The Most Perfect Battle Ever Fought (That No One Remembers) | Blenheim 1704
August 13, 1704. A British general stood before an impossible choice: attack 56,000 enemy soldiers in an unbeatable position, or[…]
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Besieged by the Zulus: Eshowe 1879
Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life. Besieged by the Zulus: Eshowe 1879[…]
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Crécy 1346 – The Arrow Storm That SHATTERED France’s Elite Army
Crécy 1346—the arrow storm that shattered French chivalry—turned a hillside in Picardy into the birthplace of modern warfare. A decade[…]
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How English Archers Made Knights Obsolete in One Afternoon
August 26, 1346. The French had every advantage – 30,000 men vs 9,000 English, the finest knights in Europe, home[…]
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The Bankers Who Secretly Started WWI
The Bankers Who Secretly Started WWI You’ve been taught World War I started with a gunshot in Sarajevo. The truth?[…]
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Post-war Berlin and the Volkspolizei
An overview of Post War Berlin and the Volkspolizei Credit to : Johnny Johnson
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How A Neck Shooting Execution Worked
One of the most terrifying execution methods of World War 2 was neck shooting. This was known in German as[…]
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Iran–Iraq War | Intense Frontline Footage of the Conflict That Changed History (1980)
On 22 September 1980, Saddam Hussein launched an Iraqi invasion of neighbouring Iran. Days later, ITN’s Jon Snow travelled to[…]
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Why Germany Walked Willingly Into the Greatest Soviet Trap
After the disaster at Stalingrad, Germany’s High Command was divided. Should they retreat, rebuild, or gamble everything on a massive[…]
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Unification of Germany: How Prussia Reshaped Europe
The Unification of Germany was a dramatic journey from the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire to the coronation of[…]
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