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 cover just to contextualize how the conflict got so out of control. If you love historical deep-dives and play-by-plays of nations in way over their collective heads, this is the show for you. Best niche history podcast out there! PROTIP: If you’re a new listener and are hopelessly confused by me bouncing from topic to topic, the scope of this show has kinda gotten away from me over the years. I have included an index of miniseries in the description of Episode 1 to provide a guide for what I’ve covered so far.
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Sunday Feb 07, 2021
Sunday Feb 07, 2021
If the post-wars years after WWI saw the British momentarily triumphant, they also found themselves having to address all the problems they had been putting off. Closest to home was Ireland. After having failed for years to make a satisfactory settlement on the self-governance of the island, Britain would be directly challenged by a rebellion, just at the time its focus was firmly turned elsewhere.
Bibliography for this episode:
- Hopkinson, Michael The Irish War of Independence Gill & Macmillan, 2014
- Taylor, AJP The Oxford History of England, Vol 15 Oxford University Press, 1978
- Moway, Charles Loch Britain Between the Wars Methuen & Co, 1972
- Hattersley, Roy Borrowed Time Little, Brown, 2007
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