This series follows the Cuban Missile Crisis day, by day. In this initial prologue we explore some of the background to the crisis. During the 1950s the ideological divide between totalitarian Communism and democratic capitalism pits the USSR against the US as both super powers try to expand their sphere fo influence. In parallel a series of misunderstandings and false assumptions heats up the nuclear arms race and sees the US pull further ahead of the USSR in military dominance. The increasing pressure on both sides eventually brings them head to head during several covert operations, proxy wars and, direct confrontations including the Berlin Crisis and eventually the Cuban Missile Crisis.
For 13 days in October 1962 the world came closer to nuclear holocaust than ever before, but the Cuban Missile Crisis didn’t start in Cuba - it had its roots in Berlin, Italy and Turkey, the domestic political situation in the US facing the newly elected President John F Kennedy, and in the USSR, where Premier Nikita Khrushchev had taken leadership of the Soviet through a harsh four year power struggle after Stalin’s death in 1953 .
In the summer of 1962, a war of words between the United States and the Soviet Union and a number of nuclear tests on both sides increased tensions that had been mounting for years. Both sides were living under increasing panic that the other would ‘press the button’ and launch a preemptive nuclear strike, possibly destroying the world in the process. When on October 14 1962 the US discovered missiles on Cuba, that fear increased and almost came true.
On 16 October 1962. the Cuban Missile Crisis begins. President Kennedy assembles his advisors in EXCOMM to find an adequate response to the threat posed by Soviet nuclear missiles on Cuba.
On October 17th, 1962, preparations for an invasion of Cuba under the codename Ortsac were set in motion. The U2 Dragon Lady spy plane continued to yield more alarming pictures of Cuban missile sites and President Kennedy was urged to restrain his dogs of war.
On the 19th of October 1962, the Soviet nuclear forces on Cuba are working on getting the warheads for their SS4 missiles combat ready. In Washington, President John F. Kennedy faces off with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, including General Curtis LeMay (his arch enemy), who demand more freedom for military action.
On Saturday October 20th, 1962, US President John F Kennedy moves to side more with the hawks advising a forceful response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Meanwhile in Moscow, the Soviets now believe that they deterred the Americans from using force.
On October 21 1962, politicians and military in both the US and in the USSR seem to have contradictory views on what to do next. The questions on the table; blockade AND invade Cuba, or just a quarantine? Should the Soviet local commanders on Cuba get to play with the little nukes as they like, or rather wait for permission? When it's only the world as we know it that's at stake...
On October 22, 1962 the world is shocked to find out that the US and the USSR are facing off with nuclear arms in the Caribbean. In the world's first televised announcement of an international military crisis, US President John F. Kennedy sets off panic and sudden fear of a third world war, with nuclear arms involved.
On October 23 , 1962 as the blockade on Cuba is being prepared, US President John F. Kennedy and USSR Chairman Nikita Khrushchev question their own actions realising that they might have gone a step too far. By now the dice have been rolled and it's too late to stop the wheels from spinning. Both leaders try to justify their decisions to maintain their political power.
On October 24, 1962 the US led blockade on Cuba goes into effect, but It's not the be the showdown that it looks like! In the same time the US Navy starts flying RF8 Crusader reconnaissance jets 400 feet over the missile sites on Cuba, to see what's really going on. As the jets roar over the heads of the Cuban and Soviet soldiers, the crisis deepens.
On October 25, 1962 while the US Navy are looking for something to do in the Caribbean, both USSR Chairman Khrushchev and US President Kennedy are questioning the success of their actions. Meanwhile US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson is about to face off with USSR Ambassador to the UN, Valerian Zorin in a historic showdown at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
On 26 October 1962, USSR Premier Nikita Khrushchev is preparing to offer the US an olive branch. Meanwhile US President John F Kennedy continue to plan an invasion of Cuba. While the politicians make new plans, their previous military plans take on a life of their own
On October 27, 1962 a deal to resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis is ever so close, but then almost everything that can go wrong, goes wrong. Political confusion between the leaders, lost and shot down airplanes, errant nuclear armed submarines and exhaustion takes its toll. For those immediately involved it will go down in memory as the Black Saturday.
On Sunday, 28 October, 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis is supposed to end, but there are still two nuclear armed Soviet submarines in the waters around the island hunted by the US Navy. And what about Fidel Castro?
After the War to End All Wars, there's more of two things. More nations and more wars. Wars of independence, civil wars, ethnic wars, ideological wars and just plain old wars. In the first Prelude to the Between 2 Wars series, covering the years 1919-1939 from WWI to WWII chronologically, we look at the rise of nationalism out of the ruins of The Great War. Indy Neidell and Spartacus take you on a historical journey through 20 years of dawn, light, and dusk back into the darkness of war.
As World War One ends the dying takes on new proportions when the Spanish Flu ravages the world. A whole generation of young people that should be starting their adult life is instead decimated at a devastating rate. The suffering at the end of 1918 will have consequences that last until this day.
The year 1919 was the year when the world took the first step into the age of mass communication. Wartime developments now create the aviation industry, mass produced cars, broadcast media and... more guns.
On what was only recently the Eastern Front of World War One there is no end to war. Russia is at war with itself while it tries to reconquer the former territories of the Russian Empire. These new countries are also at war with themselves and each other, while they fight the Bolshevik Russian armies invading their young borders. Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Romania, wherever you look in Eastern Europe there is war, more war... endless war.
