The Turning Points of History Series

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The Aleutian Islands Campaign: The History of Japan's Invasion of Alaska during World War II

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Hannah Duston: A Captivating Guide to the First American Woman to Have a Statue Built in Her Honor

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D Day: A Captivating Guide to the Battle for Normandy

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The Basilica of the Sacréd Heart of Paris: The History and Legacy of the Sacré-Cœur

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History Revealed: Rise of the Conqueror: Episode 9

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PATTON: Blood, Guts and a Brilliant Mind

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A World at War

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History Revealed: Cromwell's Last Battle: Episode 40

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The Internment of Japanese-Americans and German-Americans during World War II: The History and Legacy of the Federal Government’s Most Controversial Wartime Policy

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The Special Operations Executive and the Office of Strategic Services: The History of the British and American Intelligence Agencies during World War II

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The Ancient Libyans and Nubians: The History and Legacy of Ancient Egypt’s Most Prominent Neighbors in Africa

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France in World War II: The History of Nazi Germany’s Conquest of France and Its Liberation By the Allies

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The First Battle of Heligoland Bight: The History and Legacy of the Royal Navy's Greatest Victory in World War I

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Death in the Trenches

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The Basis of Apocalypse Now: Heart of Darkness; The Belgian Conquest of the Congo

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History of Cold War

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History of Georgia: A Captivating Guide to the People and Events That Shaped the History of the Peach State of the United States of America

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History Revealed: Harriet Tubman: Moses of her People: Episode 27

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The English Armada: The History of the Counter Armada Sent by Queen Elizabeth to Spain in 1589

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Girl With A Sniper Rifle: An Eastern Front Memoir

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14 Russian Tsars, Russian History

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Asian Immigration in the 19th Century: The History and Experiences of Early Asian Immigrants in the United States

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The Battle of Kapetron: The History and Legacy of the First Major Battle Between the Byzantine Empire and Seljuk Turks

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The Fall of the Third Reich: The Decisions and Battles that Spelled Doom for Nazi Germany

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Special Operations

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The Battle of Edgehill: The History and Legacy of the Opening Battle of the English Civil War

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History Revealed: Rorke's Drift: Episode 89

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The End of World War II in Europe: The History of the Final Campaigns that Led to Nazi Germany’s Surrender

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The Battle of Lechfeld: The History and Legacy of the Conflicts Between the Germans and Magyars in Western Europe

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Albert Speer and Germania: The History of Nazi Germany’s Lead Architect and His Plans for a Future German Capital

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Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II

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American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

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77 Days of February: Living and Dying in Ukraine, Told by the Nation’s Own Journalists

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Sins of the Founding Father: George Washington, the Indigenous Tribes, and the Decisions that Shaped America’s Future

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The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

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The Book of Five Rings

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The Diary of Anne Frank

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Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

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The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of September 11, 2001

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How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States

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The Last Kingdom

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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

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The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill

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You're Stepping on My Cloak and Dagger

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Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland

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Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy

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The Rape of Nanking: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Massacre during the Second Sino-Japanese War

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Kill Anything That Moves

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The Korean War: A History

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Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

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When I Come Home Again: 'A page-turning literary gem' THE TIMES, BEST BOOKS OF 2020

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The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine: From Zionism to Intifadas and the Struggle for Peace

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The Dirty Tricks Department: Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the Masterminds of World War II Secret Warfare

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Saved: A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home

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On Palestine

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The Watchmaker's Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie ten Boom

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Invisible Generals: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America's First Black Generals

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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

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Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World

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The Invasion of Poland in World War Two: In this episode from the archive, Roger Moorhouse discusses the Polish campaign of 1939 comprehensively, separating the myths from reality and outlining the abject horrors that the Poles suffered under the twin occupation of the Nazis and the Soviets....

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Garbo & The Ghost Spies of WWII: When the Allied forces hit the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, in June of 1944, everyone was well aware of the importance of success. Gaining a foothold on the beaches was the first step in the liberation of France, placing a force on the ground that woul...

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Harriet Martineau: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and works of Harriet Martineau, writer.

