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Adam M Wakeling

Adam M Wakeling

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Sep 19, 2023

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…

Update on New Book

Adam M Wakeling

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May 23, 2022

How Sausages Became a Symbol of Australian Democracy

The Rise of the Democracy Sausage

How Sausages Became a Symbol of Australian Democracy

Adam M Wakeling

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May 9, 2022

Was Hitler’s Architect the “Good Nazi”?

Breaking Down the Speer Myth

Was Hitler’s Architect the “Good Nazi”?

Adam M Wakeling

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Apr 26, 2022

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

Creating Traditions

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

Adam M Wakeling

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Jan 13, 2022

How Much Did Winston Churchill Actually Drink?

The British wartime PM’s very expensive habit

How Much Did Winston Churchill Actually Drink?

Adam M Wakeling

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Jan 3, 2022

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

The Quest for the Wreck of the Titanic

Adam M Wakeling

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Dec 25, 2021

The Famous Downfall Bunker Scene

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

The Famous Downfall Bunker Scene

Adam M Wakeling

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Nov 29, 2021

The Last Person Sentenced to Death in Australia

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

The Last Person Sentenced to Death in Australia

Adam M Wakeling

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Nov 8, 2021

All Hail the Daylight Sky Father

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

All Hail the Daylight Sky Father

Adam M Wakeling

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Oct 30, 2021

Why Isn’t Canada Part of the United States?

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

Why Isn’t Canada Part of the United States?

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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