The final days of Sri Lanka's civil war
The last battles of a brutal conflict plus how the Nazis stole children.
The History Hour · BBC World Service
May 18, 201950m 34s
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Show Notes
In May 2009 the Sri Lankan army defeated the Tamil Tigers, ending a brutal 25-year civil war; also, the economists who predicted the 2008 global economic crash, plus the Nazis' stolen children, a victim of China's One Child policy, and the building of the great Karakoram Highway.
Photo: Tamil civilians standing on the roadside after crossing to a government-controlled area 2kms from the front-line, 2009 (Getty Images)