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War can settle disputes, topple tyrants, and bend the trajectory of civilization—sometimes to the breaking point. From Troy to Hiroshima, moments when war has ended in utter annihilation have reverberated through the centuries, signaling the end of political systems, cultures, and epochs. Though much has changed over the millennia, human nature remains the same. In The End of Everything, military historian Victor Davis Hanson narrates a series of sieges and sackings that span the age of antiquity to the conquest of the New World to show how societies descend into barbarism and obliteration.

When we seek an example of great leaders with unalloyed courage, the person who comes to mind is Winston Churchill: the iconic, visionary war leader immune from the consensus of the day, who stood firmly for his beliefs when everyone doubted him. But how did young Winston become Churchill? What gave him the strength to take on the superior force of Nazi Germany when bombs rained on London and so many others had caved? In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman, and leader can finally be fully understood.

Humanity's Thundering Brainstorms Turned Blundering Brain Farts They are priceless, multifaceted jewels of misjudgment. Masterworks of the moronic. Steroid-juiced stupidity wearing a size 9XX dunce cap embroidered with one simple word: “Duh.” They are the colossally, cringingly, often laughably bad notions that have leapt from the short-circuiting synapses of some of the world’s brightest (and dimmest) brains, now faithfully retold here as "100 of the Worst Ideas in History, The Podcast." Based on the hot-selling book of the same name -- with stories hailing from the worlds of politics, ...

World War II at Sea offers a global perspective, focusing on the major engagements and personalities and revealing both their scale and their interconnection: the U-boat attack on Scapa Flow and the Battle of the Atlantic; the "miracle" evacuation from Dunkirk and the pitched battles for control of Norway fjords; Mussolini's Regia Marina - at the start of the war the fourth-largest navy in the world - and the dominance of the Kidö Butai and Japanese naval power in the Pacific; Pearl Harbor then Midway; and much more.

The Tollesbury Murder MysteryNews of the Times Episode 320 | 1851It is 1851 Tollesbury – a small fishing village in Essex. The men have all gone to the local oyster harvesting business to start work. All of the men, except one.As the women start the morning with the household chores, the air is pierced by the screams of a young child who, upon wakening, finds her mother brutally slaughtered in bed.This case, deemed atrocious by the press and public due to its brutality, became a well-known mystery that remains unsolved to this day.We look at the background, the crime, the evidence and ...

This is a 13 episode radio show that aired in 1952. it telss the tales of important events in the history of growing and expanding the American continent.

For most of the program's time on the air, Dennis Day played a soda jerk who sang as he worked. His character was naive, innocent, and prone to making wisecracks, much like the character Day played on The Jack Benny Program. Radio historian John Dunning wrote, "His [the character's] name was Dennis Day, but not, he emphasized, the same Dennis Day as that bright young man on the air with Jack Benny." Plots often derived from problems with his girlfriend and her parents. Before the show ended, it changed to a variety format. Being the star of his own program was a departure from Day's ...

Murder at Midnight is an old-time radio show featuring macabre tales of suspense, often with a supernatural twist. It was produced in New York and was syndicated beginning in 1946. The show's writers included Robert Newman, Joseph Ruscoll, Max Ehrlich, and William Norwood,[citation needed] and it was directed by Anton M. Leader. The producer was Louis G. Cowan. The host was Raymond Morgan, who delivered the lines of introduction over Charles Paul's organ theme: "Midnight, the witching hour when the night is darkest, our fears the strongest, and our strength at its lowest ebb. Midnight,...

Plongez dans l'univers envoûtant des contes et légendes de Mayotte, une île mystique nichée dans l'océan Indien. Dans ce podcast captivant, nous vous invitons à découvrir les récits ancestraux qui ont façonné la culture et l'imaginaire de ce joyau insulaire.Chaque épisode vous transportera à travers les âges, où les histoires se mêlent à la tradition orale et à la richesse du patrimoine mahorais. Vous entendrez des récits de héros légendaires, de créatures fantastiques et de mystères insulaires qui ont traversé les générations.De la légende de "l'îlot de sable blanc"...

L’Histoire des Juifs d’Allemagne et d’Autriche raconté par Gérard Unger un feuilleton RCJ, diffusé sur la bande FM chaque Mardi à 13h45. Gérard Unger, ancien élève à Sciences-Pô, D.E.S de droit public, Ancien Président de Métrobus (régie publicitaire de la RATP et de la SNCF) Ancien 1er vice-Président de la LICRA Vice-Président du CRIF depuis 2011

L’Histoire des Juifs d’Eretz Israël raconté par Gérard Unger un feuilleton RCJ, diffusé sur la bande FM chaque dimanche, de 11h35 à 11h45. Gérard Unger, ancien élève à Sciences-Pô, D.E.S de droit public, Ancien Président de Métrobus (régie publicitaire de la RATP et de la SNCF) Ancien 1er vice-Président de la LICRA Vice-Président du CRIF depuis 2011

#paleoanthropology #human #ancienthuman #archaeology Thanks for watching, make sure to like, share, comment, and subscribe! ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ This video is about the Aurignacian Culture, the first modern human culture to settle in Europe after the neanderthals. They hunted massive animals and made amazing art along the way. They are a fascinating culture. This video is the first in a series I am making about the upper Paleolithic. Check out my stuff! https://www.youtube.com/@PaleolithicProduction Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...

Welcome to Haint Podcast where we talk about the ghosts of the past and look to the spirit of the future.

Here in a single volume is the entire, unabridged recording of Gibbon's masterpiece. Beginning in the second century A.D. at the apex of the Pax Romana, Gibbon traces the arc of decline and complete destruction through the centuries across Europe and the Mediterranean. It is a thrilling and cautionary tale of splendor and ruin, of faith and hubris, and of civilization and barbarism. Follow along as Christianity overcomes paganism... before itself coming under intense pressure from Islam.

When human rights lawyer Philippe Sands received an invitation to deliver a lecture in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, he began to uncover a series of extraordinary historical coincidences. It set him on a quest that would take him halfway around the world in an exploration of the origins of international law and the pursuit of his own secret family history, beginning and ending with the last day of the Nuremberg Trials.

In this incisive, fast-paced history, New York Times best-selling author Arthur Herman brilliantly reveals how Lenin and Wilson rewrote the rules of modern geopolitics. Through the end of World War I, countries marched into war only to increase or protect their national interests. After World War I, countries began going to war over ideas. Together, Lenin and Wilson unleashed the disruptive ideologies that would sweep the world, from nationalism and globalism to Communism and terrorism, and that continue to shape our world today.

The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization.

Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules are stories you think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories you might not have heard, but really should. All the stories are sourced from world folklore, but retold for modern ears. These are stories of wizards, knights, Vikings, dragons, princesses, and kings from the time when the world beyond the map was a dangerous and wonderful place.

E. H. Gombrich's world history, an international best seller now available in English for the first time, is a text dominated not by dates and facts but by the sweep of experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements, and an acute witness to its frailties.

It was on the Silk Roads that East and West first encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to the spread of ideas, cultures, and religions. From the rise and fall of empires to the spread of Buddhism and the advent of Christianity and Islam, right up to the great wars of the 20th century - this book shows how the fate of the West has always been inextricably linked to the East.