When the Chinese Almost Disappeared Colin Liddell August 01, 2021 0 The Mongols had a technique they used whenever they wanted to invade a country. The year before they would send small, mobile units to r... Read more »
SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC: "90 DEGREES SOUTH" Colin Liddell July 30, 2021 0 1936 sound remake of the documentary "The Great White Silence" (1924), charting the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-13 to Ant... Read more »
GREAT HISTORY PAINTINGS: MARIUS MEDITATING ON THE RUINS OF CARTHAGE (1807) Colin Liddell July 19, 2021 0 Seven times consul of Rome, Marius was one of the greatest figures in Roman history -- and one of the most controversial. His career exempli... Read more »
BIOWEAPON 1706: WHEN THE WHORES OF MADRID SAVED SPAIN Colin Liddell July 11, 2021 0 The concept of bioweapons is normally associated with the modern era of warfare. But there are examples from the past, like this one from ... Read more »
THE MYTH OF CRIPPLING GERMAN REPARATIONS Colin Liddell June 13, 2021 0 The Allies supposedly demanding their pound of flesh Everyone knows about Germany's requirement to pay reparations for the damage caused... Read more »
MOVIE: HANNIBAL (1959) Colin Liddell May 28, 2021 0 Hannibal is one of the most charismatic and fascinating figures from history, but it has proved difficult to translate his appeal to the sil... Read more »
WHY HITLER LOST WWII (IN A NUTSHELL) Colin Liddell May 09, 2021 0 The 9th of May is the anniversary of Germany's final defeat and surrender in WWII. There are many theories about how and why Germany fai... Read more »