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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

So I started listening to a US civil war podcast, The Civil War 1861-1865: A History Podcast, and I have to say that I find the most interesting parts to be the parts about the politics of everything.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Same with me and WW1. There are so many more factors to the start of that conflict than the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Any recommendations as to what to read or listen to?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The really quick, really accessible version is the Extra Credits videos, though understand that they simplified a lot of things, and made some mistakes (which they admit to in a follow-up video).

The Great War YouTube channel also covers some of the same ground in an accessible but more rigorous manner, though I don't remember them going over all the "clash of empires" background stuff.

On the far other end, I liked the book The War That Ended Peace by Margaret MacMillan. It's a dense tome, but it's chock full of details.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Awesome thanks.