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Episode #64, "The Life and Times of Sir William Marshal," Maps and Sources
A brief discussion: If you want to read a modern, accessible biography of William Marshal, Thomas Asbridge's is the best, and it can be easily picked up at most online bookstores, big bookstores like B&N, and Kindle - or on Audible. David Crouch's very academic biography is more critical; he doesn't know if he likes Marshal or not, while Painter's much older biography is a great read and he treats William like the second coming. Biography is a dangerous realm for historians,
James Houser
Dec 22, 20252 min read
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Episode #63, "Furies of Britannia", & Short Round: General Agricola at the Edge of the World, sources and maps
SOURCES Aldhouse-Green, Miranda. Boudica Britannia. New York: Routledge, 2006. Campbell, Duncan B. Mons Graupius AD 83: Rome's Battle at the Edge of the World. Oxford: Osprey, 2010. Cassius Dio. Roman History. Trans. from Greek by Earnest Carey. Harvard University, 1914-1927. Dudley, Donald R. and Graham Webster. The Rebellion of Boudicca. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1962. Fields, Nic. Britannia AD 43: The Claudian Invasion. Oxford: Osprey, 2020. Fields, Nic. Boudicca's
James Houser
Nov 2, 20251 min read
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Episodes #61 and #62, "Wailing Walls: Part 1" and "Wailing Walls: Part 2" Maps and Sources
SOURCES Recommendation for casual readers is Seward. Single best academic work is Rogers. DeSilva, David A. Judea Under Greek and Roman...
James Houser
Sep 13, 20251 min read
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The Soviet-Afghan War Series: Maps for Part II
Mujahideen territory. Because it gets really complicated! And it will change over the course of the war! A close-up of the Kabul region,...
James Houser
Apr 6, 20251 min read
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Mar 23, 20250 min read
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