The Rest: History for Sleep
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How Prussia Designed a War State
Sep 26, 20266 min
Mongol Invasion Ends Baghdad’s Brilliance
Sep 26, 20266 min
Peter the Great’s Ruthless Remaking of Russia
Sep 26, 20267 min
Why Hitler Wasn’t Stopped Early
Sep 25, 20265 min
From Protest to Power: Lenin 1917
Sep 25, 20265 min
How the Suez Crisis Exposed the End of an Empire
Sep 25, 20268 min
Castro’s Cuba: How a Small Island Defied the US
Sep 24, 20268 min
How Che Guevara Tried and Failed to Export Revolution
Sep 24, 20268 min
Templar Influence and Ultimate Downfall
Sep 24, 20267 min
Afghan Jihad: How Mujahideen Fighters Crippled a Superpower
Sep 23, 20267 min
How the Soviets Invaded Afghanistan — and Why They Failed
Sep 23, 20267 min
How the Great Leap Forward Triggered Mass Famine
Sep 23, 202611 min
Richard & Saladin: The Final Crusade Showdown
Sep 22, 20267 min
How 1066 Recast England’s Identity
Sep 22, 20267 min
Vikings Become Kings and State Founders
Sep 22, 20268 min
The Viking King’s Broken Dream of England
Sep 21, 20268 min
Battle of Tours: Europe’s Decisive Battle
Sep 21, 20268 min
How Charlemagne Forged Power Across Europe
Sep 21, 20268 min
Roman Legacy Ends with 1453 Conquest
Sep 20, 20268 min
Mongol Invasions Stopped by Violent Typhoons
Sep 20, 20268 min
The Greek Victory That Shaped Civilization
Sep 20, 20266 min
Genghis Khan’s Mastery of Mobility in War
Sep 19, 20268 min
Spartacus Defies the Roman Legions
Sep 19, 20268 min
How Caesar Replaced the Republic With Rule
Sep 19, 20268 min
Hannibal Turns the Tide at Cannae
Sep 18, 20267 min
Thermopylae: The Real Spartan Sacrifice
Sep 18, 20268 min
The Power Structure of Rome’s Armies
Sep 18, 20268 min
Paul the Apostle: Rise of a Missionary
Sep 17, 202636 min
Mao's Victory: How Peasants Won China's Civil War
Sep 17, 20269 min
Japan’s Surrender Explained Simply
Sep 17, 20267 min
How the Atomic Bomb Was Kept Off the Radar
Sep 16, 20267 min
Finland's Defiance: A Peaceful Resistance
Sep 16, 20264 min
Manila 1945 Urban Combat Explained
Sep 16, 20267 min
The Final Collapse of Hitler’s Rule
Sep 15, 20267 min
Nuremberg Trials Ended Legal Immunity
Sep 15, 20267 min
The Underground Nazi Exodus
Sep 15, 20267 min
Nazi Hunters Relentlessly Pursued Justice
Sep 14, 20267 min
How Trains Solved the Genocide Problem
Sep 14, 20267 min
The Terror That Controlled Prague
Sep 14, 20268 min
Goebbels and the Rise of Media Manipulation
Sep 13, 20267 min
When Management Became Murder
Sep 13, 20266 min
The Waffen-SS Recruitment Myth
Sep 13, 20268 min
How Marines Held Guadalcanal
Sep 12, 20267 min
How Okinawa Became a War of Attrition
Sep 12, 20268 min
Why Iwo Jima Was a Turning Point
Sep 12, 20268 min
How Midway Changed the Pacific Forever
Sep 11, 20267 min
How Pearl Harbor Changed the War
Sep 11, 20268 min
A War Fought on Sand and Supply
Sep 11, 20267 min
Kursk Ended Germany’s Eastern Ambitions
Sep 10, 20267 min
Stalingrad and the Collapse of Nazi Morale
Sep 10, 20268 min