The Disaster that led to the Opium Wars
Opium War The international trade disaster that led to the first and second opium war. Two wars that humiliated an[…]
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U.S. Air Force • 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain • WW2
U.S. Air Force U.S. Air Force Colonel Troy Pananon, Commander of the 100th Air Refueling Wing, sends greetings to the[…]
Read moreWhy is The British Army Disbanding Tanks? – British Army Ending Challenger 2 And Warrior
Disbanding Tanks The British Army could scrap all its TANKS under a cost-cutting and modernization plan that would see it[…]
Read moreAmerican Civil War from The European Perspective
American Civil War The American Civil War was a defining event in US history, but its effects were hardly isolated[…]
Read moreCombat S02 – E01 – “The Bridge at Chalons” (1963)
The Bridge at Chalons A bitter demolition Sgt. escorted by Saunder’s squad to blow up a bridge, feels his men[…]
Read moreWhy Britain Never Made Another Harrier Jump Jet
Iconic British Aircraft The Harrier and VSTOL is the focus of this episode. How and why was the first jump[…]
Read moreWar Movie – Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
Undercover British Soldier During World War II, an undercover British soldier tries get word to the Allies that the Germans[…]
Read moreWar Movie – Twelve O’Clock High
Hard-as-Nails General A hard-as-nails General takes over a bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape.
Read moreWar Movie – Hell Below – 1933
Submarine Missions In 1918, U.S. Navy Lt. Tommy Knowlton participates in dangerous submarine missions, disobeys orders, gets court-martialed and romances[…]
Read moreWar Movie : The Eternal Sea (1955)
Stays on Rear Adm. John M. Hoskins (Sterling Hayden) fights to stay on after losing a leg on an Aircraft[…]
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