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The Haunted UB-65 of World War I...
Send a textIn this, episode, we are going to take a look at the real wartime service of UB-65 and then investigate the legend to establish if there is any truth in the story of the supposedly haunted…
Terror in The Sky: The Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters of WWII...
Send a textThe opening of the air war over the Pacific was brutal. Allied pilots found themselves facing an enemy whose fighters appeared to be able to run rings around their own. The most notable of…
Life Inside The Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler’s Paranoid Final Few Days...
Send a textThe streets of Berlin were devastated beyond recognition in some areas as 33-year-old photographer William Vandivert was led to the location of the former German chancellery buildings.…
The Hanoi Hilton: The Brutal Vietnam Prison American Soldiers Feared…
Send a textHỏa Lò Prison was first built during the French Colonial era between 1886 and 1901 in the French Quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city. During this time, Vietnam was part of French…
The Odessa Massacre: A Forgotten Holocaust of WWII
Send a textWhen discussing the Axis powers of World War II, history tends to focus on Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan and Mussolini’s Italy however this is only part of the story. Fascism and…
E Squadron: The Most Secretive Special Forces Unit in The World?
Send a textIn one specific section of his book, Tomlinson details that to qualify for the Increment, a certain amount of time must be served with MI6: “...SAS and SBS personnel must have served for…
Why Were Tiger Tanks so Feared in The Second World War?
Send a textIn this episode, we are going to examine the evolution of the Panzer series from the humble Panzer I up to the excellent Panzer IV before German armoured doctrine switched to newer, often…
Bravo Two Zero: When British SAS Were Captured & Tortured by Iraqi Soldiers...
Send a textThe SAS operation known as Bravo Two Zero left three men killed and four men captured to be tortured by Iraqi soldiers during the 1990s. This horrific and deadly exercise is infamous…
Operation Millennium: The RAF Mission That Terrified The Germans in WWII...
Send a text1942. Nazi tyranny has engulfed Europe, the western Soviet Union and North Africa. Against this backdrop, there seems to be only one force who can take the fight to the heart of Hitler’s…
Operation Sea Lion: Hitler's Daring Plan to Invade Britain...
Send a textThe Battle of Britain was one of the most unique and decisive battles in history. Fought almost entirely in the air, the defeat of Britain’s Royal Air Force would have opened the door to…
When Paris Fell to Nazi Germany...
Send a textFew cities in the world can claim the same level of fame, of culture and possessing the level of prestige in the art world as Paris. It became known as ‘La Ville-Lumière’ or the City of…
Why Were The Nazis So Well-Dressed?
Send a textSmartly pressed and immaculately presented, the Nazis loved their uniforms. For the Nazi mindset, the uniform demonstrated discipline and status and was used as part of the propaganda…
The Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk Down
Send a textEarly October 1993, as Americans went about their daily business, many were stunned to hear of the dramatic events that had taken place thousands of miles away in the impoverished,…
The Korean War: 1950-1953
Send a textWar Thunder is a highly detailed vehicle combat game containing over 2000 playable tanks, aircrafts and ships spanning over 100 years of development. Immerse yourself completely in dynamic…
Operation Jubilee: Canada's Devastating WWII Loss
Send a textBy 1942, the war was no longer another great European conflict. It was now a firmly global affair enveloping all of the world’s great powers as the Allies squared off against the tyranny…
The Battle of Wounded Knee: A Turning Point in American History
Send a textThe Wounded Knee Massacre was a massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army. This is their story.Support the show
The Life of a Nazi Princess: What Happened to Joseph Goebbels' Wife?
Send a textAs the drive for equality between the sexes gathered unprecedented momentum in the 1950s and 60s, historians began to reassess the importance women have played in many of the most pivotal…
Midway: The Battle That Changed WWII
Send a textDive into the gripping story of the Battle of Midway, a pivotal moment in World War II that changed the course of history. In this video, we'll explore the strategies, key players, and…
The Battle of El Alamein: War in The Desert
Send a textIt was a place few expected to be fighting in when war broke out in 1939. It was a conflict Hitler never wanted. It was a fight on terrain that at times was as hostile as the enemy. It was…
The Battle of Berlin: The Soviet Victory That Ended WWII
Send a textIt would be too simplified an explanation for the motivation of Adolf Hitler to merely state that he desired conquest and power. Nazi Germany, including the lands to which its power…
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