Patrick Warner
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Battle of Britain (EN)
World History: Britain’s finest hour In the summer of 1940, darkness was falling over Europe. The Soviet Union had formed an unholy alliance with Nazi Germany. Norway was all but occupied. And France would soon be overrun by Germans.
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History’s Greatest Tank Battle (EN)
World History: By 1943, Adolf Hitler had realised that the German Army was no longer capable of fighting an offensive war. The army was short of men, guns and tanks, and the Luftwaffe could not afford to lose more aircraft.
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The Crusades (EN)
World History: The struggle for the Holy Land. The timing was perfect. When the first Crusaders, with the Pope’s blessing, set out for the Holy Land in 1096, the Muslim world was riven by internal strife and the European knights could march east unhindered.
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The Arctic Convoys (EN)
World History: As World War II raged across the Russian steppes, in Africa and especially in the skies over Europe, elite German and Soviet forces fought a bitter battle in an isolated northern corner of Europe. Here, the battle was for control of the ice-free port …
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Secrets of the Ancient Egyptians (EN)
World History: For more than 200 years, Egypt’s ancient monuments have fascinated researchers and curiosity seekers worldwide. From small children’s mummies to colossal pyramids, every archaeological find has been scrutinised to unravel the mysteries …
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Bible History and Myth (EN)
World History: Historians have extensively studied the Old and New Testaments and used the scriptures to trace the rise of one of the world’s earliest civilisations. Although it’s difficult to confirm the stories in the Bible from a historical perspective, …
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U–Boat Hunters in the Atlantic (EN)
World History: For six years, Britain and Nazi Germany fought a bitter battle for control of the Atlantic. Allied offensives against Hitler’s armies on the continent were conditioned by their bases on the British Isles, which made air strikes and landings possible.
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The Greatest Mysteries of History (EN)
World History: Hidden in the lush vegetation of the Central American rainforest lie the remnants of the Mayan civilisation. These ruins bear witness to a thriving society that flourished for almost four millennia. Here, rulers presided over communities …
