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James Houser
Feb 233 min read
The Soviet-Afghan War Series: Maps and Sources
Please direct your attention to the first couple maps I have created for this series. Let me be clear: I MADE these. It took me a long...
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James Houser
Aug 25, 20242 min read
Episode #55, "Go for Broke!" sources
If you're interested in learning more about this topic (I'm presuming you listened to the episode first, otherwise this will be...
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James Houser
May 16, 20242 min read
Episode #54: "Glory of the Khalsa", Maps and Sources
You can literally find all the locations I mentioned today on Google Maps. Most of them are still major cities in India! But I am a...
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James Houser
Mar 28, 20242 min read
Episode #53: World War 622 AD
Was the title too cheesy? Guess we'll find out! Here are some maps for your illustrative pleasure, and my sources are at the bottom....
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James Houser
Feb 25, 20242 min read
Episode #52: The Last King of Africa
Some maps are in order; this is just an unfamiliar part of the world for most folks. The Scramble for Africa. Look how fast Europeans...
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James Houser
Oct 29, 20231 min read
The Paraguayan War Part 4 - Gibraltar of the South: Maps
First, returning to our overview of the whole theater to reorient ourselves. Here's a good overview of the campaign area, including the...
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James Houser
Oct 1, 20231 min read
The Paraguayan War Part 3.5: The Retreat from Laguna, a Brazilian Odyssey MAP
What it says on the tin. If you want more details, tune in on Monday, October 2, to hear the story of an epic Brazilian military...
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James Houser
Sep 24, 20231 min read
Paraguayan War Part 3, The Funnel of Death maps
Welcome back to South America! No one is having a good time! This map is just to help you pinpoint where exactly most of these battles...
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James Houser
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Paraguayan War Part 2, The Triple Alliance - Maps
Our first map today is a general overview of the theater of operations throughout the war. This is where all the main campaigns will take...
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James Houser
Jul 15, 20232 min read
Paraguayan War Maps - Finally!
The maps are finally done. Only reason they took so long is that the program was self-destructing more often than Francisco Solano...
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James Houser
Jul 9, 20233 min read
Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episodes #47-51, The Paraguayan War Series: Sources
What's that, you say? You want further reading on one of the most devastating wars in modern history, South America's greatest...
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James Houser
Jun 1, 20232 min read
Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #46, "The Chains of Command", Sources
Hey everybody! I'm off to National Guard training for two weeks, but here, finally, are the sources I mentioned in my episode. Enjoy the...
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James Houser
Apr 23, 20231 min read
Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #45, "Daughters of Liberty", Sources
RECOMMENDATIONS For a broad overview of the history of women at war, look no further than Linda Grant De Pauw's Battle Cries and...
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James Houser
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #44, "Hellfighters", Sources
SOURCES Barbeau, Arthur and Henri, Florette. The Unknown Soldiers: Black American Troops in World War I. Philadelphia: Temple University...
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James Houser
Feb 26, 20231 min read
Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #43, "House of the Conqueror", Maps and Sources
The realms of William the Conqueror at his death, 1087. The Kingdom of England and the Duchy of Normandy. Despite being much smaller,...
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James Houser
Feb 26, 20231 min read
Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #42, "Give Me Back My Legions", Maps and Sources
The Roman Empire under Augustus Caesar. Look at the gray area beneath Denmark, you can see Arminius's coalition and the Battle of the...
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James Houser
Jan 15, 20232 min read
Unknown Soldiers Podcast #41, "The Kaiser's Lions," Maps and Sources (You Guys Might Need Some Maps)
This is a campaign I've been wanting to talk about for a while. I didn't get the chance to do it in the 365 days of history posts, so...
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James Houser
Dec 18, 20221 min read
Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episodes #39 and #40, Philippine War Parts III/IV Maps
Once again, base map of the Philippines for reference: The Guerrilla War, 1900: The Final Campaigns in North/Central Philippines,...
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James Houser
Nov 13, 20221 min read
Unknown Soldiers Podcast Episode #38, The Philippine War Part 2, Shock and Awe: Maps
Base map of the Philippines. Just for reference. The Spring Campaign, 1899. See MacArthur's advance up the railroad, and numerous smaller...
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