The Rest: History for Sleep
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How Britain Fought a War 8,000 Miles Away in the Falklands
Aug 25, 202615 min
Gulf War 1991: How the US Won in 100 Hours
Aug 24, 20266 min
How Saddam Seized Power Through Brutal Purges
Aug 24, 20267 min
Iran–Iraq War: How Eight Years of Slaughter Changed Nothing
Aug 24, 20267 min
How Egypt and Syria Nearly Overran Israel in 1973
Aug 23, 20267 min
Six-Day War: How Israel Won Before Its Enemies Could Blink
Aug 23, 20266 min
How the Suez Crisis Exposed the End of an Empire
Aug 23, 20266 min
Castro’s Cuba: How a Small Island Defied the US
Aug 22, 20267 min
How Che Guevara Tried and Failed to Export Revolution
Aug 22, 20267 min
Templar Influence and Ultimate Downfall
Aug 22, 20266 min
Afghan Jihad: How Mujahideen Fighters Crippled a Superpower
Aug 21, 20267 min
How the Soviets Invaded Afghanistan — and Why They Failed
Aug 21, 20267 min
How the Great Leap Forward Triggered Mass Famine
Aug 21, 202610 min
Richard & Saladin: The Final Crusade Showdown
Aug 20, 20266 min
How 1066 Recast England’s Identity
Aug 20, 20267 min
Vikings Become Kings and State Founders
Aug 20, 20267 min
The Viking King’s Broken Dream of England
Aug 19, 20267 min
Battle of Tours: Europe’s Decisive Battle
Aug 19, 20267 min
How Charlemagne Forged Power Across Europe
Aug 19, 20267 min
Roman Legacy Ends with 1453 Conquest
Aug 18, 20267 min
Mongol Invasions Stopped by Violent Typhoons
Aug 18, 20267 min
The Greek Victory That Shaped Civilization
Aug 18, 20266 min
Genghis Khan’s Mastery of Mobility in War
Aug 17, 20268 min
Spartacus Defies the Roman Legions
Aug 17, 20266 min
How Caesar Replaced the Republic With Rule
Aug 16, 20267 min
Hannibal Turns the Tide at Cannae
Aug 15, 20266 min
Thermopylae: The Real Spartan Sacrifice
Aug 15, 20268 min
The Power Structure of Rome’s Armies
Aug 15, 20267 min
Paul the Apostle: Rise of a Missionary
Aug 14, 202635 min
Mao's Victory: How Peasants Won China's Civil War
Aug 14, 20268 min
Japan’s Surrender Explained Simply
Aug 14, 20266 min
How the Atomic Bomb Was Kept Off the Radar
Aug 13, 20266 min
Finland's Defiance: A Peaceful Resistance
Aug 13, 20262 min
Manila 1945 Urban Combat Explained
Aug 13, 20266 min
The Final Collapse of Hitler’s Rule
Aug 12, 20266 min
Nuremberg Trials Ended Legal Immunity
Aug 12, 20265 min
The Underground Nazi Exodus
Aug 12, 20265 min
Nazi Hunters Relentlessly Pursued Justice
Aug 11, 20266 min
How Trains Solved the Genocide Problem
Aug 11, 20266 min
The Terror That Controlled Prague
Aug 11, 20267 min
Goebbels and the Rise of Media Manipulation
Aug 10, 20266 min
When Management Became Murder
Aug 10, 20266 min
The Waffen-SS Recruitment Myth
Aug 8, 20267 min
How Marines Held Guadalcanal
Aug 7, 20266 min
How Okinawa Became a War of Attrition
Aug 7, 20267 min
Why Iwo Jima Was a Turning Point
Aug 7, 20267 min
How Midway Changed the Pacific Forever
Aug 6, 20266 min
How Pearl Harbor Changed the War
Aug 6, 20266 min
A War Fought on Sand and Supply
Aug 6, 20266 min
Kursk Ended Germany’s Eastern Ambitions
Aug 5, 20266 min