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James Houser

1 day ago
2 min

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...

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James Houser

Apr 23
1 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #45, "Daughters of Liberty", Sources

RECOMMENDATIONS For a broad overview of the history of women at war, look no further than Linda Grant De Pauw's Battle Cries and...

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James Houser

Mar 26
1 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #44, "Hellfighters", Sources

SOURCES Barbeau, Arthur and Henri, Florette. The Unknown Soldiers: Black American Troops in World War I. Philadelphia: Temple University...

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Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #43, "House of the Conqueror", Maps and Sources

James Houser

Feb 26
1 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #43, "House of the Conqueror", Maps and Sources

The realms of William the Conqueror at his death, 1087. The Kingdom of England and the Duchy of Normandy. Despite being much smaller,...

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Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #42, "Give Me Back My Legions", Maps and Sources

James Houser

Feb 26
1 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #42, "Give Me Back My Legions", Maps and Sources

The Roman Empire under Augustus Caesar. Look at the gray area beneath Denmark, you can see Arminius's coalition and the Battle of the...

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Unknown Soldiers Podcast #41, "The Kaiser's Lions," Maps and Sources (You Guys Might Need Some Maps)

James Houser

Jan 15
2 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast #41, "The Kaiser's Lions," Maps and Sources (You Guys Might Need Some Maps)

This is a campaign I've been wanting to talk about for a while. I didn't get the chance to do it in the 365 days of history posts, so...

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Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episodes #39 and #40, Philippine War Parts III/IV Maps

James Houser

Dec 18, 2022
1 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episodes #39 and #40, Philippine War Parts III/IV Maps

Once again, base map of the Philippines for reference: The Guerrilla War, 1900: The Final Campaigns in North/Central Philippines,...

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Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #38, The Philippine War Part 2, Shock and Awe: Maps

James Houser

Nov 13, 2022
1 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #38, The Philippine War Part 2, Shock and Awe: Maps

Base map of the Philippines. Just for reference. The Spring Campaign, 1899. See MacArthur's advance up the railroad, and numerous smaller...

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James Houser

Oct 30, 2022
3 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode 37-40, The Philippine War Series: Sources

Welcome to the first series of Season 2, the Philippine-American War of 1899-1902 (or 1913)! This is my big source post, where I document...

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Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #37, "The Philippine War Part I: American Empire", MAP

James Houser

Oct 30, 2022
0 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #37, "The Philippine War Part I: American Empire", MAP

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Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #36, "Between Blue and Gray": Maps and Sources

James Houser

Oct 2, 2022
1 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #36, "Between Blue and Gray": Maps and Sources

I honestly do not know if anyone's reading these, let me know if you are and if this is useful! If not, I'm probably just going to reduce...

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Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #35, "The Legend of Kokoda," Maps and Sources

James Houser

Sep 18, 2022
1 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #35, "The Legend of Kokoda," Maps and Sources

Thanks for listening to today's episode! If you need maps, you've come to the right place. First, let's take a look at the southwest...

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Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #34, "Return to the Graveyard of Empires," Maps, Images and Sources

James Houser

Sep 6, 2022
2 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #34, "Return to the Graveyard of Empires," Maps, Images and Sources

Welcome back to Unknown Soldiers Podcast Season 2! Sometimes a good map is a big aid in this podcast, though I do try to describe the...

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James Houser

Aug 7, 2022
2 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #33, "The Iron Hand of Logistics," Sources

Part I: Persian Priorities Briant, Pierre. From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire. University Park, PA: Eisenbrauns,...

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Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #32, "Gettysburg of the West," Maps, Images and Sources

James Houser

Jun 6, 2022
1 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #32, "Gettysburg of the West," Maps, Images and Sources

It is very hard to find good maps for this campaign. Below are a couple of passable examples. Maybe I should just start making my own......

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Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode 27-31, Crimean War: Maps

James Houser

Apr 17, 2022
2 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode 27-31, Crimean War: Maps

For your viewing pleasure, I, James Houser, have drawn maps for you that represent the Crimean War. I may add to these later...I'm...

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James Houser

Apr 17, 2022
3 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episodes 27-31, The Crimean War Series: Sources

We've come to the big one: the series that will cap this entire first season of the podcast. It's time for the Crimean War! And my...

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Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode 26, "South Atlantic Death Ride": Maps, Images & Sources

James Houser

Apr 17, 2022
2 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode 26, "South Atlantic Death Ride": Maps, Images & Sources

This is late (I know) but I've been catching up with a lot of stuff lately. Been in the middle of moving, an Army class, all kinds of...

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James Houser

Apr 17, 2022
1 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode 25, "Camp Followers": Sources

My main source for this episode is one of the only works to really analyze the subject of women camp followers in a systemic fashion -...

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Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode 24, "How to Steal a Country": Maps, Images and Sources

James Houser

Mar 20, 2022
1 min

Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode 24, "How to Steal a Country": Maps, Images and Sources

Today's episode was one of the earliest episodes I ever planned to do...I just placed it later in the schedule to keep a decent flow...

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