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Have just posted my fifth DHP Patreon Bonus episode. This one is on the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804. DHP Patreon Bonus episodes are available only to those who support the Dangerous History Pod…
The Haitian Revolution, was a successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial insurrection that took place in the former French colony of Saint Domingue that lasted from 1791 until 1804. It impacted the institution of slavery throughout the Americas.
This is part one of a multi-part series on the history of chattel slavery in America. Join CJ as he discusses: Some basic introductions & things to keep in mind for this series A very brief ove…
Ah, yes, a big, grand, sweeping overview of several centuries for our first historical narrative/analysis podcast! (This one starts in the car and continues at the home office, so the audio qualit…
How the Roman government brought down its own civilization by empire building, economic controls, and money manipulation. By looking at how the Roman empire fell and seeing that our government has already gone so far down the same path that similar results are inevitable we can hopefully think of ways to get through the coming fall of the US empire.
Philip Dru, Administrator: A Tale of Tomorrow, 1920-1935 is an attempted novel written by “Colonel” Edward Mandell House in 1912. It’s a book few have read (with good reason), b…
A review of the novel by Edward M House, the key adviser of Woodrow Wilson, that explains the ideals of the progressive movement.
This is the story of Edward Mandell House, the top henchman to Woodrow Wilson (in Prof CJ’s opinion a strong contender for Worst President Ever.) House initially served as a go-between betwe…
The backstory of House’s father Thomas House’s early life House’s involvement in Texas politics at the turn of the century How House got involved with Woodrow Wilson House’s role in helping Wilson attain the presidency The major role House had in the Wilson Administration, especially in foreign policy, where House was a key figure in US intervention in WWI House’s estrangement from Wilson, his supporting role in the early rise of FDR, and his death The significance of House to American history
Often described as the world’s first empire-builder, Sargon of Akkad may not entirely deserve that title. But he’s the earliest empire-builder to achieve lasting notoriety. Join Prof C…
A brief excerpt from “The Legend of Sargon”
The historical context of ancient Mesopotamia and the Sumerians who peopled most of the southern part of the region which Sargon later conquered
Sargon’s rise from obscurity to the throne of Kish
His subsequent conquest of virtually all of Mesopotamia into one empire
The efforts of Sargon & his heirs to centralize their rule over this empire, with partial success
Sargon’s death, and a little bit about some of his successors, including Naram-Sin
Some thoughts about the degree to which Sargon was a prototype for many of the “great” rulers and conquerors who came later, and whether conventional notions of “greatness” might in fact have a tinge of psychopathy that serves the rulers’ interests
Join CJ & Bill as they discuss: Key factors that cause insurgencies to succeed or fail The importance of external help to guerrillas and insurgents The effects of terrain (including urban terra…
Key factors that cause insurgencies to succeed or fail
The importance of external help to guerrillas and insurgents
The effects of terrain (including urban terrain) on irregular warfare
Circumstances under which guerrillas and insurgents have or do not have an advantage
To begin laying some of the groundwork for the upcoming miniseries on the history of modern guerrilla and unconventional war, here’s a discussion of two different paradigms of what war is sup…
The origins of the Western Way and how it has evolved over the centuries
The origins of the Eastern Way and how it has evolved over the centuries
Why this matters to understanding the modern world in general, and the history of modern unconventional warfare in particular.
