Quotulatiousness

May 8, 2022

Kilroy was Here! The fall of Tunis – WW2 – 193 – May 7, 1943

World War Two
Published 7 May 2022

Tunis falls to the Allies, but the Axis are still fighting back from their little corner of Tunisia. There is more of the seemingly endless fighting in the Kuban in the Caucasus, and the Chinese Theater comes to life with a new Japanese offensive.
(more…)

May 1, 2022

The race for Tunisia turns into a crawl – WW2 – 192 – April 30, 1943

World War Two
Published 30 Apr 2022

The Allies launch a deception operation to hide their intent of soon attacking Sicily, but first, they’ll actually have to secure Tunisia, and it is slow going. A German offensive in the Caucasus grinds to a halt, and German U-boats are suddenly finding themselves unable to destroy Allied shipping in the Atlantic.
(more…)

April 24, 2022

Ladies and Gentlemen, We Got Him – Yamamoto – WW2 – 191 – April 23, 1943

World War Two
Published 23 Apr 2022

The mastermind of Pearl Harbor meets his fate this week in the Solomons, as do a great many Italian airmen and sailors in the Mediterranean in the Palm Sunday Massacre trying to supply the desperate Axis forces in Tunisia.
(more…)

April 19, 2022

Alexander’s Successors (the Diadochi): Series Introduction and Historical Context

Thersites the Historian
Published 24 Nov 2018

This video introduces my series on Alexander’s Successors by talking about what the series will be like and by going through the historical context that the viewer might need to understand the age of the Successors.

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/thersites

PayPal link: paypal.me/thersites

Twitter link: https://twitter.com/ThersitesAthens

Minds.com link: https://www.minds.com/ThersitestheHis…

Steemit/dtube link: https://steemit.com/@thersites/feed

Backup Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUrD…

April 17, 2022

Kursk – The Next Great Battle? – WW2 – 190 – April 16, 1943

Filed under: Africa, Germany, History, Japan, Military, Pacific, Russia, USA, WW2 — Tags: , , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

World War Two
Published 16 Apr 2022

The Allies have one chance left to catch the Axis forces in Tunisia before they can reach the Tunis defences; in the USSR both the Axis and Soviets are making plans for a fight near Kursk; and in the skies, in the South Pacific a Japanese aerial offensive ends and Yamamoto himself flies off to congratulate his pilots.
(more…)

April 10, 2022

Mussolini is Tired of War – WW2 – 189 – April 9th , 1943

World War Two
Published 9 Apr 2022

Adolf Hitler meets with Benito Mussolini to hopefully restore his flagging morale and convince him that the Axis can hold out in North Africa, but the situation there grows more precarious and this week there the Allies advancing from the west and the east link up for the first time. The Axis are also holding out in the Caucasus, as new Soviet attacks to take Krymskaya begin.
(more…)

April 3, 2022

Patton Has a Plan, and it’s Bad – WW2 – 188 – April 2, 1943

World War Two
Published 2 Apr 2022

American attacks in Tunisia meet with local disaster, but in general the Axis forces are withdrawing there. The Allies learn about the German rocketry plans this week, and both sides are making plans for action in the Pacific.
(more…)

April 1, 2022

Why every world map is wrong

Filed under: Africa, History, Humour, Science — Tags: , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Jay Foreman
Published 20 Jun 2019

Want to show this video to your geography class? A clean, school-friendly version of this video is here: https://youtu.be/J94N29NUtW4

BUY MUGS, T-SHIRTS, POSTERS ETC…
http://www.mapmenmerch.com

SEE NEW EPISODES EARLY, AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES EXTRAS…
http://www.patreon.com/jayforeman

How do you show a round earth on a flat map? Is it possible? Jay and Mark find out using an orange and a rolling pin.

Written and presented by
JAY FOREMAN @jayforeman
MARK COOPER-JONES @markcooperjones

Edited by
JAY FOREMAN @jayforeman

Camera
INDIA RAKUSEN @indiarakusen

See new episodes before anyone else, and get exclusive extras like out-takes and deleted scenes by signing up to my Patreon:
http://www.patreon.com/jayforeman

March 27, 2022

American Army Finally Does Something Right – WW2 – 187 – March 26, 1943

World War Two
Published 26 Mar 2021

The British are attacking the Mareth Line in North Africa while the Americans hit the Axis flank, but the Allies are withdrawing in Burma. It’s the Germans who are pulling back in the USSR, though, and there is another attempt from within German Command to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
(more…)

March 22, 2022

“The Unkillable Soldier” – Adrian Carton de Wiart – Sabaton History 109 [Official]

Filed under: Africa, Britain, History, Media, Military, WW1 — Tags: , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

Sabaton History
Published 21 Mar 2022

Adrian Carton de Wiart fought in a variety of wars over more than forty years, and he was wounded … again and again and again, and yet he always came back for more. This episode is his sometimes ridiculous but always interesting and incredible story.

