125- The Best Defence is a Good Defence

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Audio excerpt from The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic by Mike Duncan. Forthcoming Oct. 24, 2017. Pre-order a copy today!  Amazon Powells Barnes & Noble Indibound Books-a-Million Or visit us at: revolutionspodcast.com thehistoryofrome.com 

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After the disaster of the Crimean War, it was time for an era of Great Reform.  Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions 

Las aptitudes militares de Espartaco y su carisma personal convirtieron una limitada revuelta de gladiadores en la mayor rebelión de esclavos que conoció la antigua Roma; apenas tenían armas, pero eran fuertes y sabían combatir, y bajo su mando, los insurrectos batieron a seis ge ... Show More

A brief description of the soldiers who fought in the English Civil Wars.  

The Ancien Regime was a mess in desperate need of reform.  

After years of muddling along, Parliament created a more professional army. They finally defeated King Charles at Nasbay in June 1645.   

Almost no society worshipped its military as much as the German state of Prussia in the 1700s-1800s (outside of ancient Sparta). Prussia was famously described as not a country with an army but an army with a country. That's because during the 18th century when other European sta ... Show More

Reader Adviser Ralph Thompson follows the history of the army from its inception as a standing force after the overthrow of the English republic through its increasing professionalisation during the War of the Spanish Succession. 

'In the years after World War I, the defeated and much-reduced German Army developed new clothing and personal equipment that drew upon the lessons learned in the trenches. In place of the wide variety of uniforms and insignia that had been worn by the Imperial German Army, a sta ... Show More