LINGUISTIC MAP OF EUROPE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN c. 600 AD Colin Liddell November 06, 2021 0 A linguistic map of Europe and the Mediterranean around 600 AD, a few years before the rise of the Islamic Empire. Read more »
Napoleon's Decentered and Disastrous Invasion of Russia Colin Liddell October 08, 2021 0 This October 19th marks the 209th anniversary of the start of Napoleon's fateful retreat from Moscow. The march lasted nearly two ... Read more »
Were the Soviet and Nazi Invasions of Poland Equally Evil? Colin Liddell September 17, 2021 0 On this day (17th of September) in 1939 the Soviet Union joined in the Nazi invasion of WWII. Were both countries equally guilty of the evil... Read more »
TROOPS, WEAPONS, AND TACTICS OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS Colin Liddell August 03, 2021 0 Iron Duke and guests look at the troops, weapons, and tactics of the Napoleonic wars 1803-1815, with special reference to the British Army. Read more »
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 »