Dr. Grant T. Harward is a historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military History in Washington, DC. In his new book Romania's Holy War, Harward rights the widespread myth that Romania was a reluctant member of the Axis during World War II. https

Peter Samsonov about the Soviet IS-2 Heavy Tank

May 26th, 2023 46m 1s

IS-2 - Development, Design & Production of Stalin's War Hammer http://www.is-2tank.com/The IS-2 is the quintessential Soviet heavy tank from World War 2. Heavily armored and boasting a fearsome 122mm gun, this tank matched the German panzers on

Katya Hoyer about the GDR "beyond the Wall"

Apr 21st, 2023 54m 35s

In our newest podcast episode we have invited our previous guest Katja Hoyer again. This time she's not talking about the German Empire but about the GDR which she portraits in her new book Beyond the Wall - East Germany, 1949-1990: https://www

Jade McGlynn on Russia's Use of History for Political Goals

Mar 23rd, 2023 53m 37s

Jade McGlynn is an author and Research Fellow at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. She has been studying Russia’s war against Ukraine since 2014 and the surrounding propaganda.Her latest book, Russia’s War, explains why Russ

Michael S. Neiberg About France 1940 and the Anglo-American Alliance

Feb 28th, 2023 53m 46s

We're delighted to announce the return of the Real Time History podcast in which Jesse interviews historians about their works. Our first guest this year is Michael S. Neiberg author of "When France Fell - The Vichy Crisis and the Fate of the A

RTH006 - Mackenzie New Walker and Catherine Moore About the West Virginia Mine Wars

Aug 30th, 2021 43m 17s

Battle of Blair Mountain Centennial: https://www.blair100.com/West Virginia Mine Wars Museum: https://wvminewars.org/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-inf

RTH005 - Dr Karine Varley About the Franco-Prussian War In French Memory

Aug 16th, 2021 46m 17s

Dr Karine Varley is a historian of modern Europe at the University of Strathclyde. She researched the Franco-Prussian War for her book "Under the Shadow of Defeat - The War of 1870-71 in French Memory": https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/97802300

RTH004 - Alex Mayhew on British WW1 Wartime Myths

Jul 15th, 2021 44m 10s

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RTH003 - Dr. Wanda Vilcox About the Italian Empire and the First World War

Jul 5th, 2021 35m 4s

The Italian Empire and the Great War by Vanda Wilcox https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-italian-empire-and-the-great-war-9780198822943?cc=us&lang=en&OUP Greater War Series: https://global.oup.com/academic/content/series/g/the-greater-

RTH002 - Meet The Team Behind Our Franco-Prussian War Documentary - Prof. Dr. Tobias Arand and Cathérine Pfauth (Glory & Defeat)

Jun 22nd, 2021 38m 35s

Support Glory & Defeat: https://realtimehistory.net/indiegogoTwitter Project "Heute vor 150 Jahren": https://twitter.com/krieg7071Tobias Arand "1870/71 - Die Geschichte des Deutsch-Französischen Krieges erzählt in Einzelschicksalen" and "Frö

RTH001 - The Last Set Piece Battle of WW2 in the West - The Rhineland Campaign (Rhineland 45)

Jun 10th, 2021 41m 38s

Get access to Rhineland 45 streaming and the Rhineland 45 Companion Book: https://realtimehistory.net/collections/shopRhineland 45 Battlefield Tour: https://onthefront.com/rhineland-45Battleguide Virtual Tours: https://battleguide.co.uk/tours

TGW043 - DeNeen Brown About The Tulsa Race Massacre

May 27th, 2021 42m 11s

DeNeen L. Brown is a Associate Professor for Journalism at the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College. She is also an award winning journalist currently known for her work at the Washington Post where she covered The Tulsa Race Massacre

TGW042 - Mark Cornwall on Sarajevo 1914 Sparking the First World War

May 13th, 2021 46m 25s

Prof. Mark Cornwall is a historian of modern East-Central Europe with a current focus on the late Habsburg Empire.In June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. This key event in 20th-century histor

