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a_gelatinous_cube posted:I'm pretty sure the American army was still a joke using outdated tactics compared to European armies at the time of the civil war. They were still trying to use Napoleonic block firing and light cavalry when the war started and just absolutely mauled each other because those didn't work anymore with more modern guns, while the European armies had already switched to loose skirmish lines and entrenchments. Only because the Europeans had the crimean war ten years earlier where they had to learn the lesson the hard way just like the Americans did in the civil war. By the end of both wars more modern tactics had been adopted on both continents (though apparently not enough to stop the euros from trying to use some napoleonic formations in the opening battles of ww1)
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I'm REALLY enjoying Matt's civil war podcast! This is the absolute perfect vehicle for Matt, exactly focused enough that his rambling maintains coherence! I dunno why but I'm finding it very easy to follow.
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Where can I hear my beautiful buffoon talk about the civil war?
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im assuming he means the episode, not that matt has a whole series of them speaking of which, what are some other good history podcasts? i enjoyed the recommended inward empire series about diem and also probably all the guest appearances matt's made on other history podcasts. i've seen a lot of posts about age of napoleon, but having a giant list of episodes about a single topic is a bit daunting, do start with ep 1 or is there a good point to jump in?
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crepeface posted:im assuming he means the episode, not that matt has a whole series of them Fall of Civilizations is fantastic, just jump in at whichever one grabs your interest first since they are all stand alone. I think the Greenland Vikings and Bronze Age Collapse are the most compelling short episodes but all the episodes are incredible.
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Jackie D posted:Revolutions Yeah, if you want a history podcast then Revolutions is the choice. The guy that does it, Mike Duncan, also did The History of Rome which was perfect to listen to while working out. The audio quality isn't great, especially at first, but for a grad student in 2008 it's understandable.
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Literature and History is so good it tricked me into rereading The Iliad
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John Dolan did a translation of the Iliad which is pretty good, if you're a deep level history nerd it might make you mad but at least it's fun to read.
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Does anyone recall if there's a list of shows released for Time For My Stories? Wondering what shows are coming up next.
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Analytic Engine posted:Felix's obsession of the week supports Chapo fans. It was by our side, all along I get it.. (my guiding moonlight)
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a new study bible! posted:Does anyone recall if there's a list of shows released for Time For My Stories? Wondering what shows are coming up next. I think The OC and Mad Men have been mentioned. I assume they have to do Breaking Bad, no Twin Peaks but hoping for True Detective?
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crepeface posted:im assuming he means the episode, not that matt has a whole series of them radio war nerd is the best history podcast, worth donating to their patreon. they have an incredible backlog on so many topics
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I would like them to do mission impossible, love boat, and fantasy island.
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They must be doing Dallas. I can't think of why it would be on their mind enough that it comes up every episode other than they're watching it. OG Star Trek would be an interesting one.
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It's old hat but you can't go wrong with Hardcore History. The gold standard.
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NienNunb posted:It's old hat but you can't go wrong with Hardcore History. The gold standard. the gold standard of what
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i say swears online posted:the gold standard of what Conversations with your uncle who owns all the history channel WWII In Color VHS box sets.
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i say swears online posted:the gold standard of what Weird stories about the Soviet Union making a bridge out of frozen living nazis they made lay down and then sprayed with water. I realize he probably wanted me to think of this as an atrocity. I just want it to be an album cover. I also want it to be true because it sounds like bullshit.
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THS posted:radio war nerd is the best history podcast, worth donating to their patreon. they have an incredible backlog on so many topics i already listen to war nerd of course
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Paffgen posted:I think The OC and Mad Men have been mentioned. I assume they have to do Breaking Bad, no Twin Peaks but hoping for True Detective? The OC and Breaking Bad are in the trailer, so those are givens. Would love to see Mad Men appear, as it and Sopranos best explain our current condition imo. It's a shame if Twin Peaks doesn't make it though, because it sincerely is the most adventurous thing ever released to us TV.
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Lions Led By Donkeys has a lot of interesting topics but their approach is a little bit too The Dollop for me.
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inferis posted:Twin peaks was kind of boring It's my go to vibes show if I'm too high to play a video game or follow a narrative. I've watched like a season and a half and I literally couldn't name a single character
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a new study bible! posted:it sincerely is the most adventurous thing ever released to us TV. So you just haven't seen Fishing With John? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMRQb-RRt5g
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Death is Just Around the Corner has some lower points but also has some wonderful highs
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Penisaurus Sex posted:Death is Just Around the Corner has some lower points but also has some wonderful highs I really want to know what he put in the JFK episode he ended up retracting
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THS posted:radio war nerd is the best history podcast, worth donating to their patreon. they have an incredible backlog on so many topics four-part series on yeltsin's coup, told by a guy who saw it in person? PUT IT IN MY VEINS ok I just looked up how many subscribers they have and my image of poor old john just barely scraping by as he moves from hovel to hovel was very wrong
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the dude was doing ESL teaching as recently as ~7-8 years ago, like yeah... they're definitely not jet-setting or anything
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war nerd is for sure the most moral patreon money you can give
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PostNouveau posted:They must be doing Dallas. I can't think of why it would be on their mind enough that it comes up every episode other than they're watching it. Seems like the 10-15 year period surrounding the 60s where CBS had an very heavy focus on “rural”-themed programming (headlined by The Andy Griffith Show and The Beverly Hillbillies and their respective expanded universes) merits a look of some sort. You have these extremely popular shows essentially framing of white rural southerners as fundamentally good-hearted and reasonable and wise while, like, the 1960s were happening. I’m not saying that was bad, per se, but it’s certainly something that could merit examination.
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uber_stoat posted:the civil war was one of the first wars with machine guns. the Euros sent observers but i guess they didn't get the message. the main lesson the euros took from the USCW was don't let someone like mclellan run your army, get generals who will attack attack attack. ah, well, oops
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General Dog posted:Seems like the 10-15 year period surrounding the 60s where CBS had an very heavy focus on “rural”-themed programming (headlined by The Andy Griffith Show and The Beverly Hillbillies and their respective expanded universes) merits a look of some sort. You have these extremely popular shows essentially framing of white rural southerners as fundamentally good-hearted and reasonable and wise while, like, the 1960s were happening. CBS' entire programming lineup from the launch of the network to a few months ago has literally been the Sumner Redstone Dementia Extended Universe
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