Radio War Nerd

Guest: Aamer, podcaster & writer Recorded: October 21, 2020 In Part 3 of our series on the Arab Conquests in the 7th century (EP #246, #249), the third caliph Umar seizes Sassanid-controlled Iraq, triumphs at the Battle of Nahavand, and chases the Sassanid Empire all the way to Central Asia and exti