Great Big Story
Blood road, a daughter's journey on the Ho Chi Minh trail
Follow an epic journey to ride the Ho Chi Minh Trail and uncover a personal connection to the Vietnam War.
PBS
Concentration Camps Are Older Than World War II
We're all familiar with the haunting images of the concentration camps of World War II. But the history of those concentration camps extends back to the late 19th. century and the invention of barbed wire and repeating rifle [see...
Weird History
How a Soviet Soldier Saved the World From Annihilation
You many not be familiar with the name Vasili Arkhipov, but maybe you should be. He's the Soviet Navy man who stopped nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis in the '60s. Arkhipov, AKA the man who avoided nuclear war, somehow...
Weird History
Wojtek The Bear Soldier
In 1942, a band of Polish soldiers freshly released from prisons and work camps stumbled upon an unlikely mascot when they traded goods for a Syrian brown bear cub. Drawn to his friendly demeanor and his outspoken antics, the Polish...
Weird History
What Was Hygiene Like In The Trenches During WWI?
How did WWI soldiers keep clean in the trenches? The answer lies somewhere between "with great difficulty" and "they didn't." Although WWI was known as the Great War, trench hygiene was anything but great.
Weird History
Simo Haya | The Deadliest Sniper In History
Simo "Simuna" Häyhä was a Finnish sniper who earned the ominous nickname, "The White Death". He's credited as one of the most accurate snipers of all time with a reported 500+ kills under his belt while enlisted. Today we're learning...
Apple
The History Network on I Tunes: Ancient Warfare Magazine Free Podcasts
Over 35 free iTunes downloadable podcast episodes from Ancient Warfare Magazine.