The Paris Peace Conference gets underway while the world continues to go up in flames. In 1919 it seems like every corner of the world is plagued by revolutions, strikes, protests, oppression, ethnic violence, massacres, or war.
The fledgling democracy in Germany struggles to survive as the German Revolution escalates into a downright civil war. In one of the German States Bavaria, Adolf Hitler appears on the stage within the context of the Bavarian Soviet Revolution.
In 1920 the Bolshevik Russian Red army has more or less routed the Russian counter revolutionary White Armies. Their attention now turns to the West. Lenin wants to take the communist revolution to Germany, France and the United Kingdom. To get there he has to go through Poland though, and he hasn't counted with Józef Piłsudski, the leader of the Polish Republic.
Germany is usually associated with the rise of right wing extremism in the interwar years, but in 1920 almost the entire German citizenry unites to stop the reactionary forces from destroying their brand new democracy during the Lüttwitz Kapp Putsch. Meanwhile in Munich Adolf Hitler makes his next move to create the Nazi movement, while Lenin prepares the International socialist revolution in Russia.
In 1920 the colonial powers of the British Empire and France reverse course on their commitment to grant independence to the peoples of the Middle East. In a game to grab the oil fields of Arabia, Syria and Mesopotamia, and to control the Suez Canal they tighten their grip on the region, with far ranging consequences that will shape the world well into the 21st century.
When Germany spirals into hyperinflation and the French occupy the Ruhr, Adolf Hitler and Erich Ludendorff make a grab for power.
As Lenin's health starts to fail, the struggle to become his successor picks up speed with Stalin maneuvering closer and closer to power. The outcome of this struggle will define a century of world events.
When many of the fighting men of The Great War return home addicted to drugs and infected with venereal disease, their sweethearts have decided that it's time for some serious changes! It's time for women's liberation!
After an unpopular war and facing unrest at home, the US returns to isolationism after half a century of gradually opening up to the world. On the home front, prohibition gives rise to more problems of the very kinds it meant to solve; crime and debauchery, and one the biggest crooks is in the White House.
In 1921 the Second Polish Republic expands to the borders it will have until it is overrun by the Germans and Soviets in September of 1939. Through conquest, popular uprisings, plebiscite, and the Treaty of Versailles Poland incorporates land from her neighboring nations.
In 1922, when Italy is in political chaos, reeling from the effects of The Great War and labour unrest, one man makes a violent grab for power. He is the prominent journalist and leader of a new radical, reactionary, oppressive, and murderous movement. He is Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini and he calls his movement Fascism.
When the Ottoman empire is torn apart by the Treaty of Sevres, ethnic conflicts in the old empire that have been boiling for almost a century lead to war between Greece and the parts of the Empire that will soon become the Republic of Turkey. A war that will have lasting effect on the world as both sides proceed to carry out stunning actions of ethnic violence, which is shockingly also sanctioned by international treaty after the fact.
The 19th century throws all kinds of terror and unfortune on China, which not long before was the most powerful nation in the world. While many other Western, Asian and even American nations seek to gain influence in China through politics, wars and trade, China itself tries to hold on to its glory days.
One man tries to reunite China, he is Sun Yat Sen but he shall not see his work come to fruition.
Modernization caused a communication revolution in the 1920's with the mass adaptation of the Radio, with all sorts concequences for the entertainment industry as well as the political game.
The rise of the media superstar and the rise of Naziism had a lot to do with each other. The early death of one of the first media superstars, Rudolph Valentino in 1926 shows us exactly how and why.
In 1926 Chiang Kai-shek manages to turn the Kuomintang into his own private army, and the events are befuddling...
In 1927 the US is finally back to it's pre-WWI economic greatness, at least measured by the stock market. But all is not well with the finances in the land of the free and home of the brave.
With thousands of planes left over from World War One, hobby pilots and entrepreneurs set out to create the modern airline industry. Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, and many more set record after record, while airplane manufacturers start the creation of passenger, freight planes, and a new generation of aerial weapons.
When the world goes into economic overdrive in the second half of the 1920s, contrary to popular belief Germany rises with the tide - it is the Goldener Zwanziger, the Golden Twenties.
In 1929 it's been nothing but growth for the US economy for years, at least if you judge by the New York Stock Exchange. But all that glitters is not gold, and when the gilding comes off this bubble it sinks like a lead ballon.
Formed in the ashes of the Great War, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes is already facing some pretty difficult birth pangs.
As 1929 approaches, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes spirals closer and closer to collapse. When the parliament descends into murderous chaos, it is up to King Alexander to decide what to do...
After the Great War, the British empire is at its peak in terms of population and size. However, resistance against colonialism is starting to brew in the British colonies and dominions.
When Mussolini wants to solidify Italy’s North African Colonies, he faces massive opposition by one man- Omar Mukhtar, the Lion of the Desert.
In Japan there has been a gradual increase of militarism since Thew Great War and in 1931 the country goes to war again when they Invade Chinese Manchuria based on a false flag terrorist strike at the Mukden railway junction.
Contrary to popular belief it is not so much reparations themselves that puts the first stepping stone in place for the Nazis to rise to power. Instead it is the cancellation of war reparations, or more correctly put; the measures that 'The Hunger Chancellor" Heinrich Brüning implements to get reparations cancelled that pushes Germany over the financial brink and into the hands of Hitler and Goebbels.
