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Uncle Obsessed with World War II Somehow Blind to Encroaching International Fascism
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“Let’s not make this war political now…”
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.
Same with me and WW1. There are so many more factors to the start of that conflict than the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Any recommendations as to what to read or listen to?
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.
Awesome thanks.
It's stupid long, just as a warning, and there are lots of episodes about battles.