History Off the Page
Entertaining lectures on European history by college professor Dr. Jason Hansen (Furman University) that help explain how the modern world came to be. Covers culture and technology in addition to politics, with focus on France, Germany, England, Russia and more. Latest episodes help explain history of Israel and Palestine conflict and the Russia Ukraine war.
Podcasting since 2021 • 67 episodes
History Off the Page
Latest Episodes
Rise of the Nazi Party (1919-1923) [1_36]
At the time of its foundation in early 1919, the Nazi Party was a group of several dozen dilettantes who at first glance appeared to stand little chance of changing history. And yet, by 1923 it had grown to over 50K members - enough to co...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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2:04:35
Making Hitler (1889-1923) [Partial Patreon Preview]
Adolf Hitler is one of the most notorious villains of history. But how did he become HITLER? This partial preview episode documents his early history, from his boyhood in Linz to his Bohemian wandering in Vienna to his exploits during the First...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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42:46
Prelude to Nazi Germany: World War I and the Freikorps [1_35]
There are many places one could start a history of Nazi Germany, but we begin our series with the experience of the First World War. From the heady August days when Germans were flush with the joy of expectant victory to war and revolutio...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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1:45:28
Intro to Nazi Germany: do the Nazis Still Matter?
This episode - the first of 12 on the history of Nazi Germany - begins by asking the question if Nazis still matter in an age when so much of the post-World War II consensus (global institutions, free trade, collective defense) is being abandon...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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1:09:38
History of Israel/Palestine: 1967 & the Six Day War [3.20]
Continuing our discussion of the 1967 Six-Day War, this episode discusses the outbreak of hostilities with Israeli Operation Focus on 5 June 1967. In addition to covering some operational details, we also sketch out the rest of the histor...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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1:46:28