Stalin has to deal with the consequences of forcibly changing the Soviet Union from an agrarian economy into a modern industrialized society as his first five-years plan reaches its final year.
After Chancellor Brüning has run Germany's economy into the ground, the country is once again going to the polls. It's a wild brawl between reason and madness, populism and stability, and democracy and tyranny focused on who will unite Germany if Germany even can be united again...
Democracy finds itself in a crisis as the 1930s take off. On a global scale, Fascist or otherwise authoritarian and repressive movements and governments seek to destroy the pillars of liberal society.
Hitlers rise to power, also known as the Machtergreifung, was riddled with physical and mental manipulation, political games and an exploitation of the Democratic system. This episode follows the events leading up to the Nazi takeover of Germany.
The American economy is in a state of despair. Mass unemployment and poverty sweep the lands. In 1933, a new President is elected, promising to change things for the better. His name is Franklin D. Roosevelt.
America is very unprepared for rising tensions in The Pacific and Europe. US President Franklin Roosevelt tries his best to re-arm the American Army and Navy, but the isolationist opposition is a fierce obstacle.
After Hitler seized power in Germany in January 1933, he rapidly transformed the Democratic Weimar Republic into a repressive, totalitarian and racist state. In 1934, Germany became Nazi Germany.
Austria is very divided in the 1930s. Austrian Nationalism opposes the idea of a Greater German Reich, which triggers the emergence of Austrofascism. They find themselves in a violent struggle against Nazis, Communists, Democrats and Socialists.
King Aleksandar has been working to forge a single Yugoslav identity in his troubled Balkan state. But ethnic nationalism still runs strong, and a shadowy fascist movement fiercely committed to destroying Yugoslavia is emerging.
In February 1934, France threatens to go down the same political rabbit hole as Germany: anti-Semitic Fascism, but the French extremists are not quite as well organized as the Nazis.
Czechoslovakia is holding on to democracy by a thread. It even looks like they might be able to integrate the German Czechoslovakians, but Hitler's rise to power changes everything.
The Second Polish Republic emerged victorious from the Polish-Soviet War in 1921. But the shine of independence is quickly rubbing off as the new state finds itself burdened with sever economic, political, and social problems. There is one man who sees it as his destiny to save his ailing nation. That man is Józef Piłsudski. But will his undemocratic Sanacja regime be able to solve Poland's problems?
From 1927 to 1934, the Chinese Communists lived in a state within the National Chinese State led by Chiang Kai-Shek. In 1935, the Nationalists strike and the Communists follow their leader Mao Zedong on a Long March Northwards.
After European Empires were done scrambling for Africa, not much of the African continent was left to be ruled by its native people, or to be colonised for other colony-hungry European powers. However, the Kingdom of Abyssinia is one of the countries that made it through the scramble alive. That is, until Benito Mussolini shifts the Italian focus to East-Africa once more.
After more than twenty years of colonial management, promises made but few promises kept and ethnic & cultural clashes in the area, unrest in the middle east erupts in violence. A series of movements originate in this time, with long lasting consequences.
Spain in the early 1930's was practically Europe in Microcosm, with numerous political and ideological movements clashing in debate and open battles on the streets of Spain. All of this worsened in 1936 as Spain slowly descends into Civil War.
The Berlin Olympics in 1936 were a masterfully played piece of Nazi Propaganda, where they framed their race as physically superior and their ideology as modern, organised and cultured while also ostensibly downplaying their anti-internationalism racism and anti-semitism. But the Germans didn't embrace sports for friendly competition. They did so for something very different.
1937 marks the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War. And wether or not this is the 'actual' starting point of World War Two, it definitely was a devastating conflict which led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands and the displacement of millions.
The Nazi economy appears to do well during the 1930s. But this is largely myth, as the German economy under Hitler is based on a self destructive, ideologically or selfishly fuelled irrationality driven by conquest and criminal practice.
With the increasing aggression of Italy, Japan, and Germany in the 1930s, the League of Nations is becoming increasingly ineffective in regulating international disputes. Britain and France adopt a diplomatic strategy of appeasement to hold off all-out war and buy some crucial time. But will it work, and can Adolf Hitler's territorial ambitions be contained?
Under the yoke of economic depression and more and more authoritarian rulers, Western women face renewed misogyny, patriarchy, and decreasing independence. But not all women think this is such a bad thing.
After years of gradually increasing persecution, the Nazi's institute a nationwide pogrom on the night of November 9, 1938. It will signal the end of Jewish life in Germany.
In 1938, Stalin has his military leadership purged, and has thousands of his comrades killed or locked up. The reasons as to why he did it are still open for debate.
After years of political violence and strife, a military coup in 1936 finally brings Spain into all-out civil war. Mass executions and revolutionary upheaval, as the eyes of the world focus on the Iberian Peninsula.
In 1939, two bitter rivals sign a non-aggression pact. But the treaty is something more than just a simple pledge of neutrality. Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union have also secretly agreed on how they will carve up Eastern Europe between them.
In this final episode of Season 1 of Between Two Wars we examine what caused the world to stand on the brink of total war in just two decades after the War to End All Wars. Events that end with three words through a phone line: "Grandmother is dead," words that launch World War II.
