About this episode

The episode discusses the commercialization of historical grief and the commemoration of global conflicts with insights from returning guests.

Stop commercializing historical grief and ignoring the true scale of global warfare. Recorded live at the Imperial War Museum Festival, host Paul Bavill sits down with two of History Rage’s favourite returning guests—Dr. Peter Caddick Adams and Alex Churchill—for an unfiltered, hilarious, and deeply insightful look at how we commemorate global conflicts. From the tacky monetization of grief to the complete erasure of French contributions on the Western Front, this live crowd episode pulls no punches. Why has our memory of the First World War become so lazy? The team breaks down the "Airfix School of Military History," explores the forgotten British conflicts post-1945, and takes aim at the deeply problematic world of Axis reenactment cosplay. Finally, they tackle the terrifying future of AI-generated history slop and explain why preserving your personal family archives on physical paper is the ultimate act of historical preservation. Recommended Episodes to Unleash More Rage If you loved this live panel, dive back into the archives with these essential episodes: Episode 75: Dr. Peter Caddick Adams rages on Bernard Montgomery and explains why "Monty" might not be all he’s cracked…

People in this episode

Host: Paul Bavill

Guests: Dr. Peter Caddick Adams, Alex Churchill

Topics covered

• war commemoration
• historical grief
• global conflicts
• First World War
• military history
• AI-generated history

Keywords

• war commemoration
• historical grief
• First World War
• military history
• AI-generated history
• British conflicts
• Axis reenactment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Imperial War Museum

Books & works: Airfix School of Military History, Alex Churchill's brilliant book

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