0: Preamble

“Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade.”This is the story of the preparations for D-Day. In November, 1943 the “Big Three”–that is, Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin–meet in person fo ...  Show more

“‘What is that?' I asked. The Englishman answered calmly: 'It was my best enemy.’”This is the story of the little books that went to war, and the Frenchman whose ghosts we'll read by their light.In 1943, a consortium of American publishers began slipping pocket-sized paperbacks i ...  Show more

A little introduction of my podcast and other information 

A short introductory episode where I say 'hello' and explain my motivation for starting this podcast. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Welcome to the History of Islam Podcast!This is a preliminary episode for our series. I cover a few introductory points and get some tedious tidbits out of the way. Our story will begin next episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Welcome to the Silent Realms Podcast! In this prologue, we introduce the goal of the podcast: to explore lost and forgotten corners of history that rarely make it into mainstream narratives. We also cover what this podcast will look like, as well as a short introduction of me as ...  Show more