This is the prologue to our five-part Indonesian War of Independence Miniseries. It sets the stage of brutal colonial repression, a growing sense of Indonesian Nationalism and ultimately the desire to be free.
In Indonesia, following the end of the Second World War catalyses the end of brutal Japanese rule. Their exit prompts the Dutch to begin restoring their prewar colonial status over the archipelago. But nationalist spirits are brewing, their opportunity to proclaim Indonesian independence is transpiring.
The Indonesian War of Independence is heavily fuelled by the gangs of youngsters who go by the name of Pemuda. They engage in clandestine guerrilla fighting as their revolution takes a violent turn.
The Dutch are desperate to regain control over their colony as the Lingadjatti Treaty failed to deliver. They launch a brutal military offensive which they mask as 'police actions' in an attempt to satisfy the international community.
The international community forces the Dutch to end their first colonial offensive with the Renville Agreement. However, as the Dutch, the Indonesian Republicans and the multiple other groups continue fighting, an impasse enfolds.
The Dutch reconquered most of the Indonesian cities on Java and Sumatra, but the Indonesian War of Independence continues as the International community grows tired of the Dutch attitude.
When WW2 ends the former Allies find themselves at odds with each other over ideological and economic world domination. In an atmosphere of increasing escalation, the US pulls ahead in the nuclear arms race. While the Soviet Union try to catch up, they are far behind, and yet humanity soon faces potential destruction many times over.
The Cold War grows gets more and more tense as both the USSR and the US try to get the upper hand through the volume of nuclear weapons and strategic launching sites – including Cuba.
The year before Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev places nuclear missiles on Cuba, the Soviets blow up the biggest atomic bomb ever detonated. If it blew up over Paris, millions would die.
On 16 October 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis begins. President Kennedy assembles his advisors in EXCOMM to find an adequate response to the threat posed by Soviet nuclear missiles on Cuba.
On October 17th, 1962, the U2 Dragon Lady spy plane yield more alarming pictures of Cuban missile sites and President Kennedy is urged to restrain his dogs of war.
President John F. Kennedy faces off with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, including General Curtis LeMay (his arch-enemy), who demand more freedom for military action.
On Saturday October 20th, 1962, US President John F Kennedy moves to side more with the hawks advising a forceful response to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
On October 21 1962, politicians and military in both the US and in the USSR seem to have contradictory views on what to do next. Should the Soviet local commanders on Cuba get to play with the little nukes as they like, or rather wait for permission?
On October 22, in the world's first televised announcement of an international military crisis, US President John F. Kennedy sets off panic and sudden fear of a third world war, with nuclear arms involved.
On October 23 , 1962 as the blockade on Cuba is being prepared, US President John F. Kennedy and USSR Chairman Nikita Khrushchev question their own actions realising that they might have gone a step too far.
On October 24, 1962, the US-led blockade on Cuba goes into effect, but It's not the showdown that it looks like! At least not on the surface...
On October 25, 1962 while the US Navy are looking for something to do in the Caribbean, US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson is about to face off with USSR Ambassador to the UN, Valerian Zorin in a historic showdown at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
On 26 October 1962, US President John F Kennedy at first continues to plan an invasion of Cuba, but while the politicians make new plans, their previous military plans take on a life of their own.
On October 27, 1962 a deal to resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis is ever so close, but then almost everything that can go wrong, goes wrong. The world is left teetering on the brink, and someone has to die.
On Sunday, 28 October, 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis comes to an end to end all things, and almost everything. Only one young man, Vasili Arkhipov will stand between humanity and nuclear armageddon.
Recently independent Egypt, under President Gamal Abdel Nasser, navigates the turbulent waters of the Cold War, seeking national autonomy, while negotiating its relations with the British Empire, United States, and the Soviet Union. The question is, how will Egypt realize its self-determination with these powers vying for dominance in the region?
Britain and France are becoming increasingly worried about the growing threat of Egypt to the Middle East and Africa - they are not alone - Israel is also worried. Israel's close proximity to Egypt makes them a valuable secret accomplice in finding justification for a war that will seek to remove Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Israel launches its invasion of Egypt, much to the surprise of America who reacts furiously to the act of aggression. It quickly becomes apparent to America that Israel is not acting alone when Britain and France deliver an ultimatum to Egypt. However, could Anglo-French war plans hit the buffers if the expected American backing does not materialize?
After much delay, Britain and France finally keep to their side of the bargain with Israel and begin their bombing campaign of Egypt. But the condemnation from America and the UN calls into question how long the invaders can keep this up.
As Israel nears victory in Operation Kadesh, Britain and France are fighting a losing war of their own on the frontlines of the global political scene. The UN are staunchly against Britain and France's involvement, and if the duo aren't careful, another superpower may soon enter the fray, one with the intention of a war of more than just words.
As Britain, France, and Israel continue to push home their advantage in the face of overwhelming international pressure, the Soviet Union finally enter the arena. Britain now faces utter disaster. The Soviets are threatening nuclear war and the British economy faces free fall; how much longer can Britain reject a ceasefire?
Whilst the fighting may be over, the Crisis certainly isn't. For starters, the three invaders may have agreed to a ceasefire, but aren't too keen to give up the land they've conquered. And even if this is resolved, what lies in wait for the humiliated ex-colonial powers? Ultimately, only one thing does seem certain - irreversible change.
