America: Secret Wars

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  023: Thoughts on the 2026 Iran War 28.04.2026 1j 22mnt

  America: Secret Wars Season 2 kicks off with Trevor, Roberto, and Ben discussing current events in the 2026 Iran-Israel-US War. We talked a lot about the foreseeable consequences of the conflict, it's place in history, and a relatively long tangent about Muppets to break up the darkness. The History of Saqartvelo Georgia https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysaqartvelogeorgia Tsar Power https://tsarpowerpod.weebly.com/ Quest for Power https://quest-for-power.captivate.fm/ Wittenberg to Westphalia https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/ Why Tho? A Personal Journey Through my Record Collection https://shows.acast.com/why-tho-podcast Step Back - the Iran war is SO much worse than you think - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovd33yfxoPk LiveUAMap - https://iran.liveuamap.com/ Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street - https://bookshop.org/p/books/street-gang-the-complete-history-of-sesame-street-michael-davis/c168ea5e423e65c9?ean=9780143116639&next=t
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  022: How Al-Qaeda Invaded Georgia 05.08.2025 1j 11mnt

  The years immediately after 9/11 were a weird time. Every adult in the world went a little insane. The US and Putin's Russia were intelligence allies. Al-Qaeda really was inside Georgia - just not that one by Roberto of altogether too many projects to discuss the Pankisi Gorge Crisis, and how US training and advisors helped combat both fundamentalist insurgents and anti-corruption protestors. Roberto is the host of The History of Saqartvelo Georgia (@History_Georgia) and co-host of Tsar Power (@TsarPowerPod) and Quest for Power. Visit https://hopfulmedia.com.co to subscribe, donate, or buy podcast merch! The History of Saqartvelo Georgia https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysaqartvelogeorgia Tsar Power https://tsarpowerpod.weebly.com/ Quest for Power https://quest-for-power.captivate.fm/ Leupp - Georgia and the War on Terrorism Manning - Folklore and Terror in Georgia’s ‘Notorious’ Pankisi Gorge The AP - Green Berets Land in Georgia For 2-Year Training Program Bush - Presidential Letter, September 19, 2003 Bush - Presidential Letter, March 20, 2004 Cecire - How extreme are the Extremists? Pankisi Gorge as a Case Study Civil.ge - Timeline-2005 Filkins - U.S. Entangled in Mystery of Georgia’s Islamic Fighters GlobalSecurity.org - Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) Grennan - Georgia's Pankisi Gorge and the Global War Against Terrorism McGregor - Ricin Fever: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in the Pankisi Gorge Menabde - Pankisi Gorge: A Resurgent Flashpoint in Georgia? Myers - World Briefing\Europe: Georgia: Region Under Control Quinn-Judge - The Surprise In the Gorge Traynor - Georgia: US opens new front in war on terror USDoS - Country Reports on Terrorism 2021: Georgia Welt - Shaking up the System: Georgia and the War on Terror
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  021: The Pig War (Canadian Almost War 5) 08.06.2025 1j 37mnt

  America: Secret Wars is back with a five part series about the skirmishes between the US and Canada that almost led to a third war with the British Empire in the 1830s. In Part 5, Trevor is joined Bailey and Nic from Totalus Jeffianus (@jeffianus.bsky.social) to discuss the Pig War and the boundary disputes that gave us Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Visit https://hopfulmedia.com.co to subscribe, donate, or buy podcast merch! Totalus Jeffianus – https://pod.link/1689272611 Unfortunately, production on this series has been a nightmare and the full bibliography was lost in a technical error (not realizing my laptop had disconnected from wifi and stopped auto-saving). Here is an abbreviated version: Coleman - The Pig War: The Most Perfect War in History Shewmaker - Daniel Webster and the Oregon Question Available to Purchase Polk - Inaugural Address Polk - First Annual Message to Congress Vancouver - A chart shewing part of the coast of N.W. America Wilkes - Map of the Oregon Territory Oregon Treaty, 1846 Treaty of Washington, 1871
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  20: The Creole Case (Canadian Almost War 4) 28.04.2025 1j 19mnt

