The fall of the Swiss at the hands of Caesar

This is an amazing story In 58BC the Swiss Helvetti tribes, all 368,000 people decided it would be nicer to live in what is now called France So they all upped sticks and moved enmass, one huge convoy of tribes Naturally the French were not impressed by this and asked Caesar to come and de

Spartacus - Behind the myth - excellent 5 part video series

The real history of Spartacus, an excellent video series on the times and the slave revolt Spartacus c 109 BCE-71 BCE, according to Roman historians, was a slave and a gladiator who became a leader or possibly one of several leaders in the major slave uprising against the Roman Republic kno

WW2 footage of captured Zero fighter and other planes

Fascinating video of the allies with a captured Japanese Zero fighter Also other wrecked fighters and allied planes Unique video, I have never seen it before [flash=425x344]http://wwwyoutubecom/v/doysYtwMgrY[/flash]

Ancient lost Persian army found in desert - video

The remains of a mighty Persian army said to have drowned in the sands of the western Egyptian desert 2,500 years ago might have been finally located, solving one of archaeology's biggest outstanding mysteries, according to Italian researchers Bronze weapons, a silver bracelet, an earring and

WW2 Russian Pilot found preserved in his crashed plane

The body of Russian Pilot Sergeant Lazarev was recently found preserved in a bog, still in his crashed Hurricane fighter February, 21st, 1943 From the Soviet military air base in Chupa two P-40 fighters and five Hurricanes took flight in an operation with one of the Hurricanes piloted by Serge

WW2 P32 fighter found after 65 years

For 65 years, this Second World War fighter had lain hidden under the surface of a beach where it crash-landed The downed WW2 fighter P-38 found on a popular beach 65 years after being lost Just a short distance above it, holidaying families have built sandcastles, strolled and swum, all

Hiroshima, why they had to drop the bomb

60 years on from Hiroshima it seems very PC to criticize the dropping of the bomb, but released transcripts of the messages between the Japanese leaders shows that they would have "unleashed hell" had America tried to invade Japan [url=http://wwwweeklystandardcom/Utilities/printer_previewa

The London Blitz - the mistake that cost Germany the war?

A fascinating article on the bad decisions the Germans made in focusing on the attack of London during WW2 The attack on London in fact marked a shift in Hitler's strategy, away from using the Luftwaffe to destroy Britain's air defenses directly, and that shift relieved Fighter Command of the

Inflation, the military, and the fall of the Roman Empire

Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it This excellent talk on the fall of the Roman Empire, covers some strikingly contemporary issues, such as the relationship between the military and inflation Not only can history be interesting and applicable, but as this talk reveals, it can be

47 years later they are still hunting the Alcatraz escapees

It was called The Rock — the country's only escape-proof prison The federal penitentiary at Alcatraz was a cell house built on an island surrounded by the frigid waters of the San Francisco Bay Only the worst of the worst were sent there, lifers like Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin

The Lake Peigneur disaster - a 14 inch hole drained an entire lake

Early in the morning on November 21, 1980, twelve men decided to abandon their oil drilling rig on the suspicion that it was beginning to collapse beneath them They had been probing for oil under the floor of Lake Peigneur when their drill suddenly seized up at about 1,230 feet below the muddy

WW2 German flak towers - impenetrable sky towers

Like enormous fortressess or castles these huge structures dominated the major German cities during WW2 In many cvases they are still there, their bulk and size making the removal or adaption of them difficult After the RAF's raid on Berlin in 1940, Adolf Hitler ordered the construction of 3

World War 2 - an unusual definition - funny

Germany invades Czechoslovakia Germany invades Poland Russia also invades Poland from the other side: everybody forgets this Britain & France declare war This is the 'official' kick-off Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, & Romania all join the German side Everybody forgets the last

The real Battle of Baghdad 1258

In 1258 a calamity hit the center of Islamic culture, Baghdad, a disaster so comprehensive it still echos 800 years later In an act of hubris combined with stupidity the Calif of Baghdad insulted some Asian visitors knocking on the doors The Mongols The Mongol army, led by Hulagu Khan set

Huge 1BC cave found in Israel

An artificial underground cave, the largest of its kind in Israel, was discovered in the Jordan Valley during excavations by the Haifa University's Department of Archaeology Imagine the amazement of the archeologists at finding a huge man made cave with inscriptions in it I hope that they rel