War, poverty, and disease continue to pummel the word in the wake of the Great War. But still, humanity carries on, not only surviving but creating a host of futuristic opportunities in the arts, the economy, and....cheese.
There is revolution and fear of revolution throughout the world in the winter of 1919. But cultural and technological revolutions are also bringing hope to many. A new age of Jazz and Cinema is about to reach America and Europe.
It is a springtime of revolution throughout the world in 1919 and not just the political kind. Era-defining advances in science and technology and iconic cinematography are made this season.
Technology promises a better and more connected world in the summer of 1919. But battles still rage everywhere over who will inherit it.
The First World War has been over for a year, and the modern era plows ahead. But so does fear and paranoia. In America, the Red Scare goes into overdrive.
Science and technology is marching on as the world enters the 1920's. But Americans have more to reckon with than just a new decade: every state in the country has gone "dry".
Racist conspiracies are on the rise in America. But other hysterias are also lessening. Will there be a return to normalcy?
Louis Armstrong will be one of the greats of the American Century. But before that, others have to blaze a trail for him. No mean feat in a land of racial tension...
There is a surprising connection between sci-fi films and the technological policies of Soviet Russia. Watch to find out...
Modern technology promises a lot, but it can also bring unprecedented horror. This season, the people of Czechoslovakia get to see that for themselves.
Albert Einstein may be renowned for his work in the field of science, but this season he is fundraising for a new Jewish university. Charity isn't the only activity on the cards in the United States this season however, much more tragic events are also afoot...
This season there is a major breakthrough in combatting one of humanities' oldest diseases, but a deadly famine will also strike Soviet Russia . Will the international community come to the fledgling state's aid?
This season not only marks the birth of the American Welfare State, but it will also see women make great strides towards universal suffrage. But as you can imagine, none of these things come without significant opposition.
The interwar era has seen an explosion of art movements all vying to offer the most revolutionary response to modern society. The competition is intense and, as we shall see, often spills over into open conflict.
Vladimir Lenin founded the Bolshevik Party, orchestrated the October Revolution, and led the world's first communist state to victory in the Russian Civil War. He is now gravely ill and close to death, but he still has one more enemy he wants to crush.
The Prohibition era is still just getting started, but criminal enterprises have already sprung up everywhere to supply thirsty American's with their drink. In the "summer of sin" of 1922, one man in particular is making waves in the Chicago underworld.
The modern age is an age of modern things. But it is also an age when people yearn for times past. One of the main men to weaponize this yearning is Benito Mussolini, and this season, he moves to recreate the Roman Empire in his fascist image.
In the winter of 1923, a controversial activist takes a Catholic doctor to trial for libel. The proceedings capture a much bigger moment in the history of the interwar period: the controversial - but inherent - link between birth control and eugenics.
Being the creator of the legendary Sherlock Holmes has made Arthur Conan Doyle famous for his scientific rationality. But Doyle also has a deeply held belief in the existence of the spirit universe. In a world still reeling from the shock of the Great War, he is not alone.
On their search for the origins of humanity, the expedition led by Roy Chapman Andrews makes some amazing discoveries in the Gobi Desert, including the uncovering of dinosaur eggs and velociraptors. Who knew paleontology could be so cool?
Wilson won the Nobel Peace Prize for crafting the League of Nations at Versailles, but even he couldn't bring America out of its isolationism. This season he pours out his disappointment in his first-ever radio address. Optimism still reigns in the world of popular culture though, this season the Charleston is born.
The winter of 1924 sees the death of not only Vladimir Lenin but also the Ottoman Caliphate. However, it also sees something fresh and completely unique enter the American mainstream. George Gershwin has given the Jazz Age a soundtrack.
There's no business like show business and in the spring of 1924, you can see why. Buster Keaton and Hollywood as a whole are producing some iconic films, the British Empire is putting on a massive exhibition, and there is even talk of a death ray.
The League of Nations is just one manifestation of a broader ideal in the interwar years. Within a palace in the heart of the British Empire, a new conference is underway. It is attended by everyone from H.G. Wells to the Prince of Wales.
The Surrealist Movement is born this season with unsurprising eccentric drama. Salvador Dali will one day be a part of it, but for now he is still in art school and has actually only just come out of prison. Also this season, a crime which sees police chasing America's first ever "Public Enemy No. 1"
The winter of 1925 is a season of gun battles and assassinations. Al Capone is fighting both the Chicago police and rival gangs to gain control of the bootlegging racket, and a Nazi party fanatic murders a Viennese author for his writings on anti-Semitism and eroticism. It's not all violence, though. This season, a landmark documentary film is released.
Since Ukraine was proclaimed as an independent state a century ago, she had been under more or less constant aggression, especially originating from Moscow.
The war in Ukraine is seeing an increasing amount of foreigners fighting and dying in it. But foreign fighters aren't anything new. Today we're looking at another war of aggression from Moscow. One which saw thousands of foreigners travel to fight in it. Why did they do it?
History is at the heart of the Supreme Court's recent decision to roll back abortion rights. In a nation founded on a centuries old Constitution it raises the question: what did the Founding Fathers think of abortion?