  America: Secret Wars is back with a five part series about the skirmishes between the US and Canada that almost led to a third war with the British Empire in the 1830s. In Part 4, Trevor is joined Bailey and Nic from Totalus Jeffianus (@jeffianus.bsky.social) to discuss the Creole Case, the struggle for emancipation in antebellum America, and how the slaver states wanted to use a war against British Canada to their own advantage. Visit https://hopfulmedia.com.co to subscribe, donate, or buy podcast merch! Totalus Jeffianus – https://pod.link/1689272611 Douglass - The Heroic Slave Home - Negro Comrades of the Crown: African Americans and the British Empire Fight the U.S. Before Emancipation Jervey and Huber - The Creole Affair Jones - The Influence of SLavery on the Webster-Ashburton Negotiations Momodu - The Creole Case National Archives - The Amistad Case Rediker - The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom Sorrell and Berry - This 1841 Rebellion at Sea Freed More Than 100 Enslaved People US DOS - The Amistad Case, 1839 Webster-Ashburton Treaty
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  019: The Patriot War (Canadian Almost War 3) 30.03.2025 1j 46mnt

  America: Secret Wars is back with a five part series about the skirmishes between the US and Canada that almost led to a third war with the British Empire in the 1830s. In Part 3, Trevor is joined Bailey and Nic from Totalus Jeffianus (@jeffianus.bsky.social) to discuss the Patriot War, a failed Canadian Revolution where the US somehow managed to fight and lose on both sides. Visit https://hopfulmedia.com.co to subscribe, donate, or buy podcast merch! Totalus Jeffianus – https://pod.link/1689272611 Guillet - The lives and times of the patriots; an account of the Rebellion in Upper Canada The Webster-Ashburton Treaty Bonthius - The Patriot War of 1837-1838: Locofocoism with a Gun? Dictionary of Canadian Biography Ducharme - Closing the Last Chapter of the Atlantic Revolution Forcese - Destroying the Caroline: The Frontier Raid that Reshaped the Right to War Kilbourn - The Firebrand: William Lyon Mackenzie and the Rebellion in Upper Canada Kinchen - The Rise and Fall of the Patriot Hunters Read - The Rising in Western Upper Canada 1837-8: The Duncombe Revolt and After Sewell: Mackenzie: A Political Biography Waxman - The Caroline Affair in the Evolving International Law of Self-Defense
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  018: The Aroostook War (Canadian Almost War 2) 16.03.2025 1j 51mnt

  America: Secret Wars is back with a five part series about the skirmishes between the US and Canada that almost led to a third war with the British Empire in the 1830s. In Part 2, Trevor is joined Bailey and Nic from Totalus Jeffianus (@jeffianus.bsky.social) to discuss the Aroostook War, a conflict between the United States, British New Brunswick, and the forces of nature. Visit https://hopfulmedia.com.co to subscribe, donate, or buy podcast merch! Totalus Jeffianus – https://pod.link/1689272611 Aroostook War Songs: Greenwood & Burns - Aroostook War Fighting Song Wallace House - The Soldier Song (Aroostook War)  ________________________________________________________ Campbell and Campbell - The Aroostook War of 1839 Carroll - The Passionate Canadians: The Historical Debate about the Eastern Canadian-American Boundary Maine Council - Aroostook War: HIstorical Sketch and Roster of Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Men Meander Maine - The Pork and Beans War Paradis - John Baker and the Republic of Madawaska Perry - “Maine and Her Soil or Blood!” Political Rhetoric and Spatial Identity During the Aroostook War in Maine
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  Live Show at Intelligent Speech!!! 06.02.2025 40mnt

