Today we take you back to South Carolina and the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861.
For the United States and North Korea, with each verbal jab between respective leaders, with each thrust and parry by diplomats, with reports of more joint military exercises and hundreds of thousands of troops eyeballing one another along the world's most fortified border, I have recently pondered if the DMZ's Panmunjom is the 21st-century's version of Charleston in 1861. Perhaps, a stretch. Perhaps not. But with that reflection, we now look back over time's shoulder. This is "Flashpoint-1861."
Narrated by Fred Kiger
Produced by Dan Irving
Published by Third Wheel Media
Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:
Major Robert Anderson
John Buchanan Floyd
Roger Pryor
Winfield Scott
Don Carlos Buell
James Buchanan
Gustavus V. Fox
Other References From This Episode:
The Bells of St. Michaels - [ Ссылка ]
Great Resources To Check Out:
Days of Defiance: Sumter, Secession, and the Coming of the Civil War - [ Ссылка ]
Want to learn more about the Civil War? A great place to start is Fred's guide, The Civil War: A History of the War between the States from Workman Publishing. The guide is in its 9th printing - [ Ссылка ]