With the Israel-Palestine conflict dominating the news, Spartacus and Sebastian bring you an in depth look at its history. It’s a millennia long story beginning in the time of the Crusades and culminating in Israeli independence and war with its Arab neighbours. Now more than ever an even-handed look at this story is vital.
Welcome to the first episode of our new series War 2 War, where we will follow the wars that wouldn’t end, within a cold world war, in a decade when humanity, yearning for freedom and peace, reinvented ourselves in a brave new world forged out of the ruins of a global calamity. So strap in, subscribe, enable notifications, and get ready for liftoff into the world of rocketry, hula-hoops, skateboards, Brylcreem, bobby socks, television, rock and roll, the baby boom, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, civil rights, communist infiltration, cold war espionage, colonial wars, and nuclear destruction. This, our next big adventure here at TimeGhost is indeed one full of exciting, fascinating controversy that very much continues to shape the world around us as we enter 2025. All these challenges and opportunities are more pertinent than ever.
Join SPARTACUS and INDY on the War2War 1945 Newscast as we explore a world tumbling from war to war. European colonies face fresh conflicts and groundbreaking polymer innovations spark industrial revolutions. All the while Nazi war criminals are brought to justice at the Nuremberg Trials.
In 1946, the old colonial empires of Britain and France struggle to maintain control as nationalist movements rise and their economies crumble. Meanwhile, two new superpowers—the U.S. and the USSR—seek to reshape the world in their image, using decolonization as both an ideal and a tool for influence. As the colonial order fractures, global power shifts, and the battle for dominance begins.
In 1946, the world is struggling to rebuild from the devastation of WWII. Cities lie in ruins, economies are shattered, and millions are displaced. As the old powers of Britain and France weaken, the rising superpowers—the U.S. and USSR—compete to shape the new world order. Will reconstruction lead to stability, or is the world heading for another conflict?
In 1946, tensions in Indochina explode into full-scale war. As France struggles to reclaim its empire, Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh fight for independence, setting the stage for a brutal conflict that will shape the next three decades. With international powers pulling the strings, Vietnam becomes the first battleground of the post-war era’s colonial struggles.
The Space Race has begun. As Stalin’s USSR and Truman’s U.S. compete for technological dominance, the Pentagon prepares for a future of missile warfare. Project Diana shatters barriers by bouncing radar off the Moon, proving space can be conquered—whether for exploration or war.
In 1946, the world’s fate is rewritten in fire. The first peacetime nuclear tests shake the Pacific, while Stalin accelerates the Soviet push for the bomb. With the power to destroy the entire world now a reality, global leaders face a defining choice—will the bomb usher in the peace of our time, or lead to nuclear doom? The arms race has begun, and there’s no turning back.
In 1946, liberal democracy has outlasted fascism but faces fresh challenges from communism—and from within its own ranks. Thinkers like Karl Popper and Hannah Arendt question the foundations of natural rights, free speech, and the reach of government. As the UN debates universal human rights and colonies demand equality, a new liberalism emerges. Will it fulfill its ideals or crumble under the weight of global upheaval?
In 1946, Britain, France, and the Netherlands fight to regain control over shattered colonies—from Indonesia’s revolt to Vietnam’s war with France. Meanwhile, the U.S. and USSR maneuver to shape these emerging nations for their own global interests. Will independence spark true liberation, or will it simply swap one master for another?
1946 sees the world teetering on the brink of a new global conflict. George Kennan’s long telegram outlines Moscow’s fanatical drive against the capitalist West, while our panel covers escalating espionage, strategic disputes over Turkey, and the emerging ideological battle between the U.S. and the USSR. Tune in as we break down the news shaping the dawn of the Cold War.
After WWII, China is plunged into chaos as Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists and Mao Zedong’s Communists reignite a decades-old conflict. This episode traces the roots of the Chinese Civil War—from the guerrilla strategies honed in Yan’an to the shifting power dynamics after Japanese occupation. Discover how ideological fervor, battle-hardened tactics, and the struggle for legitimacy set China on a path that would redefine its future.
As Europe emerges from WWII, Greece plunges into chaos. Political polarization, revenge killings, and failed diplomacy ignite a bitter civil war, turning former allies into deadly foes. From Communist partisans regrouping in the mountains, to royalists asserting brutal dominance, the battle lines are drawn. Could Greece become the first major flashpoint in the Cold War, threatening peace across the Balkans and beyond?
In 1947, Christian Dior stunned the world by introducing his controversial “New Look.” With luxurious dresses and ultra-feminine silhouettes, Dior’s designs ignited fierce debates about gender roles, societal values, and post-war extravagance. While some saw his collection as a welcome return to elegance, others viewed it as an insult during times of austerity. Was Dior celebrating beauty or setting women’s progress back decades?
By 1947, Stalin’s Soviet Union has begun to firmly grip Eastern Europe, reshaping nations through rigged elections, terror tactics, and propaganda. From Poland to Bulgaria, countries are forced into Moscow’s orbit, crushing opposition and extinguishing democratic freedoms. As Truman declares a doctrine to contain communism, the stage is set for decades of Cold War confrontation.