  Intelligent Speech 2025 is coming! The event will feature a gathering of excellent history podcasters THIS SATURDAY. That’s FEBRUARY 8, 2025 at 10:00am US Eastern Time for an all day event featuring presentations, panels, and live Q&A with a ton of history podcasts. If that doesn’t convince you, this episode is last year’s History of Persia Presentation. Get those tickets ASAP!!! Get tickets to Intelligent Speech February 8, 2025! https://intelligentspeechonline.com/ Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHp9g9cg5to&ab_channel=IntelligentSpeechOnline Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show! Support | BlueSky | Facebook | Instagram
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  017: The Republic of Indian Stream (Canadian Almost War 1) 03.02.2025 1j 48mnt

  America: Secret Wars is back with a five part series about the skirmishes between the US and Canada that almost led to a third war with the British Empire in the 1830s. In Part 1, Trevor is joined Bailey and Nic from Totalus Jeffianus (@jeffianus.bsky.social) to discuss the fascinating little Republic of Indian Stream. Visit https://hopfulmedia.com.co to subscribe, donate, or buy podcast merch! Totalus Jeffianus - https://pod.link/1689272611 Brown - The Struggle for the Indian Stream Territory Keedy - The Constitutions of The State of Franklin, The Indian Stream Republic and The State of Deseret Showerman - The Indian Stream Republic and Luther Parker Tsai - America’s Forgotten Constitutions: Defiant Visions of Power and Community
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  016: Occupation and Genocide in Croatia 29.10.2024 1j 37mnt

  Trevor is joined by Aurora and Roberto from Tsar Power (@TsarPowerPod) to form an unholy alliance of altogether too many podcasts and discuss how the United States occupied a slice of the Croatian coast after World War 1 and helped the newly formed Yugoslavia fend off Italian nationalists. Also, the Italians invent fascism along the way. Visit https://hopfulmedia.com.co to subscribe, donate, or buy podcast merch! The History of Saqartvelo Georgia https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysaqartvelogeorgia Tsar Power https://tsarpowerpod.weebly.com/ Quest for Power https://quest-for-power.captivate.fm/ Swords, Sorcery, and Socialism https://swordsandsocialismpod.buzzsprout.com/ Davidonis 1943 - American Naval Mission in the Adriatic, 1918-1921 Davidonis 1945 - American Naval Mission In The Adriatic, 1918-1921 Field - Split, 1919 Hughes-Hallett - Gabriele d'Annunzio: Poet, Seducer, and Preacher of War Imperial Valley Press 27  - Knox Queries About Marines Jakir - Reactions in Dalmatia to the Treaty of Rapallo 1920 James - Says Serb Troops Recaptured Trogir Morning Press 48.23 - U.S. Navy Ousts Italians From Dalmation City NHHC - NH 111504 Nye - Dalmatia, Centre of War’s Shifting Spotlight NYT - U.S. Marines Saved Italians At Trogir NYT - Trogir Recovered Without A Fight By Olympia’s Men San Luis Obispo Daily Telegram 178 - Senate Wants Facts As To Landing Simonelli - The lions' retaliation: D'Annunzio and the italian nationalist mythology in Dalmatia
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  015: Teresa Urrea and the Yaqui Revolt 28.09.2024 1j 33mnt

  Trevor was joined by Anthony from Disastrous History (@DisastrousHstry) to discuss the history of the Yaqui people of modern Sonora, their conflicts with Mexico, when those clashes crossed the border, and the story of a magical prophetess-healer-saint-revolutionary. Listen to Disastrous History https://www.disastroushistory.com/ Fort Huachuca Museum - Huachuca Illustrated The Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Huachuca Vol. 1 Fort Huachuca Museum - Huachuca Illustrated The Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Huachuca Vol. 2Garcia - Desert immigrants: the Mexicans of El Paso, 1880-1920 Hu-DeHart - Yaqui Resistance and Survival: The Struggle for Land and Autonomy, 1821–1910 Johnson - The Cyclopedic review of current history Vol. 6 1896 Miller - The Yaquis Become American Indians: The Process of Federal Tribal Recognition Ruiz and Korrol - Latina Legacies: Identity, Biography, and Community TTU - Early Research Into Yaquis Native Americans Had Support From West Texas Region Valdez - Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture Luis Alberto Urrea - https://luisurrea.com/
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  Bye Week 1: Libertalia 28.08.2024 8mnt

