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83. The Secret Invasion - Operation Savannah
01:03:48||Ep. 83Its 1975 and the Portuguese colonial empire in Africa is collapsing, while the Cold War rages across the globe. For Apartheid South Africa the nightmare of a red state on its border seems about to come true, as the Communists appear on the verge of victory in Angola. As a last desperate throw of the dice, South Africa launches Operation Savannah, the secret invasion of Angola. #coldwar #history #historynerd #bushwars #southafrica #militaryhistory
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82. Mussolini's Folly - Disaster in the Alps
50:45||Ep. 82Its 1940, Paris fallen to Hitler's army and France faces its darkest hour. Believing his neighbour is already a defeated nation, Benito Mussolini launches his army across the Alps in search of easy conquests. Instead he will suffer one his worst humiliations. #history #militaryhistory #italy #Mussolini #worldwar2 #historynerd
81. Holy Terror - The Siege of Mecca 1979
59:42||Ep. 811979 was a pivotal year in the Muslim world. Iran plunged into revolution, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, and most shocking of all, armed fundamentalists seized control of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city.For two weeks they held out against everything the Saudi Kingdom could throw at them.It is a crisis that even today is barely discussed, either in the Muslim world or the West. Yet the shockwaves from those two weeks would transform Saudi Arabia and help fuel the rise of radical Islam across the world.#history #militaryhistory #historynerd #saudiarabia #siegeofmecca
80. The War over Bird Poop! The Battle for the Chincha Islands
48:05||Ep. 80Today we cover one of history’s strangest wars. Find out how islands covered in bird poop and a drunken fight in a tavern, led to Spain fighting a war against most of South America. #peru #chile #history #militaryhistory
79. The Kingmakers Last Battle - The Battle of Barnet
58:12||Ep. 79England has been torn apart by the epic rivalry between the Houses of York and Lancaster. The humble rose—the emblem of both houses—has become an omen of death and destruction across a ravaged land.On the battlefield of Barnet, two men are locked in a final struggle: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick—the man history remembers as the Kingmaker—and the very king he helped place upon the throne, Edward IV.Here, their feud will finally be settled. #militaryhistory #history #waroftheroses #england #englishhistory
78. Japanese Blitzkrieg - Conquest of the Dutch East Indies
54:51||Ep. 78The Empire of the Rising Sun stands on the edge of seizing the main target of its blitzkrieg, the Dutch East Indies. As the Dutch, Americans, Australians and British unite under a single command to resist the Japanese juggernaut, Japan will launch arguably its most brilliantly executed campaign of the entire war. #history #historynerd #pacificwar #militaryhistory #worldwar2
77. Japanese Blitzkrieg - Singapore Surrenders
58:23||Ep. 77Fortress Singapore stands alone as the British and Commonwealth forces are humiliatingly driven out of Malaya. As General Percival continues to make blunder after blunder, General Yamashita is under immense pressure himself from Tokyo to win this campaign quickly. The scene is set for an epic battle that will end in Britain's worst ever humiliation. #pacificwar #militaryhistory #history #historynerd #singapore #worldwar2