I recently downloaded his take on WW1 titled "blueprint for Armageddon" it was a good listen. Also very sad. World war 1 is a very sad subject. It's a free download, but his other stuff costs a little. Curious if any other history buffs listen to him?
I tried to listen to some of his stuff, but found his attempt to make history come to life by comparing old figures and events to contemporary figures/events boarderline retarded. I also did not like his general approach. I do see how people would like him though, as he makes history rather easy to swallow and presents it from an easily-accessible pop culture perspective.
I've not listened to his stuff outside of the first world war which is an interesting subject to me. He did compare the people of early 20th century to people of today wondering if we'd be as fast to jump into machine gun fire. At the toot of a whistle. No wonder socialism gained a foothold during that time
People in the early 20th century are exactly the same as people today. Society may have changed, but people sure haven't. Therefore, people today would be just as quick to jump into machine gun fire, under the right circumstances, as they were 100 years ago.
I listened to the WWI stuff and thought it was quite good. One or two things I'd like to have heard more about, but it's a big topic and he does cover a lot in the series. I think it gives a reasonably good overview of the war. Another history podcast I listen to is Daniele Bolelli's 'History on Fire' http://historyonfirepodcast.com All free to download. Some good stuff there on different subjects from Crazy Horse to Caravaggio. I'm not sure people today would be so quick to go to war as they were in 1914. The nature of the societies involved did play a big part, and anyway, trench warfare like it was then is something military technology has made irrelevant.
