Good luck with your pile of fic recs! (That is only like, 15% self-interested, FYI, since I do love to browse the recs you put out!)
You mentioning the podcasts you've enjoyed reminded me that I recently listened to one that I think you'd really like, if you haven't tried it out yet. Dan Carlin's Hardcore History, Blueprint for Armageddon I is a long listen, just over 3 hours, but it's really really good. He talks through the road to war leading up to World War I in a somewhat rambling, but totally engrossing historical story format. In the second half in particular, he delves into some fascinating insights about how propaganda was utilized in that era, how it shaped so many important attitudes and decisions, and I couldn't help thinking of some Star Wars parallels that I'm sure you would be really into.
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You mentioning the podcasts you've enjoyed reminded me that I recently listened to one that I think you'd really like, if you haven't tried it out yet. Dan Carlin's Hardcore History, Blueprint for Armageddon I is a long listen, just over 3 hours, but it's really really good. He talks through the road to war leading up to World War I in a somewhat rambling, but totally engrossing historical story format. In the second half in particular, he delves into some fascinating insights about how propaganda was utilized in that era, how it shaped so many important attitudes and decisions, and I couldn't help thinking of some Star Wars parallels that I'm sure you would be really into.