Dad Tangent - When Old Defenses Stop Working: From Vikings to Blitzkrieg

S3E10 - The Viking Age - The Viking Raids Spread Across Europe (794–840): Dorestad, Francia, and the End of Isolated Attacks

The Viking raids were no longer isolated shocks. In this episode of History with Dad, we follow the spread of Viking attacks across Britain, Ireland, Frisia, and Francia as Europe slowly realizes these raids are becoming recurring, adaptable, and increasingly organized around trade routes, rivers, and wealthy commercial targets like Dorestad. We also explore how Carolingian civil wars and political fragmentation weakened coordinated defenses just as the attacks intensified. Support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad [https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad]

Dad Tangent - Who Gets to Write History? From Vikings to World War I

How much of history is shaped by the people who survived to tell the story? In this Dad Tangent, we look at how writers, conquerors, priests, and governments shaped the way later generations understood major events — from Roman accounts of “barbarians” to Viking raids, the Crusades, and World War I propaganda. Because history is not just about what happened...it’s also about who got to describe it afterward. Support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad [https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad]

Dad Tangent - When Old Defenses Stop Working: From Vikings to Blitzkrieg

Why do powerful societies keep getting shocked by new tactics they never saw coming? In this Dad Tangent, we look at moments in history when old defenses suddenly stopped working — from Mongol horse archers to Viking raids, cannons smashing castles, and Blitzkrieg in World War II. Because sometimes history changes not when technology appears… but when people finally realize the rules have changed. Support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad [https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad]

S3E9 - The Viking Age - The Viking Raid on Lindisfarne (793): Why Europe Was Terrified

In 793, Viking raiders attacked the monastery at Lindisfarne — and the news shocked Christian Europe. But why did this raid feel so terrifying to the people living at the time? In this episode of History with Dad, we look at the early Viking raids, why monasteries became targets, how writers like Alcuin reacted, and why the attack on Lindisfarne became remembered as the moment the Viking Age truly arrived. Support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad [https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad]

Dad Tangent - Last Stands Explained: Why People Fight Battles They Can’t Win (Thermopylae, Alamo, Warsaw)

Why do people fight battles they know they can’t win? In this Dad Tangent, we explore famous “last stands” from Thermopylae to the Alamo to the Warsaw Uprising — and beyond — to understand courage, identity, and decision-making when outcomes aren’t in your control. Support the show here: https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad [https://buymeacoffee.com/historywithdad]