REPOST: Radio War Nerd #303 [UNLOCKED] — The US Civil War, Part IV: McClellan, Treason & The Battle of Antietam (Patreon)

Originally recorded: November 8, 2021

We're reposting unlocked & free part IV in the War Nerd US Civil War series, in which Dr. Dolan makes the case that Union Gen. George McClellan wasn't merely cautious or incompetent, but an ideologically-driven traitor managed by his top aide, the mysterious Thomas Marshall Key. We trace McClellan's disastrous reign as top US commander, from his failed Peninsula Campaign through the Battle of Antietam, against the backdrop of McClellan's fierce loyalty to the pro-slavery faction of the US ruling classes.

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