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The question of Germany and how the east-west divide played a role in answering that question forms the basis of the latest episode in the series. The repairing and restructuring of...
2018-01-11 00:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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In our latest installment of the series, we look at the person of Josef Stalin, a dominant figure for our wider Korean War series, and his security blanket he was in the process of ...
2018-01-10 00:02:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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In the second episode of the CWCC, we look at how the US managed to tie Western Europe closer to its orbit through political strategy, closer cooperation and sheer economic in...
2018-01-09 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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"I thought you’d be there waiting for me…what greeted me instead was the lingering stench of ashes and the empty sockets of our ruined home."
Polish citizen Samuel Puterman r...
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Is it the forgotten war, or simply a war we need to look at differently? Let's investigate.
We need to make some things clear. We have to set out the structure and scope of th...
2018-01-07 12:36:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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The Korean War is a project which I have been preparing for for several months. It is in this episode that I drop some knowledge on you guys, such as, above all, what my take on the...
2018-01-07 12:30:50 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] I just couldn't wait any longer. For the next few days, we'll be introducing you guys to the Korean War, and I had to start early because we simply have SO MUCH GOOD AHEAD OF US!
The Korea...
2018-01-05 21:18:48 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Here we are as promised, opening up the new year with a detailed look at where WDF is going next, why it's going there and why you should care! We address the following issues within:
- ma...
2017-12-31 20:26:02 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Here we are the final, somewhat tragic part, of our series on Jan Sobieski. After what you've just heard I hope you're prepared for what's to come in May 2018, as we launch Poland Is Not...
2017-12-22 00:20:14 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] It's here! The conclusion to our 16 part story which we've been building towards for several weeks, months and years. Since we began the tale of the Thirty Years War, our narrative has, in s...
2017-12-16 22:29:18 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Our story reaches a fever pitch, and you'd have to be MAD to miss out!
"I know Sobieski well, where he is, flight is our only refuge. Look out upon the firmament ...
2017-12-15 00:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] They're Here!
After several months of waiting and buildup, we finally reach that incredible tale - when for two grisly months, the defenders of Vienna worked mira...
2017-12-10 00:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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Before we begin, a note on the changes in Patreon's charging system. Essentially, it will now cost you MORE to pledge to me. How much more depends on how much you are already p...
2017-12-08 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Something special for all lovely fans of WDF for the month of December, it's...something completely unrelated to Christmas!
In this episode of WDF THINKS we ask the very relevant question ...
2017-12-05 21:52:43 +0000 UTC View Post
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They're here! After so many weeks of marching, Kara Mustafa's terrifying host reaches the walls of Vienna, but after a few critical days' worth of preparations, Vienna's remaining po...
2017-12-03 00:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Our story is really heating up, as the Grand Hetman finally reaches the top of the greasy pole (Pole?)
"Your time has come and you know what I mean. You know that...
2017-12-01 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] First things first - DON'T MIND ME! Whatever I call it, it's the River Raab not the River 'Raba'. I think the phlegm has moved into my brain!
In our latest episod...
2017-11-25 20:06:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] This is definitely my favourite episode yet! Somebody make this man into a Netflix series please!
"From our army, in these heavy times, many good men perished. Be...
2017-11-24 21:44:42 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Our story continues, as the Habsburgs scramble their forces together in the midst of increasingly worrying news across all fronts. Stahremberg makes an appearance, and sets to work bui...
2017-11-19 00:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Our coverage of Sobieski's incredible life and times continues!
"Beloved Lord Jesus, I cannot wait even one day longer, because great is the misery o...
2017-11-17 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] We're not QUITE ready to watch the Turk batter down the walls of Vienna - instead, we're spending a few more minutes examining the motives of the Ottoman's two leading men. Is it really poss...
2017-11-12 00:02:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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"Soldiers, I am determined to make no change in my plans. The event will show it be well laid or not. As to what remains, I lay not restraint upon such as have not the courage to fa...
2017-11-10 00:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Our coverage of the complex and juicy diplomacy continues! While the main event is the examination at last of the Habsburg-Polish treaty of alliance, the events lea...
2017-11-05 00:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] A very involved episode ahead, including marriage, war, war and...more war!
"Jan and Marie, because you come from special families, you must accept special ...
2017-11-03 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] What an incredible treat we have for you today! Norman Ohler, internationally bestselling author responsible for one of the most significant new perspectives on the Third Reich and Adolf Hit...
2017-11-01 00:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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"Most curiously shaped, with a large head, an enormous belly and small feet, surely he did not give the impression of a charming and handsome man. However, his appearance was unmist...
2017-10-27 00:49:33 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Our story is heating up, and we have loads to get through!
Albert Caprara has a really bad time in this episode, as he is plucked from his far more enjoyable job in the Universi...
2017-10-21 23:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] "Have you come to avenge your country"
Asked Jan Sobieski's mother Zofia in 1648, when Jan and his brother Marek returned to the fortress town of Zamosc, near their place of birt...
2017-10-19 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] We now take the opportunity to FINALLY tackle the diplomacy leading up to the last siege of Vienna!
You have all been very patient, so I am so excited to finally begin unpacking the ...
2017-10-14 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Welcome to part two!
"Learn from other nations, study their culture and bring their ideas with you. Even if our nation offers the finest democracy since Ancient Athens, even i...
2017-10-13 09:03:09 +0000 UTC View Post