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The Rise of Hannibal: He was one of the greatest enemies the Romans ever faced. An excellent general & a larger-than-life figure, he led an army across the alps & dealt a series of crushing defeats upon the Romans on Italian soil. He was Hannibal Barca.

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Queen Zenobia: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Queen Zenobia, who led a rebellion against Ancient Rome.

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Britain and China in the Opium Wars: In this episode from the History Hit archive, Dan Snow speaks to British military historian Mark Simner about the Opium Wars, events that are rarely taught in British schools, but taught ubiquitously across China. He explains the provenance of both con...

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The trials of Ethel Rosenberg: Anne Sebba explores the life of Ethel Rosenberg, who was executed for espionage in one of the most sensational and controversial episodes of the Cold War.

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The Cold War - The Long 1960s | 6

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Bog bodies: what can they teach us?: Dr Melanie Giles unravels some of the mysteries around amazingly preserved human remains found in bogs – and reveals what we can learn from them

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The Spanish Civil War: Melvyn Bragg examines the causes, events and repercussions of the Spanish Civil War.

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Voices of Waterloo: 206 years ago today, 60,000 men were slaughtered in the Battle of Waterloo. Napoleon Bonaparte's French army was finally defeated by an almighty coalition of troops from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hanover, Brunswick & Nassau.

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Ep 32: Barry S. Strauss on Actium: Barry Strauss, Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies at Cornell University, joins the show to talk about Octavian, Antony, and Cleopatra, and the battle of Actium, the clash that “made the Roman Empire”.

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When Ancient India Beat Machiavelli to the Punch: Commonly regarded as one of humanity's premiere works on the art of pursuing and securing power, Niccolò Machiavelli's book ''The Prince'' has become so popular that the name of its author is synonymous with unethical behavior in the modern day. However,

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Bismarck: Melvyn Bragg discusses the original Iron Chancellor, Otto Von Bismarck.

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66.2 French Revolution of July 1830, and Greek War of Independence

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16: History of Everything: The Crusades Part 1

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The Maya: everything you wanted to know: Professor Matthew Restall tackles listener questions and popular search queries about the central American civilisation

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Secrets of the Aztec Codices (With Camilla Townsend): Long ignored by historians, these documents provide us with what is perhaps the most authentic history of the Aztec people in their own voice.

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66.4 Revolution of 1848 - Conclusion

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Medieval Ethiopia’s diplomatic missions: Verena Krebs reveals what diplomatic missions sent by the Christian leaders of Ethiopia can tell us about the kingdom’s place in the medieval world

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What Will Become of Syria in 2023? Joby Warrick on the Future of a Catastrophe: JIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the Washington Post's Pulitzer prize winning journalist and Syria expert Toby Warrick on the chances for a peaceful solution to the Syrian civil war in 2023.

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Garibaldi and the Risorgimento: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Garibaldi and the Risorgimento, for our Listener Week.

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The Secret History of the SBS: The SBS was formed out of the Commandos during the Second World War to help counter Nazi domination of Europe. This small unit took on some of the most dangerous missions of the Second World War. Saul David joins Dan to tell their story.

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The Pilgrim Fathers: Melvyn Bragg discusses what the Pilgrim Fathers and the Mayflower mean to Americans.

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Episode 12 – Legacies of East and West: The Olmec of Mesoamerica and the Chavin of Peru laid strong cultural foundations that would influence regional civilizations down through the first European encounters with the New World. The longest-lasting Chinese Dynasty, the Zhou,

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The Mytilenaean Debate: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Athenians' change of mind in the Peloponnesian War.

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The Battle of Stamford Bridge: Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Stamford Bridge.

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Encore: The WWII Home Front | Arsenal of Democracy | 1

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155 - Pearl Harbor: 7th December 2021 marks the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the United States of America into the Second World War. On the morning of 7th December 1941, just before 8am the Japanese launched their attack on the US...

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Yamamoto Rolls the Dice: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 inflicted great damage on the American Pacific Fleet, but it left one group of American ships untouched: the aircraft carriers. In early 1942, Japanese Admiral Yamamoto decided to finish the job...