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History writing doesn't get much better than this. If I had to make a list of the places throughout human history I would least want to find myself, a few come to mind. Standing in the surrounded Roman legions at the Battle of Cannae, waiting for Hannibal's soldiers to inevitably chop me to pieces would…
Continue reading ➞ #27 – The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman (My 100 Favorite Books)
For the last year I have been listening to Hardcore History's podcast on World War I. It has been fascinating and educational. I never realized how absolutely awful World War I was, nor do I think I took seriously how much the world changed. Really, our modern world was born in World War I. Most…
Continue reading ➞ The Great and Holy War: How World War I Became a Religious Crusade
David Hershey 