Diplomacy: Britain vs America #8
Added 2023-03-13 17:43:19 +0000 UTC[PATRONS]
With the Maine boundary resolved, the final issue of note between the US and UK by 1844 was that of Oregon. Its status had been unusual and contested from the beginning, but with a new President on the scene, refusing to honour old bargains and urging total control of the territory, a new showdown between London and Washington seemed inevitable. But just how far would Aberdeen be willing to go for lands far outside the imagination of the British public? For national honour, he was willing to go very far indeed...
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Thanks for the info, should be up now!
When Diplomacy Fails Podcast
2023-03-15 09:55:46 +0000 UTCGreat stuff, but the no Oregon map; also the locals pronounce it ore - a - gun not are - a - gun
Ronald Henry
2023-03-15 03:16:49 +0000 UTC
