History

Incredibly Rare Battle of Waterloo Skeletons Discovered in an Attic

History Documentaries The bones of up to 10 soldiers killed at the Battle of Waterloo have been discovered – some[…]

The Martini-Henry Rifle We met up with Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries Museum in[…]

The rise of Vladimir Putin This documentary looks at the rise of Vladimir Putin using video material never shown before.[…]

Collapse of the Soviet Union Russian President Vladimir Putin described the collapse of the Soviet Union as “the greatest geopolitical[…]

The Spanish American War The Spanish-American War (fought in Cuba and the Philippines) kickstarted US global ambitions and expanded their[…]

First Fighter Planes of WW1 No aircraft existed at the outbreak of WW1 equipped with a gun of any sort.[…]

Military History As the Japanese forces occupied Tulagi in the Solomon Islands in May of 1942 and expanded their Empire’s[…]

Commander-in-chief of the Japanese Imperial Navy during WW2 Isoroku Yamamoto was the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Imperial Navy during the[…]

1982 Argentinian Marines occupied Stanley in the Falklands On 2nd April 1982 Argentinian Marines occupied Stanley in the Falklands, in[…]

Black and Tans vs. IRA Guerrillas The movement for more Irish self determination had turned into a full out revolutionary[…]