  Alright. I'm moving house. Covid is ravaging my Secret Wars guest list. It's 104* F and I can't turn off my AC to record History of Persia. So we're trying a new thing tonight. Hope y'all like mythical pirate anarchism because that's what I have on hand.
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  014: Shinmiyangyo the Extra-Forgotten Korean War, Part II 12.08.2024 57mnt

  Trevor is joined by Cody Reynolds of the Accidentally on Purpose network (https://linktr.ee/aopnetwork), the Imperfect Men Podcast (@imperifectmenpod), and We Effed Up (@WeEffedUp) to discuss how Americans desperately tried to force the Korean Kingdom of Joseon to trade in the 1800s. Tomb raiding, stupid battles, and sword fights ensue. Visit https://hopfulmedia.com.co to subscribe, donate, or buy podcast merch! Duvernay - Sinmiyangyo: The 1871 Conflict Between the United States and Korea Long - Gold Braid and Foreign Relations: Diplomatic Activities of U.S. Naval Officers… Chung - General’s Flag Returns Home From US Eckert, et al. - Korea Old and New: A History GlobalSecurity - SS General Sherman Incident Hamilton - Korea, (224-225) Howe - The Forgotten “Weekend War” A Comprehensive Account of the 1871 Korean Expedition Hwang - American campaigns for flag’s return IRFA - Stanislas Féron Neff - The tiger hunters Oppert - A Forbidden Land: Voyages to the Corea Shields - US' 1871 invasion of Ganghwa Island Tyson - Marine Amphibious Landing in Korea, 1871 US Army - Korean Campaign 1870, Full-Text Citations
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  013: Shinmiyangyo the Extra-Forgotten Korean War 06.08.2024 57mnt

  Trevor is joined by Cody Reynolds of the Accidentally on Purpose network (https://linktr.ee/aopnetwork), the Imperfect Men Podcast (@imperifectmenpod), and We Effed Up (@WeEffedUp) to discuss how Americans desperately tried to force the Korean Kingdom of Joseon to trade in the 1800s. Tomb raiding, stupid battles, and sword fights ensue. Download Visit https://hopfulmedia.com.co to subscribe, donate, or buy podcast merch! Duvernay - Sinmiyangyo: The 1871 Conflict Between the United States and Korea Long - Gold Braid and Foreign Relations: Diplomatic Activities of U.S. Naval Officers… Chung - General’s Flag Returns Home From US Eckert, et al. - Korea Old and New: A History GlobalSecurity - SS General Sherman Incident Hamilton - Korea, (224-225) Howe - The Forgotten “Weekend War” A Comprehensive Account of the 1871 Korean Expedition Hwang - American campaigns for flag’s return IRFA - Stanislas Féron Neff - The tiger hunters Oppert - A Forbidden Land: Voyages to the Corea Shields - US' 1871 invasion of Ganghwa Island Tyson - Marine Amphibious Landing in Korea, 1871 US Army - Korean Campaign 1870, Full-Text Citations
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  012: Americans in the Opium Wars – Part 2 21.07.2024 1j 15mnt

