Life of Antigonus Gonatas
Colin Liddell
December 16, 2020
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Coin of the "Bazileos" Antigonus with head of Poseidon. 319 BC (1) Antigonus was born around 319 B.C. He was related to t...
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12 Dec 2020
NAZI FAILURE TO EMBRACE MASS PRODUCTION ENSURED GERMAN DEFEAT
Colin Liddell
December 12, 2020
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The StuG assault gun, effective and easy to mass produce, Germany's neglected war winner. After the unexpectedly quick victory over Fra...
21 Nov 2020
A TALE OF TWO SURRENDERS
Colin Liddell
November 21, 2020
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"Be nice to those you meet on the way up because you will meet them on the way down." Watch the Wheel of Fortune turn full circle...
9 Nov 2020
IMAGE: MERCEDES-BENZ SALUTES THE FUHRER
Colin Liddell
November 09, 2020
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Mercedes-Benz probably wants to memory-hole this photo, but it shows what was quite common at the time, big German companies that were fully...
6 Nov 2020
A GERMAN WWI SOLDIER DESCRIBES KILLING A FRENCHMAN
Colin Liddell
November 06, 2020
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A German soldier from World War One describes the moment he killed a French soldier and how he felt about it for the rest of his life. No m...
31 Oct 2020
The Italian Army's Greatest Achievement on British Soil During WWII
Colin Liddell
October 31, 2020
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Italian PoWs In World War II the Italians achieved little of merit on the battlefield. This was despite having 20 years of Fascist rul...
Video: 1913 - The Invention of Terrorism
Colin Liddell
October 31, 2020
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Political assassination and asymmetrical warfare have long been weapons in the arsenal of the weak against the strong. But in early 191...
17 Oct 2020
The Jewish Role in the Rise and Fall of Dutch Brazil
Colin Liddell
October 17, 2020
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A Brazilian musketeer in the Dutch army (17th century painting by Albert Eckhout) Between 1630 and 1654 the Dutch seized much of Brazil from...
6 Oct 2020
Erich Von Manstein, Top Nazi General and Art Critic
Colin Liddell
October 06, 2020
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Erich von Manstein is generally regarded as the most brilliant general of WWII. But he was not just a boring military wonk. In addition to h...
22 Sept 2020
Abolishing Slavery Aided the Rise of Europe's Colonial Empires
Colin Liddell
September 22, 2020
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No one seriously defends slavery today, but the way in which we view this historical phenomenon has become a cliched caricature. Was it, at ...
10 Aug 2020
Why Could America Beat Japan but Not Korea or Vietnam?
Colin Liddell
August 10, 2020
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In the 20th century, the so-called "American Century," the USA fought three major wars against Asian nations. Surprisingly, ...
13 Jul 2020
The Ogaden War: The Greatest War Between African States
Colin Liddell
July 13, 2020
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War, contrary to expectations, is a semi-civilized business, requiring, as it does, qualities of organization, discipline, and applicat...
9 Jul 2020
The Battle of Hwangsanbeol and the Sacrificial Heroics of Korean Unification
Colin Liddell
July 09, 2020
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The 7th century was a "foundational" time in the political history of the Korean people. At its start the Korean peninsula w...
7 Jul 2020
Stalin Tells the Russians "Don't Fear the Nazis"
Colin Liddell
July 07, 2020
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On the 7th of November 1941, Joseph Stalin gave a speech at the 24th commemoration of the Bolshevik Revolution. The topic of his spe...
3 Jul 2020
Lloyd George Opposing Protectionism in 1931
Colin Liddell
July 03, 2020
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David Lloyd George was one of the dominating figures of British politics, but by 1931 his Liberal ideas of old-fashioned free trade we...
29 Jun 2020
The Discovery of Prince Edward Island and the Backwater of Canadian History
Colin Liddell
June 29, 2020
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"Then 480 years later we plan to legalize weed, gay marriage, and sex with animals..." The chief characteristic of Canadian...
27 Jun 2020
Video: Roosevelt, the 1944 Election, and the Second Phoney War
Colin Liddell
June 27, 2020
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After destroying the German armies in the West in August 1944, the obvious thing to do for the Allies was push on into the heart...
31 May 2020
The Battle of the Kalka: The Genius of the Mongol War Machine Crushes the Russians
Colin Liddell
May 31, 2020
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Prince Mstislav of Kiev meets his fate The Western view of the Mongols is of a faceless, highly efficient war machine. We do not think...
8 May 2020
The Myth of the Great Russian Victory
Colin Liddell
May 08, 2020
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Tomorrow, May the 9th, is celebrated as Victory Day in Russia, commemorating the victory of the Soviet Union (aka Russia) over Nazi G...
1 May 2020
The Lousiana Purchase: How Yellow Fever and Swiss Anarchy doubled America Overnight
Colin Liddell
May 01, 2020
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On this day in 1803, the United States of America doubled in size when the United States government bought the vast territory of Louisia...
30 Mar 2020
Quote: Lenin on Germany (and Poland)
Colin Liddell
March 30, 2020
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In 1920 Lenin addressed his followers in a speech that later surfaced in the German journal Ost-Information. In this speech he expresse...
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