Radio War Nerd EP #67—Crimean War (Patreon)

Skopje — With Crimea and New Cold War hysteria in the news, the War Nerd goes back 150 years to the Crimean War—the British-French-Ottoman invasion of Russia's Black Sea naval garrison meant to punish Tsarist Russia . . . Many familiar elements for us today, starting with the hysterical Russophobia campaign in the western media . . . 

Also: Serbia's extradition war with France...Bahrain executes 3 Shia...Islamic State's hold on Mosul slipping finally...Syrian war fronts—Israel rocket attacks & battle over Damascus water supply...Russians making powerful friends in war-torn Libya...

Total Time: 1:55:16

Direct link  to this episode's mp3 here 

Reading suggestion: "The Crimean War: A History"  by Orlando Figes