U-Boat War
Throughout World War 2, U-boats were the supreme stealth attack vessel of the armies, wreaking havoc as they sailed...
History documentaries
Empire of Dreams The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
The original Star Wars trilogy is widely regarded an epic masterpiece. Mark Hamill is still one of the best actors in...
Tutankhamun’s Treasures – Lost Treasures of Egypt
Tutankhamun was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the 18th Dynasty...
Opera History Documentary
Opera was born in Italy more than 400 years ago during the Renaissance period. The term stands for a combination of...
Weirdest and Most Brutal Ways of Torture in History
There are modern ways of torture nowadays. One of the most famous is the way CIA tortures people using “sound...
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
‘The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization’, produced by PBS pays a tribute to the glory of ancient Greece, telling the...
Radical Islam and Nazism
Almost 70 years ago, Europe found itself at war with one of the most sinister figures in modern history: Adolf Hitler....
Onna-bugeisha – The Female Samurai Warriors Were Just as Strong as Male
When it comes to legendary stories about samurai, most of them, if not all of them, feature only male samurai...
America’s First Ladies: Fun Facts you didn’t know
The First Lady is almost as much important to the American history and tradition as the President. The First Lady...
Tana Toraja, Indonesia – A lesser known place to add to your bucket list
Not many people know about Tana Toraja in Indonesia. When most people think of Indonesia, the first thing that comes...
Seven Ages of Britain
Seven Ages of Britain is a BBC television documentary series written and presented by David Dimbleby. The series...
Battle of Sphacteria – First time Spartans retreat
The Spartan warriors are known as fierce and courageous. They’ve famously never surrendered. Even the movie 300...
The history of glass – timeline and inventions
You might think glass has been here since forever. But that is not true. Yes, glass making dates back to at least...
CLASH of EMPIRES: The Japanese Occupation of China
When it comes to Asian empires, few people know that the Japanese Empire was one of the strongest in the modern era....
The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963 – The underrated treaty that prevented World War III
On August 29, 1949 in a large field in Kazakhstan, the Soviet Union blew the first atomic bomb. The field where the...
The Surprising History of Sex and Love
‘The Surprising History of Sex and Love’ is an award winning documentary presented by Terry Jones. This film traces...
Commercial Jets: A Way To Go Around the World
Nowadays, we can easily hop on a plane, and go from America to Europe, from America to Asia, to Africa, or from Europe...
Viking Wartime Strategies – How they Terrorized Europe for Three Centuries
The term Viking Age refers to the period from the 790s to the late 11th century in Europe. During this period, Viking...