DAILY short HISTORY podcast by Peter Zablocki, historian, author, and history professor. Search "History Shorts" - Apple/Spotify/Etc for full-length episodes!
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Dive into captivating conversations with history's leading voices - like Ken Burns, Malcolm Gladwell, and more - every Friday on the History Shorts Podcast!
AND uncover obscure stories that shaped our world every other day of the week! From forgotten heroes to pivotal moments.
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Website: historyshortspodcast.com
Follow for weekly teasers, behind-the-scenes insights, and history bites that spark curiosity. What's your favorite untold tale? Drop it below!
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One of the awesome things about my podcast, apart from speaking with amazing and talented men and women each week - is getting to read great books to prep for those interviews and call that time “research.” As my wife always says, “Some job you have, Peter.” :)
TRAILER: America’s Lone Hero Myth | The Historians #3 with H.W. Brands & Hampton Sides
One name on the cover. One figure on the horse. One genius who saw it all and did it alone.
But look two inches to the left and there is almost always a crowd.
In this trailer for The Historians, H.W. Brands and Hampton Sides take on the American habit of turning history into a one-man show. Brands has written the biographies we reach for when we want the man — Roosevelt, Grant, Franklin, Reagan. Sides has put us inside the moments that get remembered as one person’s story — Kit Carson, Captain Cook, the Marines at Chosin.
They talk about why there are no heroes, only people who do heroic things now and then. Why nobody asks what the Progressive Era would do today, only what Teddy would do. Why MacArthur believed the myth in real time. And why Grant told Sherman that if the command had been his, he would have done just as well.
Full episode drops November 6.
No script. No debate. No panel. Just two writers who have lived with these figures, talking about the myth and the crowd.
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#TheHistorians #AmericanHistory #HistoryShorts
Who Was the Real William Howard Taft? w/ Walter Stahr youtu.be/NJIU3zYf3Rk?si=Ct4W… via @YouTube
Always a pleasure to speak with Professor Davies about Poland.... What does it take for a nation to survive? w/ Norman Davies youtu.be/wXBCttKWHRc?si=zC1v… via @YouTube
I hope you all enjoy the newest Conversation episode:
The Rise of American Air Power in WWII, w/ A.J. Baime youtu.be/Gf8MqwkeIkc?si=s97t… via @YouTube
If you haven't picked up a copy of @Catherine_Katz new book, you're missing out! Her fresh take on a known event and superb delivery is the perfect example of why history stays relevant as a discipline - even when we know the outcome! Or do we?
Reassessing the Hindenburg Disaster, w/Catherine Katz youtu.be/b-2JiTTFXPM?si=86Oy… via @YouTube
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Very, very pleased to announce that my book, SAS The Great Train Raid, has been chosen as a Waterstones Paperback of the Year. Retweet if you agree!
Here is a link to order: waterstones.com/book/behind-…
August 9, 1945.
The bomb bay opened. The ship shook. Thirty seconds.
“I’ve got it! I’ve got it!”
Kermit Beahan found a break in the clouds over Nagasaki.
“Bombs away!” — then, quickly: “Bomb away.”
This is Bockscar as it looks today.
Eight Days in August is the hour-by-hour countdown to Japan’s collapse and the end of World War II — the crew, the clouds, the decision, and everything that happened after the mushroom cloud.
Available now.
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Inside the @TheWWImuseum , w/ Christopher Warren
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Eight Days in August is now available for sale at all book retailers! I am so excited to share this research with everyone!
BUY: amazon.com/Eight-Days-August…
5/5 Stars on Goodreads!: goodreads.com/en/book/show/2…
Thank you to Ken Rosato on ONNJ for having me on to chat about my latest book!
Watch “Eight Days in August a New Book” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/1225730408?fe=sh&f…
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US Readers! Until Friday only, when you pre-order REDWOOD, B&N Rewards and Premium Members get 25% off. Premium Members get an additional 10% off physical books. Code PREORDER25 Signed copies excluded. Pre-order here: barnesandnoble.com/w/redwood… #BNPreorder
History remembers the day. It almost never remembers the week after.
I wrote a book about one of those weeks. Eight Days in August: The Countdown to the Collapse of Japan and the End of World War II, is out September 15.
Starting Monday, September 21, the History Shorts Podcast is spending a week inside hinges like the one covered in my book —Rome after Caesar, Sumter, Manila, Korea, and two days in Berlin when the tanks stopped, and nobody fired.
Check out the book and listen to The Days After event all week, starting September 21!
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Join me in London on 29 Oct for a special event with The Times. I'll be discussing my new book, Redwood, and the true, untold story of how one man prevented a Cold War nuclear showdown between the US and the Soviet Union over Iran. Tickets available here: thetimes.com/events/times-ev…
I had a blast speaking with Ray on his The History of World War II Podcast about my upcoming book, Eight Days in August!
Episode 650: Interview with Peter Zablocki: His book, 8 Days in August. youtube.com/shorts/04M27W4uM… via @YouTube
It was an immense pleasure and honor to speak with @Robert___Harris about his latest book, Agrippa. The book is out now!
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THIS FRIDAY! @Robert___Harris joins Peter on the History Shorts podcast to discuss his latest book, Agrippa.
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This was such a fun interview and an amazing book.
Thank you @ELMoskowitz for taking the time to speak with me!
Henry Ford & the Insane 1909 Coast-to-Coast Race That Changed America | ... youtu.be/CIqvJ23KyQY?si=dOBO… via @YouTube
