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Episodes #67 and #68, The Hussite Wars Parts 1 and 2
SOURCES Fudge, Thomas A. The Crusade Against Heretics in Bohemia, 1418-1437: Sources and Documents for the Hussite Crusades. New York: Routledge, 2016. Heymann, Frederick G. John Zizka & the Hussite Revolution . New York: Russell & Russell, 1955. Kaminsky, Howard. A History of the Hussite Revolution. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1967. Turnbull, Stephen. The Hussite Wars (1419–36) . Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2004. Verney, Victor. Warrior of God: Jan Žižka and
James Houser
7 days ago1 min read


Episode #66, "The Battle of the Golden Spurs" Maps and Sources
SOURCES DeVries, Kelly. Infantry Warfare in the Early Fourteenth Century: Discipline, Tactics, and Technology. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2006. Nicholas, David. Medieval Flanders. London: Longman, 1992. Verbruggen, J. F. The Battle of the Golden Spurs: Courtrai, 11 July 1302 . Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 1952. MAPS It's actually kinda hard to find a good map of Flanders in the 14th Century! Here are a few. Here's Flanders as part of the Kingdom of France in 1180; it's a
James Houser
Feb 221 min read


Episode #65, "Soldier and Fortune" Maps and Sources
SOURCES Caferro, William. John Hawkwood: An English Mercenary in Fourteenth-Century Italy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. Cooper, Stephen. Sir John Hawkwood: Chivalry and the Art of War. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books, 2008. Mallett, Michael. Mercenaries and their Masters: Warfare in Renaissance Italy. Totowa, N.J.; Rowman and Littlefield, 1974. Saunders, Frances Stonor. Hawkwood: The Diabolical Englishman. London: Faber and Faber, 2004. Tuchman, Barbara. A D
James Houser
Feb 11 min read


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


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


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


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,...
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Apr 6, 20251 min read


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Mar 23, 20250 min read


The Soviet-Afghan War Series: Maps and Sources
Please direct your attention to the first couple maps I have created for this series. Let me be clear: I MADE these. It took me a long...
James Houser
Feb 23, 20253 min read
Episode #55, "Go for Broke!" sources
If you're interested in learning more about this topic (I'm presuming you listened to the episode first, otherwise this will be...
James Houser
Aug 25, 20242 min read


Episode #54: "Glory of the Khalsa", Maps and Sources
You can literally find all the locations I mentioned today on Google Maps. Most of them are still major cities in India! But I am a...
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May 16, 20242 min read


Episode #53: World War 622 AD
Was the title too cheesy? Guess we'll find out! Here are some maps for your illustrative pleasure, and my sources are at the bottom....
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Mar 28, 20242 min read


Episode #52: The Last King of Africa
Some maps are in order; this is just an unfamiliar part of the world for most folks. The Scramble for Africa. Look how fast Europeans...
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Feb 25, 20242 min read


The Paraguayan War Part 4 - Gibraltar of the South: Maps
First, returning to our overview of the whole theater to reorient ourselves. Here's a good overview of the campaign area, including the...
James Houser
Oct 29, 20231 min read


The Paraguayan War Part 3.5: The Retreat from Laguna, a Brazilian Odyssey MAP
What it says on the tin. If you want more details, tune in on Monday, October 2, to hear the story of an epic Brazilian military...
James Houser
Oct 1, 20231 min read


Paraguayan War Part 3, The Funnel of Death maps
Welcome back to South America! No one is having a good time! This map is just to help you pinpoint where exactly most of these battles...
James Houser
Sep 24, 20231 min read


Paraguayan War Part 2, The Triple Alliance - Maps
Our first map today is a general overview of the theater of operations throughout the war. This is where all the main campaigns will take...
James Houser
Aug 20, 20231 min read


Paraguayan War Maps - Finally!
The maps are finally done. Only reason they took so long is that the program was self-destructing more often than Francisco Solano...
James Houser
Jul 15, 20232 min read
Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episodes #47-51, The Paraguayan War Series: Sources
What's that, you say? You want further reading on one of the most devastating wars in modern history, South America's greatest...
James Houser
Jul 9, 20233 min read
Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #46, "The Chains of Command", Sources
Hey everybody! I'm off to National Guard training for two weeks, but here, finally, are the sources I mentioned in my episode. Enjoy the...
James Houser
Jun 1, 20232 min read
