Ep. 30 Underrated Overrated: The Gettysburg Address Part 1
NEW EPISODE: Underrated Overrated: The Gettysburg Address Part 1 Many of us in America know a few phrases of it here and there because we all had to read it in high school. We know it was a good speech, totally reaffirming freedom while honoring war dead, yadda yadda. But lost in the cliches is…
Ep. 29 Arminius and the Triumph of the Teutoburg Forest
NEW EPISODE: Arminius and the Triumph of the Teutoburg Forest All appeared well as the Romans had the “pacification” of modern-day Germany underway in A.D. 9. The early Principate Roman Army had driven the “barbarians” before it, as it had done many times before. Then revolt stirred and Rome relied on a charismatic German prince, raised…
Ep. 28 The Guerrilla Who Helped Create the Samurai
NEW EPISODE: The Guerrilla Who Helped Create the Samurai The image of the samurai is almost synonymous with Japanese history for many people: the honor-bound, bow and sword wielding individual warrior on horseback. It could have been very different. When the early Japanese Court was trying hard to adopt the massed infantry tactics of China,…
Ep. 27 Underrated Overrated: Hannibal and the Battle of Cannae
Episode 27 Underrated Overrated: Hannibal and the Battle of Cannae Part 3 of a series on historical events that are widely overrated in aspects of their impact and yet actually underrated and deeply misunderstood. #edgeofhistorypodcast #romanhistory #hannibalbarca #militaryhistory
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