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Western Civ

Western Civ

By: Adam Walsh
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A fast-moving history of the western world from the ancient world to the present day. Examine how the emergence of the western world as a global dominant power was not something that should ever have been taken for granted. This podcast traces the development of western civilization starting in the ancient Near East, through Greece and Rome, past the collapse of the Western Roman Empire into the Dark Ages, and then follows European and, ultimately, American history as the western world moved into a dominant world position.Copyright Adam Walsh Social Sciences World
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  • Episode 529: We Hold These Truths

    Episode 529: We Hold These Truths
    Mar 27 2026
    After Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the Confederacy slowly fades. Despite Lee's efforts, Grant grinds his army down through murderous battles such as the Wilderness and Cold Harbor. Ultimately, the resouces of the Union are simply too much. But even as America ultimately wins its civil war, its greatest president falls to an assassin's bullet.

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    39 mins
  • Episode 528: Gettysburg

    Episode 528: Gettysburg
    Mar 24 2026
    In three days in Pennsylvania in 1863, the American Civil War turns forever.

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    20 mins
  • Episode 527: The War Goes North

    Episode 527: The War Goes North
    Mar 20 2026
    The Battle of Antietam drives President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. But Robert Lee wins two dramatic victories in this aftermath at the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.

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    33 mins
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