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Andrew Roberts - SV's Napoleon Cult, Why Hitler Lost WW2, Churchill as Applied Historian

Dwarkesh Podcast

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The Power of Biography in Understanding History

This chapter explores the role of biography as a crucial literary genre for understanding historical periods and their relevance today. It highlights how individual actions of key figures influence major events and recommends a book on the evolution of warfare to illustrate these connections.

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