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Adam M Wakeling

Adam M Wakeling

Update on New Book

My latest book, Why the Enlightenment Matters: The Shift in Our Thinking That Made the Modern World, has been published by Australian…

Sep 19, 2023

Update on New Book

Sep 19, 2023

Adam M Wakeling

How Sausages Became a Symbol of Australian Democracy

The Rise of the Democracy Sausage

May 23, 2022

How Sausages Became a Symbol of Australian Democracy

May 23, 2022

Adam M Wakeling

Was Hitler’s Architect the “Good Nazi”?

Breaking Down the Speer Myth

May 9, 2022

Was Hitler’s Architect the “Good Nazi”?

May 9, 2022

Adam M Wakeling

How Japan’s Martial Arts Emerged From the Clash Between Tradition and Modernity

Creating Traditions

Apr 26, 2022

How Japan’s Martial Arts Emerged From the Clash Between Tradition and Modernity

Apr 26, 2022

Adam M Wakeling

How Much Did Winston Churchill Actually Drink?

The British wartime PM’s very expensive habit

Jan 13, 2022

How Much Did Winston Churchill Actually Drink?

Jan 13, 2022

Adam M Wakeling

The Quest for the Wreck of the Titanic

The Inaccurate C.Q.D call, the box office bomb, and the Texas oil millionaire with a trained monkey

Jan 3, 2022

The Quest for the Wreck of the Titanic

Jan 3, 2022

Adam M Wakeling

The Famous Downfall Bunker Scene

How Historically Accurate is the Most Parodied Scene in Film History?

Dec 25, 2021

The Famous Downfall Bunker Scene

Dec 25, 2021

Adam M Wakeling

The Last Person Sentenced to Death in Australia

Brenda Hodge’s troubling story and the final abolition of capital punishment in the country

Nov 29, 2021

The Last Person Sentenced to Death in Australia

Nov 29, 2021

Adam M Wakeling

All Hail the Daylight Sky Father

What can we learn about the chief god of the prehistoric Indo-Europeans from their descendants?

Nov 8, 2021

All Hail the Daylight Sky Father

Nov 8, 2021

Adam M Wakeling

Why Isn’t Canada Part of the United States?

How some British colonies in North America stayed out of the Revolution

Oct 30, 2021

Why Isn’t Canada Part of the United States?

Oct 30, 2021

Adam M Wakeling

Adam M Wakeling

Adam Wakeling is an Australian writer, lawyer and historian. He is online at https://www.amwakeling.com/ and on Twitter @AdamMWakeling.

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