  Trevor is joined once again by Roberto Toro – host of many podcasts – to talk about the United States’ participation in The Opium Wars, the Taiping Rebellion, and early-19th Century China. Roberto is the host of The History of Saqartvelo Georgia (@History_Georgia) and co-host of Tsar Power (@TsarPowerPod) and Quest for Power. Visit https://hopfulmedia.com.co to subscribe, donate, or buy podcast merch! The History of Saqartvelo Georgia https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysaqartvelogeorgia Tsar Power https://tsarpowerpod.weebly.com/ Quest for Power https://quest-for-power.captivate.fm/ Long – Gold Braid and Foreign Relations: Diplomatic Activities of US Naval Officer 1798-1883 Hanes and Sanello – The Opium Wars: The Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption… Crean – The Fear of Chinese Power: An International History Downs – American Merchants and the China Opium Trade, 1800-1840 Grant – Seventh Annual Message Haythornthwaite – The Colonial Wars Source Book Mao – The Qing Empire and the Opium War: Collapse of the Heavenly Dynasty Meyer – The Opium War’s Secret History Nalty – The Barrier Forts: A Battle, A Monument, and a Mythical Marine Rait – The Life and Campaigns of Hugh, first Viscount Gough, Field-Marshal Tolley – Yangtze Patrol: The U.S. Navy in China Wong – Deadly Dreams: Opium and the Arrow War (1856-1860) in China World Drug Report 2008 – A Century of International Drug Control
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  011: Americans in the Opium Wars - Part 1 13.07.2024 1j 9mnt

  Trevor is joined once again by Roberto Toro - host of many podcasts - to talk about the United States' participation in The Opium Wars, the Taiping Rebellion, and early-19th Century China. Roberto is the host of The History of Saqartvelo Georgia (@History_Georgia) and co-host of Tsar Power (@TsarPowerPod) and Quest for Power. Visit https://hopfulmedia.com.co to subscribe, donate, or buy podcast merch! The History of Saqartvelo Georgia https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysaqartvelogeorgia Tsar Power https://tsarpowerpod.weebly.com/ Quest for Power https://quest-for-power.captivate.fm/ Long - Gold Braid and Foreign Relations: Diplomatic Activities of US Naval Officer 1798-1883 Hanes and Sanello - The Opium Wars: The Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption… Crean - The Fear of Chinese Power: An International History Downs - American Merchants and the China Opium Trade, 1800-1840 Grant - Seventh Annual Message Haythornthwaite - The Colonial Wars Source Book Mao - The Qing Empire and the Opium War: Collapse of the Heavenly Dynasty Meyer - The Opium War’s Secret History Nalty - The Barrier Forts: A Battle, A Monument, and a Mythical Marine Rait - The Life and Campaigns of Hugh, first Viscount Gough, Field-Marshal Tolley - Yangtze Patrol: The U.S. Navy in China Wong - Deadly Dreams: Opium and the Arrow War (1856-1860) in China World Drug Report 2008 - A Century of International Drug Control
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  Must Listen Announcement!!!! (and the History of Gold minisode) 27.06.2024 30mnt

  Very important announcements and updates about History of Persia and America: Secret Wars. Please visit our new fundraising page at HoPfulMedia.com.co Patrons look for a special update just for you posting imminently! New subscribers use code ALEXANDER to get 1 month free when you sign up before July 31, 2024 New annual subscribers use code GIZISTAG to get the first 2 months free before July 31, 2024 Visit us on YouTube at YouTube.com/@hopfulmedia
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  010: Invading Taiwan - The Formosa Expedition 23.06.2024 1j 21mnt

  Trevor sat down with Emma Lehman (https://www.emmalehman.com/) from Los Audio and the podcasts Gooned and Texas Twiggy to discuss the American Formosa Expedition of 1867. In a poorly thought out mission for revenge and imperialism, American sailors and marines got their first taste of East Asian jungle warfare. Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Los Audio - https://losaudio.substack.com/ Gooned - https://www.goonedpodcast.com/ Texas Twiggy - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/texas-twiggy/id1587025076 Gordon - Confrontation over Taiwan: Nineteenth-Century China and the Powers Le Gendre - Formosa: Reports of Mr. C. W. Le Gendre Davidson - The Island of Formosa: Historical View from 1430 to 1900 Haythornhwaite – The Colonial Wars Source Book Long – Gold Braid and Foreign Relations: Diplomatic Activities of US Naval Officer 1798-1883 Meinheit - The Consul’s Maps: Diplomacy, Cartography and Japan’s 1874 Formosa Expedition NHHC - H-063-4: The Formosa Expedition, 1867 NYT - European Intelligence... NYT - The American Fleet in Chinese Waters -- Avenging National Insults NYT - THE PIRATES OF FORMOSA.; Official Reports of the Engagement of the United States Naval Forces NYT - American Officers in the Japanese Formosa Expedition NYT - China and Japan; Active Preparations for War. The Formosa Expedition Successful... Wong - Approaching Sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands: From the Perspectives of Ryukyu and Okinawa
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  009: An Invasion of Japan During the Civil War? Part 2 01.06.2024 43mnt

