The Conquerors – Documentary – S1, Ep4 – El Cid
El Cid How, in the 11th century, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and military leader better known as[…]
Read moreEl Cid How, in the 11th century, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and military leader better known as[…]
Read more“Are We to Be a Nation? 1783-1788 Peace comes to the United States, but governing the world’s newest republic is[…]
Read more“The World Turned Upside Down” 1778-1783 The British hope to exploit the issue of slavery and to enlist the support[…]
Read more“Oh Fatal Ambition” 1777-1778 The “united” states remain in dire need of funds and military support. Congress dispatches Benjamin Franklin[…]
Read more“The Times That Try Men’s Souls” 1776-1777 Days after the Declaration of Independence is signed, a British force arrives in[…]
Read more“Blows Must Decide” 1774-1776 A total break from Great Britain remains hard for Americans to imagine, even after shots are[…]
Read more“The Reluctant Revolutionaries” 1763-1774 In 1763, the capitol city of America is London, George Washington is lobbying for a post[…]
Read moreThe Empire’s Last Stand The Enterprise engages in successful operations in the South China Sea, Iwo Jima and Okinawa and[…]
Read moreBattle of Leyte Gulf As American forces prepare to invade the Philippines the Japanese, now deficient in aircraft carriers[…]
Read moreD-Day in the Pacific The USS Enterprise participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the most crushing American naval[…]
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