🎧 War with Margaret MacMillan
🎧 Dan Snow's History Hit
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22m
Margaret MacMillan joined me on the podcast to discuss the ways in which war has influenced human society. We discussed how, in turn, changes in political organisation, technology, or ideologies have affected how and why we fight.
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