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21 Feb
1942: Hitler pits the forces of the German Fatherland against those of the Soviet Motherland at Stalingrad. Stalin's fiercely patriotic army will fight the Nazis to the last drop of blood.
21 Feb
From Lugers to MG42 machine guns and the Pak40 anti-tank gun, James Holland uncovers how the craftsmanship of German weapons engineering was totally unsuited to fighting a long attritional war.
21 Feb
Russian officers sought to overthrow the Romanovs by planning a coup and assassination; betrayal and hesitation unravelled the revolt, but the failed attempt inspired future Russian revolutionaries.
21 Feb
In the 19th century, the West confronted a China that until then thought itself all-powerful; we follow China's history from the fall of the Middle Empire to the rise of the Chinese Communist Party.
21 Feb
In July 1192, Richard the Lionheart was poised for a strike on Jerusalem; Saladin, meanwhile, readied his troops for an attack. Dr Thomas Asbridge looks beyond the legends of these medieval titans.
21 Feb
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.
21 Feb
Eleanor became Queen of France whilst still a teenager; after that marriage was annulled, she married English heir Henry and had a strong influence on both the king's and her son's reigns.
21 Feb
21 Feb
In July 1192, Richard the Lionheart was poised for a strike on Jerusalem; Saladin, meanwhile, readied his troops for an attack. Dr Thomas Asbridge looks beyond the legends of these medieval titans.
21 Feb
Hidden in the rainforest, Tikal was the capital of the most powerful kingdom built by the Maya; now new technologies such as LiDar allow researchers to reveal new secrets about this exceptional place.
21 Feb
Weapons win wars; it's been claimed that the human race has spent more time, money, and effort in developing weapons than in any other single field of human endeavour.
21 Feb
From Lugers to MG42 machine guns and the Pak40 anti-tank gun, James Holland uncovers how the craftsmanship of German weapons engineering was totally unsuited to fighting a long attritional war.
21 Feb
1942: Hitler pits the forces of the German Fatherland against those of the Soviet Motherland at Stalingrad. Stalin's fiercely patriotic army will fight the Nazis to the last drop of blood.
21 Feb
21 Feb
Eleanor became Queen of France whilst still a teenager; after that marriage was annulled, she married English heir Henry and had a strong influence on both the king's and her son's reigns.
21 Feb
In July 1192, Richard the Lionheart was poised for a strike on Jerusalem; Saladin, meanwhile, readied his troops for an attack. Dr Thomas Asbridge looks beyond the legends of these medieval titans.
21 Feb
Hidden in the rainforest, Tikal was the capital of the most powerful kingdom built by the Maya; now new technologies such as LiDar allow researchers to reveal new secrets about this exceptional place.
21 Feb
Weapons win wars; it's been claimed that the human race has spent more time, money, and effort in developing weapons than in any other single field of human endeavour.
21 Feb
1942: Hitler pits the forces of the German Fatherland against those of the Soviet Motherland at Stalingrad. Stalin's fiercely patriotic army will fight the Nazis to the last drop of blood.
21 Feb
From Lugers to MG42 machine guns and the Pak40 anti-tank gun, James Holland uncovers how the craftsmanship of German weapons engineering was totally unsuited to fighting a long attritional war.
21 Feb
Russian officers sought to overthrow the Romanovs by planning a coup and assassination; betrayal and hesitation unravelled the revolt, but the failed attempt inspired future Russian revolutionaries.
21 Feb
In the 19th century, the West confronted a China that until then thought itself all-powerful; we follow China's history from the fall of the Middle Empire to the rise of the Chinese Communist Party.
21 Feb
1941: Rudolf Hess, Hitler's right-hand man, crashes a plane into the Scottish Highlands. Why had he come, who was he meeting, and did he really take his own life in Spandau prison?
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