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Jan 2024
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149: WWI Epilogue

PROF. GREG JACKSON
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The Episode to end all … World War I episodes. Professor Jackson sits down with Kelsi Dynes to talk through all the things that didn’t make it into the final Great War episodes and go big picture on the Meuse-Argonne, Armistice, and Treaty of Versailles.Connect with us on HTDSpodcast.com and go deep into episode bibliographies and book recommendations join ... Show More
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