In 1947, the British divide the Raj into two nations, India and Pakistan, triggering one of the deadliest mass migrations in history. Sectarian violence between Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims leaves at least 200,000 dead and displaces millions more. Hastily drawn borders turn neighbours into enemies. The partition’s bloody legacy will lead to decades of tension, war, and bloodshed
In 1947, the Cold War intensifies as the Truman and Zhdanov Doctrines divide the world into opposing camps. The CIA is born to counter communist threats, while Stalin’s Cominform tightens its grip across Eastern Europe. From Berlin’s streets crawling with double agents, to covert American election meddling in Italy, espionage becomes the frontline of this global showdown. Welcome to a new age of spies, secret doctrines, and ruthless intelligence wars.
In 1947, Mao’s Communist forces launch massive counter-offensives, turning the tide of the Chinese Civil War. As Nationalist troops led by Chiang Kai-shek desperately hold their positions, the Communists gain ground through ruthless tactics—including brutal land reforms and psychological warfare. With battles raging from Manchuria to Central China, this conflict will decide the fate of millions. Is Chiang’s collapse now inevitable?
1947 is a pivotal year: The British Empire crumbles as India and Pakistan gain independence amidst violence and mass migration. Truman launches a Cold War against Soviet communism, while spies infiltrate governments worldwide. Nations sign treaties reshaping Europe; Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier, and rumours swirl of aliens crashing at Roswell. Join us for the headlines that reshaped history!
By 1948, Britain’s conflicting promises in Palestine have created a powder keg ready to explode. Contradictory pledges made to Arabs and Zionists during WWI set the stage for rising tensions, violent uprisings, and ultimately civil war. As Britain prepares to withdraw and the UN votes for partition, violence escalates, and the hope for a peaceful, free Palestine shatters into chaos. How did the broken promises lead to such tragedy?
In 1948, the British departure from Palestine plunges the region into chaos. Amid bombings, massacres, and forced displacements, a brutal civil war escalates into the Arab-Israeli conflict, reshaping the Middle East forever. As Israel declares independence, Arab armies invade, and atrocities on both sides deepen hatred and tragedy. Can either side emerge victorious, or has the cycle of violence become unstoppable?
The world has seen unspeakable horror and senseless death in excess over the past half-century. Now, the failures of the past give way to a hopeful declaration on the rights of humankind in the future, to ensure that these mistakes never repeat themselves. However, in a world as tumultuous as ours, how much power can such a declaration really have?
This episode, we see the Chinese Civil War turn decisively against Chiang Kai-Shek. Mao's Communists score great victories on the battlefield while the Nationalists face economic collapse. How much longer can Chiang hold on?
In 1948, Stalin blockades West Berlin, isolating over two million people without food, fuel, or supplies. Refusing to surrender the city, Western powers launch the Berlin Airlift, history’s largest aerial supply mission, to deliver food, coal, and even candy. As tensions soar, planes defy Soviet threats around the clock—can the Allies really sustain a city from the sky?
1948 plunges Greece deeper into civil war as foreign aid fuels brutality on both sides. The Nationalist government launches ruthless crackdowns, establishing notorious prison camps, while the Communist Democratic Army desperately seeks aid from Yugoslavia and Stalin’s Soviet Union. But when Stalin rejects the rebellion, Yugoslavia’s Tito steps in—until a stunning feud erupts, leaving Greek communists stranded. Will this power struggle decide Greece’s fate?
After seeing the devastating effects of the trade war that ravaged the global economy between the world wars, in 1948 the US is determined to usher in an age of free trade and global cooperation that will last until the spring of 2025.
In 1948, the Cold War intensifies as Stalin blockades Berlin, triggering a dramatic US-led Airlift to save West Berlin. Meanwhile, the British Empire continues to crumble as Burma, Ceylon, and Palestine gain independence—with Israel’s declaration igniting immediate war. America launches the Marshall Plan, the Soviets tighten their grip in Eastern Europe, and televised anticommunist hearings captivate the US public. The year ends with humanity pushing new frontiers—from launching monkeys into space to relocating beavers by parachute—showing just how rapidly the world is changing.
In early 1949, the Arab-Israeli War finally comes to an uneasy end. After brutal fighting, armistice talks in Rhodes redraw borders with a green pencil line, displacing hundreds of thousands and reshaping the Middle East. Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon reluctantly sign ceasefires, leaving core issues—Jerusalem, refugees, and recognition—unresolved. But can forced armistices really bring lasting peace, or is Palestine fated to endless conflict?
By early 1949, Chiang Kai Shek's Kuomintang is falling apart. Hundreds of thousands of Nationalist troops surrender as city after city fall to Mao Zedong. Beijing falls without a fight and the Communists cross the Yangtze. Chiang's final plan is escape and he moves tons of gold and his best troops to Taiwan. Meanwhile, Mao declares victory and the birth of the People’s Republic of China.
There seems to be an evolution, that may one day become a revolution, in popular music in the US. Songs with amplified electric guitars, wailing saxophones, and backbeat rhythms are being released more and more often, but it's not just R&B or jump blues, this is a bit of a different style- a new style. And it's spreading quickly thanks to a vinyl record revolution that's also getting in gear. Looks like exciting times ahead for the youth of America, and maybe even the whole world.
The Greek Civil War ends in 1949—in fire, blood, and betrayal. This episode explores how the Communist Democratic Army was defeated, why Yugoslavia and Tito cut off support, and how American-backed government forces brought the conflict to a brutal conclusion. This is the final part of our Greek Civil War trilogy in War 2 War—TimeGhost’s Cold War series following the battles that refused to end even after WW2.
