After a brief absence Dan Carlin's Hardcore History is back, with the first in a two-part podcast on the Punic Wars. He focusses more on a broad overview and what it was like to experience than on the names and dates and does a pretty good job of evoking things which we, hopefully, will never have to live through.
White on black is less legible, I agree, and as for blue on black .... But fortunately, the important part is the sound. If you listen to it, I'd be interested to know what you think of his comparison between the fall of Berlin and ancient sacking of cities.
Bedfordshire, the hay, and the sack
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2 comments:
I wish people would stay away from black backgrounds . . .
White on black is less legible, I agree, and as for blue on black .... But fortunately, the important part is the sound. If you listen to it, I'd be interested to know what you think of his comparison between the fall of Berlin and ancient sacking of cities.
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