Conflicted: A History Podcast
Untangling history’s greatest controversies. Every month, we take a hard look at the historical conflicts that raise difficult questions, stoke controversy, and send our moral compasses spinning.
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Sep 15, 2019 • 1h 32min
The Tiger and the Turtle: Samurai Invasion of Korea
Sea battles, tiger hunts, and a mountain of human noses. This is the Shakespearean saga that triggered centuries of bad blood between Korea and Japan.SOURCES:Samuel, Hawley. The Imjin War: Japan's Sixteenth-Century Invasion of Korea and Attempt to Conquer China. 2005Turnbull, Stephen. The Samurai Invasion of Korea. 2008.Turnbull, Stephen. War in Japan, 1467-1615. 2002Berry, Mary Elizabeth. Hideyoshi. 1982Kristof, Nicholas D. “Japan, Korea, and 1597: A Year That Lives in Infamy”. Sept 1997 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 15, 2019 • 56min
This Is Sparta?
A myth-busting breakdown of history’s favorite fitness cult.SOURCES:Hanson, Victor Davis. A War Like No Other. 2005. Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian WarPlutarch. Parallel LivesXenophon. HellenicaCartledge, Paul. “The Socratics’ Sparta and Rosseau’s”. Cambridge University. 1998 Penades, Antonio. “Bred for Battle - Understanding Ancient Sparta’s Military Machine”. National Geographic History. Dec 2016. Grant, R.G. “Battle of Leuctra”. Encyclopedia Britannica. March, 2017 Andrews, Evan. “8 Reasons It Wasn’t Easy Being Spartan”. History.com. Sept 2018 Grant, R.G. “Battle of Leuctra”. Encyclopedia Britannica. March, 2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 15, 2019 • 4min
Conflicted - Welcome
A quick introduction to the concept behind the show and your host, Zach Cornwell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
