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30 Nov
How did Hitler succeed in transforming a republic into a 'Führer state' in such a short time, how did the 'enforced conformity' of society take place, and how willingly did the Germans fall in line?
30 Nov
What would it take to bomb the Allies into the ground? This was the question on the minds of top Nazi brass as they mobilised Germany's top scientists to create frightening new bombs.
30 Nov
30 Nov
We discover an intriguing new theory about Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey; one of the world's oldest mysteries dating back over 12,000 years, we still don't understand who built it or why.
30 Nov
The remains of 7,000 humans were discovered in the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, Malta's Neolithic temple; could the temple reveal the mystery of who they belonged to and what happened to its owners?
30 Nov
The name Rockefeller is synonymous with wealth, power, and American politics. Generation after generation has been marked by tragedy; is there a debt to pay for their money-motivated actions?
30 Nov
The Habsburgs were the most powerful family in Europe for centuries; why was their destiny so fatal, and were all their tribulations connected to some kind of curse?
30 Nov
WWII facilitated the use of technology to wreak destruction from afar; through success and failure, the bomb was and remains a weapon that can tip the balance in favour of those who wield its power.
30 Nov
Espionage and intelligence were crucial during WWII; clever camouflage, the Enigma machine, and concealable weapons were as important as any tank, ship, aircraft or bomb.
30 Nov
30 Nov
30 Nov
30 Nov
The Germans continue their retreat from Russia, but the most significant event at this stage of the war is the second front in Europe with the D-Day landings on June 6th - Operation Overlord.
30 Nov
The Allies continue their eastward push from Normandy and close on the German border; in the east, the Soviet Union unleashes Operation Bagration, the greatest offensive of the war.
30 Nov
The Allies succeed in crossing the Rhine and fight their way through Germany as the Red Army finally forces Axis troops from Soviet territory and closes on the capital, Berlin.
30 Nov
This episode immerses us in the Peloponnesian War, a decades-long fratricidal conflict between Athens and Sparta that shook democracies and ended Greece's golden age.
30 Nov
Thanks to exceptional excavations in four lost cities of the Mongol empire, archaeologists are revealing the visionary society created by Genghis Khan in the 13th century A.D. / C.E.
30 Nov
We look at the conversations at the heart of German power; the deciphering of archive images allows us to understand the motivations of the Nazi regime in their conquest of Europe.
30 Nov
By 5:00pm on the 2nd of May, 1945, the last guns stopped firing among the ruins of Berlin as the iconic image of the Soviet Red Flag rising above the Reichstag symbolised an irreversible change.
30 Nov
Japan stood at a crossroads after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings; on the 14th of August, 1945, Emperor Hirohito retreated to his office bunker to record a message announcing Japan's surrender.
30 Nov
Thanks to exceptional excavations in four lost cities of the Mongol empire, archaeologists are revealing the visionary society created by Genghis Khan in the 13th century A.D. / C.E.
30 Nov
Spanish colonies have grown throughout the Americas after decades of conquests, but the Spanish monarchy struggles to control the guardians of 'New Spain' from afar.
30 Nov
Disdain for Spain's wealth in the Americas leads to other European rulers propagating an anti-Spanish narrative; the 'Black Legend' is born and heralds the end of the era of conquistadors.
30 Nov
Was Adolf Hitler a master of war or a maker of war? His obsessive quest for territorial domination led to early triumphs, but his refusal to listen to his generals led to catastrophic failures.
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