• Why Do Humans Wage War?

  • Feb 28 2025
  • Length: 34 mins
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Why Do Humans Wage War?

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  • Why, despite knowing the devastation it causes, do humans insist on starting wars? Countless battles have littered the pages of our shared human story. Powerful leaders, hungry for glory and conquest, have always relied on conflict to achieve their goals.


    To understand the persistence of violent conflict in the human story, Dan is joined by Richard Overy, one of the great military historians and author of 'Why War?'.


    This was originally released as a History Hit subscriber-exclusive episode.


    Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Max Carrey.


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