History: Hits and Stories

In this episode, we explore the tactics and formation of Alexander the Great's Phalanx that led to his stunning victories in battle. We'll examine how this innovative military strategy outmaneuvered and overwhelmed opposing forces.

In this episode, we explore the intriguing history of the Janissaries, who were originally enslaved boys transformed into elite soldiers. We'll discuss their training, influence on the Ottoman Empire, and the complexities of their unique position in society.

In this episode, we explain why the atomic bomb became the most secret weapon project in history. In this episode, we break down how information control was just as important as the science itself.

In this episode, we trace the events that led to Manila’s destruction in 1945. In this episode, we explain how a fight meant to liberate the city instead shattered it.

In this episode, we connect the fall of Berlin with Hitler’s final actions. In this episode, we explain how military defeat sealed his fate.

In this episode, we explore how the Nuremberg Trials treated aggressive war as a crime itself. In this episode, we explain why this concept was revolutionary at the time.

In this episode, we explain how Nazi war criminals vanished after the war ended. In this episode, we explore the ratlines that made it possible.