
Explore the universal drama of war: why leaders and soldiers pick up arms to fight, the technologies that have determined outcomes, the tragedies and triumphs of history’s great battles.
Meet a pilot who single-handedly beat back the Luftwaffe in a warbird.
At the start of the Second World War, German forces pour into Poland from the west; the Soviet Union invade from the east; they wipe Poland off the map, leaving millions displaced.
Experience ancient Roman life, from class differences to violent entertainment.
Experience ancient Roman life, from class differences to violent entertainment.
Experience ancient Roman life, from class differences to violent entertainment.
Experience ancient Roman life, from class differences to violent entertainment.
The Inca, a vast late medieval civilization in Peru and nearby regions, fell to Spanish conquest in 1533; despite agricultural and architectural feats, they lacked military tech and disease immunity to resist invaders.
Los Angeles, one of the largest cities in the United States and the world, has a unique story; home to indigenous tribes, just two hundred years ago Los Angeles was a small outpost of Mexico, after it took possession of California from Spain after the Mexican War of Independence; taken by the US in the Mexican-American war of 1848, Los Angeles remained a scrappy cowtown until the discovery of oil in the 1890s.