  Trevor’s brother, Evan, is usually with the US Navy in Japan. So we sat down to talk about the first time the United States fought the Empire of Japan in 1863. Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Arnold – Diplomacy Far Removed: A Reinterpretation of the U.S. Decision to Open Diplomatic Relations… CIRA-Nippon – Bakunin’s Stop-over in Japan Cullen – A History Japan, 1582-1941: Internal and External Worlds Convention of Kanagawa Department of the Navy – Brief Summary of the Perry Expedition to Japan, 1853 Griffis – Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval Officer Haythornhwaite – The Colonial Wars Source Book Herbert – Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion Horii – The Perry Expedition (1853-1854) and the Japanese Encounter with “Religion” Keith – Civilization, Race, and the Japan Expedition’s Cultural Diplomacy, 1853-1854 Long – Gold Braid and Foreign Relations: Diplomatic Activities of US Naval Officer 1798-1883 Perry – Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan… Satow – A Diplomat in Japan: The Inner History of the Critical Years in the Evolution of Japan… Tolley – Yangtze Patrol: The U.S. Navy in China
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  008: An Invasion of Japan During the Civil War? Part 1 25.05.2024 59mnt

  Trevor's brother, Evan, is usually with the US Navy in Japan. So we sat down to talk about the first time the United States fought the Empire of Japan in 1863.Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramArnold - Diplomacy Far Removed: A Reinterpretation of the U.S. Decision to Open Diplomatic Relations...CIRA-Nippon - Bakunin's Stop-over in JapanCullen - A History Japan, 1582-1941: Internal and External WorldsConvention of KanagawaDepartment of the Navy - Brief Summary of the Perry Expedition to Japan, 1853Griffis - Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval OfficerHaythornhwaite - The Colonial Wars Source BookHerbert - Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the RebellionHorii - The Perry Expedition (1853-1854) and the Japanese Encounter with "Religion"Keith - Civilization, Race, and the Japan Expedition's Cultural Diplomacy, 1853-1854Long - Gold Braid and Foreign Relations: Diplomatic Activities of US Naval Officer 1798-1883Perry - Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan...Satow - A Diplomat in Japan: The Inner History of the Critical Years in the Evolution of Japan...Tolley - Yangtze Patrol: The U.S. Navy in China
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  007: The American Invasion of the Falkland Islands 12.05.2024 1j 15mnt

  Trevor and Ben Jacobs (@w2wpodcast) of the Wittenberg to Westphalia and Why Tho? podcasts talk about the United States’ weird military history in the Falkland Islands with guest appearances from Irish rebels, the War of 1812, and the Argentinian Revolution. Download Patreon | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Lorton – Falkland Wars – The History of the Falkland Islands Barnard – A Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Capt. Charles H. Barnard… Cawkwell – The History of the Falkland Islands Dickens – The Falkland Islands Dispute Between the United States and Argentina Drexler – Monroe Doctrine: Primary Documents in American History Falklands.info – A Brief History of the Falkland Islands Part 3 Fitzroy – Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle Holt – Memoirs of Joseph Holt: General of the Irish Rebels, in 1798 Maisch – The Falkland/Malvinas Islands Clash of 1831-32… Silbey – The Incomplete World of American Politics, 1815-1829… Tatham – The Dictionary of Falklands Biography USS Duncan – Silas Duncan and the Falklands’ Island Incident