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Classic Hardcore History show notes 1-17
Show 19 - Apache Tears (.mp3 1:18:23:, 14 Mar 2007)
A traumatized people who traumatized their neighbors, the Native American tribe known as Apache were among the last Indians to surrender to the U.S. Government. Dan, of course, has thoughts. This is a long show!
Notes:
1. “The People Called Apache” by Thomas E. Mails.
2. “Conquest of Apacheria” by Dan L. Thrapp.
3. “In the days of Victorio;: Recollections of a Warm Springs Apache” by Eve Ball.
4. “Indeh: An Apache Odyssey” by Eve Ball, Nora Henn, and Lynda A. Sanchez.
5. “The Truth About Geronimo” by Robert Utley, Britton Davis.
6.“Cochise: Chiricahua Apache Chief” by Edwin R. Sweeney.
7.“Geronimo: The Man, His Time, His Place” by Angie Debo.
8. “Life among the Apaches” (Bison Book) by John C. Cremony.
9. “The Apache frontier: Jacob Ugarte and Spanish-Indian relations in Northern New Spain, 1769-1791” by Max L Moorhead.
10. “Apache Wars: An Illustrated Battle History” by E. Lisle Reedstrom.
11.“Western Apache Raiding and Warfare” by Grenville Goodwin and Keith H. Basso.
Show 18 - A Fly on James Burke's Wall (.mp3 44:53:, 2 Jan 2007)
In this episode, Dan discusses history with famed television host, author and science historian James Burke, the man the Washington Post called “one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world”.
Notes:
1. “Connections 1” by James Burke
2. “Connections 2” by James Burke
3. “Connections 3” by James Burke
4. “The Day the Universe Changed” by James Burke
5. “The Axe Makers Gift” by James Burke
6. “American Connections: The Founding Fathers. Networked.” by James Burke
7. The Knowledge Web
Show 17 - Judgment at Nineveh (.mp3 1:04:02, 14 Dec 2007)
Will our modern society ever decline and fall? Dan uses that idea as a backdrop for a look at the first great empire in history, the biblical-era Assyrians. Were they ancient Nazis, or the guardians of civilization?
Notes:
1. “History of Assyria” by A.T. Olmstead
2. “Our Oriental Heritage” by Will Durant
3. “Everyday life in Babylonia and Assyria” by Henry W. F Saggs
4. “The Origins of War” by Arther Ferrill
5. "Ancient Iraq” by Georges Roux
6. "The Cutting Edge: Military History of Antiquity and Early Feudal Times” by Paul F. Gavaghan
7. "Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War” by Kaveh Farrokh
8. "The Persian Expedition” by Xenophon
9. "Ancient Assyrians” by Mark Healy
Show 16 - Nazi Tidbits (.mp3 59:15, 17 Oct 2007)
What accounts for the fascination people still have with Adolf Hitler and the Nazis? Dan looks at some of the ideas of the German National Socialists and examines the demonic, charismatic Nazi Fuhrer.
Notes:
1. “Mein Kampf” by Adolf Hitler
2. “Inside the Third Reich” by Albert Speer
3. “The Hitler Book” by Henrik Eberle
4. "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich” by William Shirer
5. "Hitler's Henchmen” by Guido Knopp
6. "Hitler's World View” by Eberhard Jäckel
Show 15 - Desperate Times (.mp3 41:57, 30 Aug 2007)
The tough economic climate after the First World War fostered the growth of radicalism around the world. Did it also create tougher people? Dan looks at the connection between tough times and the “Greatest Generation”.
Notes:
1.“The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” by Edward Gibbon
2.“Death in the Dust” by John Steinbeck
3.“The Great Depression” by Robert J. Samuelson
4.“The Plot to Seize the White House” by Jules Archer
Show 14 - The Macedonian Soap Opera (.mp3 49:23, 18 Jul 2007)
When Alexander the Great bequeathed his empire “to the strongest” he set off a funeral contest that shook the world for decades. Murder, marriage, intrigue,and drama all feature prominently in the story.
Notes:
1.“Alexander to Actium” by Peter Green
2.“The Hellenistic Age” by Peter Green
3.“Alexander's Tomb“ by Nicholas J. Saunders
4.“The Life of Greece” by Will Durant
5.“Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars 359bc-146bc” by Duncan Head
6.“The Campaigns of Alexander” by Arrian
7.“The Life of Alexander the Great” by Plutarch
8.“Alexander the Great: The Invisible Enemy” by John O'Brien
Show 13 - Bubonic Nukes (.mp3 47:30, 13 Jun 2007)
What would happen if half the population died in a short period of time? Dan looks at the Black Death and other plagues that created almost apocalyptic conditions in the past...and maybe in the future.
Notes:
1.“A Distant Mirror” by Barbara Tuchman
2.“Plagues and Peoples” by William McNeill
3.“The Age of Faith” by Will Durant
4.“Flu: The Story Of The Great Influenza Pandemic” by Gina Kolata
Show 12 - Steppe Stories (.mp3 58:34, 8 May 2007)
Blood-sucking Scythian warriors, tattooed ice mummies, Amazons killing so they can mate, pot smoking head-hunters, scalp-taking, koumiss-drinking Mongols, Turks, Huns, and Aliens. What's not to like?
Notes
Show 11 - Thoughts on Churchill (.mp3 53:45, 11 Apr 2007)
We almost called this show “Things about Churchill that have interested Dan”. Dan takes a look at various elements of the dramatic life and career of the great British leader.
Notes:
1.“Forty ways to look at Winston Churchill” by Gretchen Rubin.
Show 10 - The What-Ifs Of 1066 (.mp3 47:31, 13 Mar 2007)
How might history have been changed if the events of the momentous year 1066 had turned out differently? Dan examines Normans, Vikings, Saxons, Bastards, Conquerers, Confessors, Godwinsons and Hardratas.
Notes:
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