TGW041 - Tomas Balkelis About War, Revolution, and Nation-Making in Lithuania, 1914-1923

Mar 26th, 2021 47m 24s

Get War, Revolution, and Nation-Making in Lithuania, 1914-1923: https://amzn.to/386oQHx [Affiliate Link]Dr. Tomas Balkelis received his PhD in History at the University of Toronto in 2004. After graduation he worked at the Universities of Manc

TGW040 - Wolfram Dornik about Conrad von Hötzendorf

Mar 12th, 2021 40m 21s

Wolfram Dornik - Des Kaisers Falke: https://amzn.to/2JKAJLl (Affiliate Link)Conrad von Hötzendorf is an infamous character of the Great War (both the channel and the actual historic event). We interviewed Hötzendorf biographer Wolfram Dornik a

TGW039 - Jonathan Schneer About the Lockhart Plot To Topple Lenin

Feb 26th, 2021 39m 46s

Get The Lockhart Plot: Love, Betrayal, Assassination and Counter-Revolution in Lenin's Russia: https://amzn.to/3nnNHwO [Affiliate Link]Jonathan Schneer was born in New York City. He earned his doctorate from Columbia University and has taught

TGW038 - Mesut Uyar about the Ottoman Army and the First World War

Feb 12th, 2021 53m 22s

Get The Ottoman Army and the First World War: https://amzn.to/3gQIThd [Affiliate Link]Mesut Uyar is Professor of International Relations and Dean of the School of Business and Social Sciences at Antalya Bilim University, Turkey. Dr. Uyar is

TGW037 - Sofya Anisimova About WW1 in Russian Pop Culture

Jan 29th, 2021 45m 51s

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TGW036 - Katja Hoyer About The German Empire Before the First World War

Jan 18th, 2021 41m 28s

Get Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918: bookdepository.comBefore 1871, Germany was not a nation but an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable task at hand. How would he bring thirty-nine individua

TGW35 - Dominique Reill About The Fiume Crisis Life in the Wake of the Habsburg Empire

Jan 1st, 2021 36m 46s

Get The Fiume Crisis Life in the Wake of the Habsburg Empire: https://amzn.to/37uWM1FDominique Kirchner Reill is Associate Professor in Modern European History at the University of Miami and author of the award-winning Nationalists Who Feared

TGW034 - Alexander Watson About Przemysl Fortress

Dec 17th, 2020 48m 26s

The Fortress: The Siege of Przemysl and the Making of Europe's Bloodlands: https://amzn.to/2WeHEPqHistorian Alexander Watson tells the story of a siege that changed the course of the First World War and that is all too familiar to the viewers

TGW033 - Joseph McAleer about War Correspondent Harry Perry Robinson

Dec 7th, 2020 35m 48s

*SORRY FOR THE AUDIO QUALITY*Harry Perry Robinson wasn't a name we were immediately familiar with but when we read the text about his biography, we were intrigued: "The life of Harry Perry Robinson-a born adventurer, a master of reinvention,

TGW032 - Sönke Neitzel About the Reichswehr and the Transition from the German Imperial Army

Nov 22nd, 2020 34m 42s

Sönke Neitzel's work: Deutsche Krieger: Vom Kaiserreich zur Berliner Republik - eine Militärgeschichte: https://amzn.to/2IGyVT5Soldaten: On Fighting, Killing and Dying: https://amzn.to/3lNoUBwDr. Sönke Neitzel is a professor for military hi

TGW031 - Kate Imy about The British Indian Army

Nov 15th, 2020 34m 7s

Kate Imy is Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Texas. In her new book "Faithful Fighters - Identity and Power in the British Indian Army" she takes a look at one of the biggest colonial forces in the first half of the 20t

TGW030 - Damien Wright On Allied Intervention in Russian Civil War

1 Nov 4th, 2020 27m 40s

This episode is a premiere as we interviewed a special guest that already joined us on this podcast. Historian and author Damien Wright is back to talk with us about the intervention of the Allied forces in the Russian Civil War and other relat