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World War II: Behind Closed Doors episode 6

History / 4 minutes of reading / July 27, 2021 / By HDclump

World War II: Behind Closed Doors episode 6: The dramatic story of the collapse of the Alliance in the wake of the end of the war, and Stalin’s desire to turn on his wartime comrades. Joseph Stalin was a tyrant responsible for the death of millions, yet he was also a vital ally of Britain and America during the Second World War. How was it possible for Churchill and Roosevelt to deal with one tyrant, Joseph Stalin, in order to help beat another, Adolf Hitler? That’s one of the key questions at the heart of this new six-part […]

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World War II: Behind Closed Doors episode 5

History / 6 minutes of reading / July 19, 2021 / By HDclump

World War II: Behind Closed Doors episode 5: The story of the Red Army’s fight through Eastern Europe in 1944, as well as the behind the scenes history of the most famous Allied conference of the war at Yalta in the Crimea. Joseph Stalin was a tyrant responsible for the death of millions, yet he was also a vital ally of Britain and America during the Second World War. How was it possible for Churchill and Roosevelt to deal with one tyrant, Joseph Stalin, in order to help beat another, Adolf Hitler? That’s one of the key questions

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World War II: Behind Closed Doors episode 4

History / 6 minutes of reading / July 18, 2021 / By HDclump

World War II: Behind Closed Doors episode 4 – The story of the first meeting of the ‘Big Three’, Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin, at Tehran. Plus, the secret history of the Soviet attempt to cover up the mass murders at Katyn. Joseph Stalin was a tyrant responsible for the death of millions, yet he was also a vital ally of Britain and America during the Second World War. How was it possible for Churchill and Roosevelt to deal with one tyrant, Joseph Stalin, in order to help beat another, Adolf Hitler? That’s one of the key questions at

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Storm Over Europe episode 4 – The Heirs of Rome

History / 3 minutes of reading / July 17, 2021 / By HDclump

Storm Over Europe episode 4 – The Heirs of Rome: Starting in the 5th century AD, the Franks migrated to France, the Anglo-Saxons to Britain, and the Goths to Spain and Italy. Europe and the Christian west grew out of their empires. This documentary deals with the mass migration of Germanic tribes at the very beginning of European history, while Ancient Rome raced towards inevitable collapse and a new political centre developed in Northwest Europe. This period, from the invasion of the Huns in 375 to the conquest of Italy by the Lombards in 568, is one of

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Storm Over Europe episode 3 – The Fall of Rome

History / 3 minutes of reading / July 16, 2021 / By HDclump

Storm Over Europe episode 3 – The Fall of Rome: For the people of the ancient world, the Huns were “the most feared of all warriors”. Never before had people experienced such brutal fighting. The power of the mounted nomads became a threat to Rome, but other tribes were also on the move and headed to the center of a weakened empire. This documentary deals with the mass migration of Germanic tribes at the very beginning of European history, while Ancient Rome raced towards inevitable collapse and a new political centre developed in Northwest Europe. This period, from

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Storm Over Europe episode 2 – The Saga of the Goths

History / 4 minutes of reading / July 12, 2021 / By HDclump

Storm Over Europe episode 2 – The Saga of the Goths: The Romans knew virtually nothing about Germanic tribes, but this was to change. “They found skulls nailed to trees and altars. Here the Cherusci had sacrificed the most high-ranking Roman prisoners to their gods.” When Roman power was at its peak, in the year 9 AD, Arminius chief of the Cherusci defeated the troops of Rome at what was known for centuries as the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. This documentary deals with the mass migration of Germanic tribes at the very beginning of European history, while Ancient

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Storm Over Europe episode 1 – Cimbrians and Teutons

History / 3 minutes of reading / July 11, 2021 / By HDclump

Storm Over Europe episode 1 – Cimbrians and Teutons: This documentary deals with the mass migration of Germanic tribes at the very beginning of European history, while Ancient Rome raced towards inevitable collapse and a new political centre developed in Northwest Europe. This period, from the invasion of the Huns in 375 to the conquest of Italy by the Lombards in 568, is one of the most fascinating, significant and complex epochs in history. “An incredible mass of people surged forwards. 300,000 warriors, women and children were in search of land capable of feeding such a vast horde.”

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World War II: Behind Closed Doors episode 3

History / 4 minutes of reading / July 10, 2021 / By HDclump

World War II: Behind Closed Doors episode 3: Joseph Stalin was a tyrant responsible for the death of millions – yet he was also a vital ally of Britain and America during the Second World War. How was it possible for Churchill and Roosevelt to deal with one tyrant – Stalin – in order to help beat another – Adolf Hitler? That’s one of the key questions at the heart of this series. Using dramatic reconstructions, based on extensive fresh research in Russian and Western archives, and testimony from witnesses of the time, including former Soviet secret policemen

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Kew: The Garden That Changed the World

History / 3 minutes of reading / July 4, 2021 / By HDclump

Kew: The Garden That Changed the World – Dan Cruickshank unearths some of the surprising stories that shaped the famous gardens. His travels take him from the royal gardens to the corridors of power and the outposts of Empire as he pieces together Kew’s story, uncovering tales of bravery, high adventure, passion and drama. Kew Gardens is a botanic garden in southwest London that houses the “largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world”. Kew: The Garden That Changed the World Kew Gardens Founded in 1840, from the exotic garden at Kew Park

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World War II: Behind Closed Doors episode 2

History / 4 minutes of reading / June 30, 2021 / By HDclump

World War II: Behind Closed Doors episode 2: This second episode focuses on the secret history of Stalin’s dealings with Churchill and the West in the wake of the German invasion of the Soviet Union. Alternative Stream Joseph Stalin was a tyrant responsible for the death of millions – yet he was also a vital ally of Britain and America during the Second World War. How was it possible for Churchill and Roosevelt to deal with one tyrant, Joseph Stalin, in order to help beat another – Adolf Hitler? The series uses dramatic reconstructions based on extensive

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World War II: Behind Closed Doors episode 1

History / 6 minutes of reading / June 27, 2021 / By HDclump

World War II: Behind Closed Doors episode 1:Documentary series revealing the ‘behind-closed-doors’ politics of World War II. This episode focuses on the secret history of the non-aggression pact between Hitler and Stalin. Alternative Stream Documentary series using dramatic reconstructions and testimony from witnesses to reveal the ‘behind-closed-doors’ politics of the Second World War World War II: Behind Closed Doors episode 1 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was a non-aggression pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union that enabled those two powers to partition Poland between them. The pact was signed in Moscow on 23

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Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession episode 3

History / 4 minutes of reading / June 25, 2021 / By HDclump

Maps: Power, Plunder and Possession episode 3: In the last of a three-part series about the extraordinary stories behind maps, Professor Jerry Brotton uncovers how maps are snapshots of a moment in history and offer visions of distant lands, tempting explorers to plunder and conquer. However, adventurers first had to tackle the great challenge of mapping the globe onto a flat surface. There is no perfect solution, but the father of geography, Claudius Ptolemy, had some clever ideas. Explorers like Christopher Columbus sailed into the unknown in search of riches and discovered a whole new continent that would

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