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The first episode of Season 2 investigates how brothers Allen and John Foster Dulles, director of the CIA and secretary of state in the 1950s, led one of the largest and most foolish covert operations in US history.
Today's story comes from "The Jakarta Method" by Vincent Bevins; and "The Brothers" by Stephen Kinzer.
Learn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/how-two-brothers-tried-to-start-a
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How Two Brothers Tried to Start a Civil War in Indonesia
How Two Brothers Tried to Start a Civil War in Indonesia
Skipped History
Interviews with top historians about their latest work. Mainly educational, often funny. Conveniently, most of the jokes are about people too far underground to punch back.
Hosted by Ben Tumin, creator of the NYT-profiled Skipped History web series.
Interviews with top historians about their latest work. Mainly educational, often funny. Conveniently, most of the jokes are about people too far underground to punch back.
Hosted by Ben Tumin, creator of the NYT-profiled Skipped History web series.
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