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Diplomacy: Britain vs America #12
🕑 Added 2023-04-17 05:05:59 +0000 UTC[PATRONS]
How close did Britain and America really come to war in 1845-46, and if war was out of the question, why did matters get so anxious, and close to the abyss? Was it all bluster and bluff, designed to please domestic audiences, or was there more substance in the shrill screechings from both sides than we might expect? Here we delve into it, including the Mexican schemes to involve Britain and France in its looming war with America. Did this soften President Polk's tone, or had that belligerent statesmen been bluffing all along?
Join me here as we conclude this fascinating series. Thanksss so much for joining me over the last few weeks, you guys are the best history friends an eternal student could ask for!
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When Diplomacy Fails Podcast
Thanksss Ryan, glad you enjoyed it! I had a great time delving even deeper, and the further reading also helped my PhD, so everyone wins :D
Ryan Smith
Who would have thought that my home was once a focal point of international diplomacy! I’m looking at the Columbia river right now. Oregon is indeed a rainy place with suspiciously overcast weather that nobody but the Irish could entirely love :) This has been a fun series, thank you as always.