Support Sabaton History on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sabatonhistory

Listen to “The Unkillable Soldier” on the album The War To End All Wars: https://music.sabaton.net/TheWarToEnd…

Watch the Official Music Video of “The Unkillable Soldier” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4vj_…

Watch more videos on the Sabaton YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Sabaton
Listen to Sabaton on Spotify: https://sabat.one/Spotify
Official Sabaton Merchandise Shop: http://bit.ly/SabatonOfficialShop

Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Written by: Markus Linke and Indy Neidell
Directed by: Astrid Deinhard and Wieke Kapteijns
Produced by: Pär Sundström, Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle
Executive Producers: Pär Sundström, Joakim Brodén, Tomas Sunmo, Indy Neidell, Astrid Deinhard, and Spartacus Olsson
Community Manager: Maria Kyhle
Post-Production Director: Marek Kaminski
Editor: Iryna Dulka
Sound Editor: Marek Kaminski
Archive: Reuters/Screenocean – https://www.screenocean.com
Colorization:
– Julius Jääskeläinen – https://www.facebook.com/JJcolorization/

Sources:
National Army Museum, London
IWM HU 94459, Q 4511, Q 7105, Q 3140, IWM 32, IWM 162, IWM Q 68300, IWM 130-09+10
National Library of Scotland
All music by: Sabaton

An OnLion Entertainment GmbH and Raging Beaver Publishing AB co-Production.

© Raging Beaver Publishing AB, 2019 – all rights reserved.

March 21, 2022

Republic to Empire: Sulla A Failed Reaction

seangabb
Published 10 Feb 2021

In 120 BC, Rome was a republic with touches of democracy. A century later, it was a divine right military dictatorship. Between January and March 2021, Sean Gabb explored this transformation with his students. Here is one of his lectures. All student contributions have been removed.
(more…)

March 20, 2022

Kharkov Falls Once Again – WW2 – 186 – March 19, 1943

World War Two
Published 19 Mar 2022

The British are attacking the Mareth Line in North Africa while the Americans hit the Axis flank, but the Allies are withdrawing in Burma. It’s the Germans who are pulling back in the USSR, though, and there is another attempt from within German command to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
(more…)

March 13, 2022

Rommel Leaves Africa – WW2 – 185 – March 12, 1943

Filed under: Africa, Germany, History, Military, Pacific, Russia, USA, WW2 — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

World War Two
Published 12 Mar 2022

Erwin Rommel loses his command and leaves Tunisia, while change in American command there puts George Patton in charge. On the ground the Axis lose the Battle of Medenine, but in the Soviet Union, Axis forces are on the move and heading for Kharkov.
(more…)

March 6, 2022

Another Naval Disaster for Japan – WW2 – 184 – March 5, 1943

World War Two
Published 5 Mar 2022

The Japanese again fail to reinforce New Guinea, losing many transport ships, and their forces there are ever more isolated. In Tunisia the Axis lose a bunch of new Tiger tanks, but in the Soviet Union it is the Axis forces that are on the offensive as Erich von Manstein’s offensive continues.
(more…)

March 1, 2022

What was lost when the Library of Alexandria burned?

Filed under: Africa, Books, Education, Greece, History — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Kings and Generals
Published 18 Nov 2021

⚔️Myth of Empires is out in Early Access on Steam, check it out and make sure to wishlist it https://click.fan/KingsGenerals-MoE

Kings and Generals’ historical animated documentary series on the history of Ancient Civilizations and Ancient Greece continue with a video on the Library of Alexandria, as we ask what was lost when the library burned.

Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals or Paypal: http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals … We are grateful to our patrons and sponsors, who made this video possible: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o…

The video was made by animator Waily Romero and illustrator Simone González, while the script was researched and written by David Muncan. This video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficiallyDevin).

✔ Merch store ► teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals
✔ Podcast ► Google Play: http://bit.ly/2QDF7y0 iTunes: https://apple.co/2QTuMNG
✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals
✔ Instagram ► http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals

Production Music courtesy of EpidemicSound

#Documentary #AncientGreece #Alexandria

« Newer PostsOlder Posts »

Powered by WordPress