20, 2026Episode 245 - March on Madrid
The Nationalist assault Madrid begins.

Bibliography for this episode:
Jackson, Gabriel The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-39 Princeton University Press 1965
Preston, Paul The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge Harper Perennial 2006
Thomas, Hugh The Spanish Civil War Modern Library 2001
Beevor, Antony The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Penguin Books 2006
Preston, Paul A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence, and Social Division in Modern Spain 1874-2018 William Collins 2020

Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]
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28min
January 13, 2026Episode 244 - Foreign Entanglements
The SCW was from word go an international affair, although the help rendered was not even on the two sides. Today I take a look at how material aid for both factions materialized.

Bibliography for this episode:
Preston, Paul A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence, and Social Division in Modern Spain 1874-2018 William Collins 2020
Jackson, Gabriel The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-39 Princeton University Press 1965
Preston, Paul The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge Harper Perennial 2006
Thomas, Hugh The Spanish Civil War Modern Library 2001
Beevor, Antony The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Penguin Books 2006

Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]
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37min
January 06, 2026Episode 243 - A Proper Civil War
Today I finally get to some of the real-deal fighting as the first two months of the war sees the balance of strength already turn against the Republic.

Bibliography for this episode:
Preston, Paul A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence, and Social Division in Modern Spain 1874-2018 William Collins 2020
Jackson, Gabriel The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-39 Princeton University Press 1965
Preston, Paul The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge Harper Perennial 2006
Thomas, Hugh The Spanish Civil War Modern Library 2001
Beevor, Antony The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Penguin Books 2006

Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]
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32min
December 29, 2025Episode 242 - Two Spains
With Spain split between warring zones that by the late summer of 1936 would each function as coherent entities, the battlelines were set. Which means today I am taking a look at the internal conditions of each zone to establish where each side stood as the big battles approached.

Bibliography for this episode:
Preston, Paul A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence, and Social Division in Modern Spain 1874-2018 William Collins 2020
Jackson, Gabriel The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-39 Princeton University Press 1965
Preston, Paul The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge Harper Perennial 2006
Thomas, Hugh The Spanish Civil War Modern Library 2001
Beevor, Antony The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Penguin Books 2006

Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]
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36min
December 21, 2025Episode 241 - Uprising, Part II
After the initial shock of the uprising had passed, Republican forces mobilized to contain the military uprising.

Bibliography for this episode:
Preston, Paul A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence, and Social Division in Modern Spain 1874-2018 William Collins 2020
Jackson, Gabriel The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-39 Princeton University Press 1965
Preston, Paul The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge Harper Perennial 2006
Thomas, Hugh The Spanish Civil War Modern Library 2001
Beevor, Antony The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Penguin Books 2006

Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]
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28min
December 14, 2025Episode 240 - Uprising, Part I
The Spanish Civil War was kicked off by a massive army uprising across the country, which turned all of Spain into a battlefield for the first weeks of the conflict.

Bibliography for this episode:
Preston, Paul A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence, and Social Division in Modern Spain 1874-2018 William Collins 2020
Jackson, Gabriel The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-39 Princeton University Press 1965
Preston, Paul The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge Harper Perennial 2006
Thomas, Hugh The Spanish Civil War Modern Library 2001
Beevor, Antony The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Penguin Books 2006

Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]
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28min
December 07, 2025Episode 239 - How to Kill a Republic in 180 Days
The final six months leading up to the Spanish Civil War kicked off with the electoral triumph of that nation's Popular Front coalition. But this time around the Reactionary element of Spain was not about to give the new government even the opportunity of governing. The nation sank into chaos as the political right-wing withdrew its support for the Republic and the army began plotting a massive uprising.

Bibliography for this episode:
Preston, Paul A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence, and Social Division in Modern Spain 1874-2018 William Collins 2020
Jackson, Gabriel The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-39 Princeton University Press 1965
Preston, Paul The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge Harper Perennial 2006
Thomas, Hugh The Spanish Civil War Modern Library 2001

Questions? Comments? Email me at [email protected]
...more
28min

FAQs about Peace In Their Time:

How many episodes does Peace In Their Time have?

The podcast currently has 252 episodes available.