Dan looks at the shock and awe caused by the First World War and marvels at how connected we still are to the empire-shattering effects of the conflict contemporaries simply referred to as The Great War.
Dan Carlin is an American political commentator, amateur historian, and podcaster. Once a professional radio host, Carlin eventually took his show to the Internet, and he now hosts two popular independent podcasts: Common Sense and Hardcore History. Carlin broke into the television news business in Los Angeles in the late 1980s. He has worked as a television news reporter, an author, a columnist, and for the last dozen years, a radio talk show host. No longer broadcasting on terrestrial radio, Carlin has achieved recognition in internet radio, podcasting, and the blogosphere. Currently, he hosts two popular podcasts, both of which are frequently among the highest-ranked podcasts on review sites such as Podcastalley and iTunes.
Korte podcast over de erfenis van de Grote Oorlog. Eerder een kort aanraken van dit conflict en heel beperkt in vergelijking met 'Blueprint for Armaggedon'. Die laatste reeks is stukken diepgaander en enorm meeslepend!
I listened to Blueprint for Armageddon and wanted to listen to other Hardcore History episodes dealing with WWI, so here I am! Man, Dan Carlin sure makes you think! A lot of what he said in this episode was covered in Blueprint for Armageddon, but it's a relatively short listen, and makes you think!