Under Siege episode 3 – Petersburg 1864: The Battle of the Crater, fought during the grueling Siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War, remains one of the most tragic and bizarre episodes in military history. Petersburg, a strategic railroad hub in Virginia, should never have endured such a prolonged and devastating siege. In June 1864, Union forces, under the […]
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As the Roman invasion of Northern Europe pressed relentlessly forward, the Gallic tribes found their resistance collapsing under the might of Rome.
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In the heart of World War II, as Britain found itself grappling with the might of Nazi Germany, the nation’s resources were stretched thin, and the prospect of opening a second front seemed a distant reality.
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Narrow Escapes of World War II episode 11: A Scottish soldier who hiked 200 miles through the Libyan desert without water or supplies recalls Ronald Moore, the leader of his party. With the Italians preparing to invade Egypt in the summer of 1940, the British armys Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) causes havoc far behind the front. But after an
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