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  • The Plot that Started the Boer War - The Jameson Raid

    The Plot that Started the Boer War - The Jameson Raid
    2026/08/31

    There’s Gold in Them There Hills!


    It’s 1896, and the Boer Republic of the Transvaal is awash with gold after the largest gold discovery in human history. Yet even as they celebrate their newfound riches, in the shadows a conspiracy is forming to seize control of their entire nation.


    Cecil Rhodes—arch-imperialist and the richest man in South Africa—is about to launch one of the most daring and disastrous adventures in the history of the British Empire:

    The Jameson Raid. #history #militaryhistory #southafrica #boerwar #britishempire #historynerd



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    54 分
  • The Miracle that Saved Europe - The Polish Soviet War

    The Miracle that Saved Europe - The Polish Soviet War
    2026/08/23
    It's 1920, and out of the wreckage of the First World War a new, fragile Polish state has emerged. But to the east a storm is coming. The Red Army of Vladmir Lenin is racing across the steppes, determined to spread the Revolution at the point of a bayonet. Poland stands in their path - the red bridge into the heart of Europe. The future of Poland, and perhaps Europe itself, hangs in the balance. #history #militaryhistory #sovietunion, #poland #war #historynerd

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    57 分
  • Bootleggers VS The Klan - Prohibition Wars

    Bootleggers VS The Klan - Prohibition Wars
    2026/08/17

    1920s America. A land of jazz, Prohibition, gangsters and prosperity. But in southern Illinois, a war is raging.


    The local Ku Klux Klan is mobilising to wipe out bootlegging once and for all.


    There’s just one problem.


    The bootleggers are going to fight back.


    #america #gangsters #militaryhistory #history

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    49 分
  • Rome’s Most Corrupt War - The Jugurthine War

    Rome’s Most Corrupt War - The Jugurthine War
    2026/07/12

    The enemies of Ancient Rome tried many different tactics to defeat them, from the ambushes of Arminius, to the legendary Parthian cavalry archers, who turned the sky black with their arrows. However Jugurtha, King of Numidia, had the most unique strategy of all. He tried to bribe every Roman he came into contact with, usually with remarkable success.


    The Jugurthine War would undermine faith in the Roman Republic, while bringing to prominence ambitious and dangerous men such as Marius and Sulla. The seeds of their great rivalry would be sown in the sands of North Africa, eventually to engulf the state in the first of many civil wars. Rome would regret ever hearing the name Jugurtha.


    #history #romanempire #militaryhistory #Romans #historynerd

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    58 分
  • America's Deadliest Riot - The New York Drafts Riot

    America's Deadliest Riot - The New York Drafts Riot
    2026/07/06

    What was the worst riot in American History? Watts in 1965? Detroit in 1967? The LA riots in 1992 after the Rodney King beating? These were nothing compared to the mackdaddy of them all, the New York City Draft riots. The Big Apple in 1863 was a vast pressure cooker just waiting to blow, riven by racial and class tensions, combined with disillusionment towards the Civil War raging outside. When Abraham Lincoln introduced a draft to fill the depleted ranks of the Union Army, violence exploded on an almost unimaginable scale. As the city descended into bloody chaos, it would take the same US army regiments that had just been victorious at Gettysburg to retake the streets. #history #militaryhistory #america #newyork #civilwar



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  • African Cold War Chaos - The Ogaden War

    African Cold War Chaos - The Ogaden War
    2026/06/28

    The Cold War led to many crazy decisions and bizarre alliances, but the Ogaden War is up there with the best of them. As Ethiopia plunged into bloody red revolution, neighbouring Somalia spotted an opportunity to conquer the disputed Ogaden region. As the fighting raged, America and the Soviet Union swapped sides mid war, while Castro’s Cuba even got involved. It would all end with a destabilised East Africa, helping to set in motion events such as the collapse of the Somali state, the Black Hawk Down incident, and the piracy crisis in the Horn of Africa. #coldwar #history #militaryhistory #historynerd #america #eastafrica



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  • The Bombing of Darwin - Australia's Pearl Harbour

    The Bombing of Darwin - Australia's Pearl Harbour
    2026/06/21
    It's 1942 and as the Japanese juggernaut overruns South-east Asia, the eyes of the Empire of the Rising Sun fall on the Australian Port of Darwin. What followed was a devastating air raid, a tale of individual heroism and massive official incompetence. Most of all it is a story of the unthinkable happening, and a whole city having to live with the consequences that World War 2 had finally reached Australia’s shores. #history #militaryhistory #worldwar2 #pacifictheatre #australia #historynerds

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  • The French & Indian War Part 5 - The Final Showdown

    The French & Indian War Part 5 - The Final Showdown
    2026/06/15
    1759 is the year when everything changed, the year of victories for the British and the colonists, the year that the back of French power in North America was finally broken. Wolfe is about to lead an army against the fortress city of Quebec, the beating heart of New France. Awaiting him is the legendary warlord Montcalm, undefeated so far in this conflict. The two best Generals Britain and France ever sent to North America are about to clash, their epic struggle will decide the future of the whole continent. #history #militaryhistory #britishempire #britain #historynerd

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    52 分