The Rest: History for Sleep
425 episodes — Page 5 of 9
Hitler’s First Major Defeat
Aug 4, 20265 min
The Risky Dunkirk Evacuation Explained
Aug 4, 20265 min
How Planning Enabled Fast Victories
Aug 4, 20265 min
How Two Enemies Made a Deal
Aug 3, 20266 min
How Power Was Handed to Hitler
Aug 3, 20265 min
The Failed Rebellion That Backfired
Aug 3, 20265 min
Warsaw Uprising: How a City Fought the Nazis Alone
Aug 2, 20263 min
How Leningrad Survived 900 Days of Starvation
Aug 2, 20263 min
El Alamein: How the Desert War Turned Against Rommel
Aug 2, 20263 min
How the Soviets Crushed Germany’s Tanks at Kursk
Aug 1, 20263 min
How Europe United Against Napoleon at Leipzig
Aug 1, 20263 min
Battle of the Nile: How Nelson Stranded Napoleon’s Army
Aug 1, 20263 min
How Japan Shocked Russia at Tsushima
Jul 31, 20263 min
Trafalgar: How Nelson Won His Greatest Victory
Jul 31, 20263 min
How the KGB and CIA Battled Worldwide
Jul 31, 20263 min
How WWII Spy Agencies Fought in the Shadows
Jul 30, 20263 min
Enigma: How Codebreakers Cracked Hitler’s Secrets
Jul 30, 20263 min
How Snipers Control Entire Battlefields With One Shot
Jul 30, 20263 min
Fighter Aces: How Pilots Became Sky Legends
Jul 29, 20263 min
How Aircraft Carriers Took Over the Seas
Jul 29, 20263 min
Submarine Warfare: How Silent Killers Changed Naval Battles
Jul 29, 20263 min
How Tanks Evolved From Crawling Boxes to Modern Beasts
Jul 28, 20263 min
WWI Trenches: How Soldiers Survived Hell on Earth
Jul 28, 20263 min
How Gunpowder Ended the Age of Castles
Jul 28, 20263 min
Medieval Sieges: How Castles Actually Fell
Jul 27, 20263 min
How Ancient Armies Captured Fortified Cities
Jul 27, 20263 min
SAS vs SEALs vs Spetsnaz: Which Elite Force Is Toughest?
Jul 27, 20263 min
How Spetsnaz Operated Behind Enemy Lines
Jul 26, 20263 min
French Foreign Legion: How an Army of Exiles Became Legendary
Jul 26, 20263 min
How Napoleon’s Marshals Executed His Battle Plans
Jul 26, 20263 min
How Ninjas Actually Used Espionage and Sabotage
Jul 25, 20263 min
Redcoats: How British Infantry Won an Empire
Jul 25, 20263 min
Samurai: How Japan’s Warrior Class Lived and Fought
Jul 25, 20263 min
How Spanish Tercios Dominated 1500s Battlefields
Jul 24, 20263 min
How Longbows Shattered Knightly Warfare
Jul 24, 20263 min
Swiss Pikemen: How Farmers Became Europe’s Shock Infantry
Jul 24, 20263 min
Crusades: How Christians and Muslims Fought Brutal Holy Wars
Jul 23, 20263 min
How the Mamluks Seized Power From Their Own Rulers
Jul 23, 20263 min
How Alexander’s Phalanx Crushed His Enemies
Jul 23, 20263 min
Janissaries: How Enslaved Boys Became Elite Soldiers
Jul 22, 20263 min
How Spetsnaz Operated Behind Enemy Lines
Jul 22, 20266 min
French Foreign Legion: How an Army of Exiles Became Legendary
Jul 22, 20266 min
How Napoleon’s Marshals Executed His Battle Plans
Jul 21, 20265 min
How the Berlin Wall Rose — and Why It Fell
Jul 21, 20266 min
Milosevic: How One Man Turned Nationalism Into War
Jul 19, 20266 min
How Yugoslavia Collapsed Into Chaos and Civil War
Jul 18, 20266 min
Northern Ireland: How The Troubles Turned Streets Into War Zones
Jul 18, 20267 min
How Britain Fought a War 8,000 Miles Away in the Falklands
Jul 18, 202614 min
Gulf War 1991: How the US Won in 100 Hours
Jul 17, 20265 min
How Saddam Seized Power Through Brutal Purges
Jul 17, 20266 min