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In which I return to the question of history podcasts
Two years and two weeks ago I raised the question of history podcasts here on the Margins. At that point, I had not yet found the history podcast of my dreams. I promised to report back when I found a few history podcast that I enjoy. I must admit, I’m in much the same place…
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From the Archives: Road Trip Through History-Driving the Ypres Salient
Normally I’d hesitate to describe something as a road trip that begins with a transatlantic flight. The driving tour of the Ypres Salient* is an exception. The Belgian town of Ieper (Ypres in French, “Wipers” in British Tommy) was the center of a series of bloody battles in World War I. The kind of battles…
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From the Archives: The First Memorial Day
The Memorial Day weekend is peeking over our shoulders– and deadlines are breathing down my neck. Instead of scrambling to produce new posts for today and next Tuesday, I’ve decided to re-run a couple of thematically appropriate posts from the archive. I hope you enjoy them. I’ll be back with new content on June 6. …
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