In 1949, the Soviet Union detonates its first atomic bomb—years ahead of Western expectations. This episode dives into how the USSR mobilized former Nazi scientists, forced Soviet physicists into secret cities, and relied on intelligence from spies like Klaus Fuchs. While Stalin pushes for rapid progress, Beria enforces brutal discipline, and Soviet scientists race to meet an impossible deadline. The nuclear balance of power is about to shift—forever.
From Tsarist Russia to Stalin and the Cold War, the Soviet secret police evolved through endless name changes—but their mission never wavered: repress, control, and terrify. Discover how these agencies—from the Okhrana to the Cheka, NKVD, and eventually the KGB, shaped Soviet life with ruthless efficiency. Torture, purges, and mass surveillance weren’t just tactics; they were the system.
That prolonged war triggers an increase in male baby births had been ordered since at least 250 years. This “returning soldier effect” happens again during WW2 and right after. How this happens is a mystery, but research in the past decades might provide some answers.
The fate of Tibet is decided on the roof of the world as Mao’s China sets its sights on Lhasa. This episode traces the dramatic showdown between the snow lion and the dragon—from imperial legacies and British invasions to the last years of de facto Tibetan independence. Discover how realpolitik, Cold War indifference, and the carrot-and-stick tactics of Mao’s regime sealed Tibet’s fate. Watch as the Dalai Lama faces impossible choices, world powers look away, and the dream of independence is crushed beneath the weight of history.
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In October 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world one launch code away from full on nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the United States. This documentary series will cover that crisis one day at a time.
This is what would happen if you would drop Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated, over Paris.
Hi, I’m Indy Neidell, writer and host of The Great War, the first ever global real time interactive documentary. Together with Spartacus Olsson, who started The Great War series with me and produced the first two seasons, I'm now setting off on a huge new adventure to make even more awesome historical content, even while I continue with the Great War.
On October 22, 1962 US President John F. Kennedy addressed the nation to tell them about Soviet missiles on Cuba and, that the US was about to initiate a blockade Cuba. It was the first television announcement of an international military crisis in history and, plunged the world into fear of World War III and all out nuclear war between the superpowers USA and USSR.
What's the next big year, after year real time documentary by Indy Neidell? That's up to you to decide! The creators of The Great War series, Indy and Spartacus have started TimeGhost to launch their next projects. Together with you they will continue to do quarterly 'mini' chronological documentaries and even WWII for six years, or The Korean War for three years, or both! You can decide on Kickstarter and acquire some awesome TimeGhost materials in the process.
Thousands... tens of thousands have asked if Indy will do World War Two week by week just like The Great War, but even bigger. Now it's up to you!
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, four Soviet Foxtrot class submarines tried to run the blockade on Cuba. As the US navy hunted them, the diesel powered submarines were forced to stay submerged. In the hot waters of the Caribbean, conditions onboard soon became unbearable.
We've created a TimeGhost Army Facebook group so that we can interact more efficiently with you guys.
Spartacus presents the plans for TimeGhost - the answer to how we will make The Korean War and WWII happen with, or without Kickstarter.
We’re now going full out to actually get WWII in real time off the ground as the biggest channel cooperation on YouTube ever.
Thank you all for your support so far! Every minute, every hour we move closer to launching The Second World War as the largest collaborative effort on YouTube ever, and you're making it happen!
Thanks and a few questions answered.... look further down for the creators that are part of The Second World War so far.
Indy and Sparty launch into a monologue about toast and its doubtful future- can it survive in the world of tomorrow? Actually, no they don't (though that would be cool), they tell everyone about TimeGhost plans for the near future. It's amazingly interesting and worth watching several times.
A is for Air Force, you know that of course And we turn to the states to look at the dates When the man in command, that some couldn’t stand Is our hero today, General Curtis LeMay.
B is for Byron and one was a poet, But there were more Byrons, though you may not know it, But do they belong in this Dicktionary? Well, today we’ll determine for the Byrons three.
C is for car - the automobiles And nothing is cooler than a boss set of wheels, From selling some cars, this man made a horde, Mechanic and boss man, here’s Henry Ford.
D is for dollars, 100 to the penny, Some have but few, others have many, Some hoard them too - the frugal and mean, And none was more frugal than one Hetty Green.
Where are the Kickstarter rewards? What is timeghost.tv? What is the meaning of Liff? Why 42? WTF?
E for eugenics, pseudo science about race, Selective breeding of humans can make the world a purer place, When saying, “that’s scary”, those words are ne’er truer, Then of the main man today, Otmar von Verschuer.
F is for fraud, the art of deceit, And it’s not so nice to be labeled a cheat, F is also for France, and female, so let me, Introduce today’s hero, Jeanne Saint-Remy.
G is for Gambler, relying on luck, Or insider knowledge, to make a quick buck G’s also for Gangster, you know what I mean? And combining the two was Arnold Rothstein.
H is for homicide, the taking of lives Bloodthirsty people with pistols or knives Or government leaders than strangled their nations And Macias Nguema killed whole populations.
Spartacus rambles on a bit about the state of the world and the fluctuations in international wheat and sugar trade... No he doesn't! He just brings good tidings of development. The website is done and about to go live. Aaaaand... On popular demand: we will do a series about the interwar period called Between-2-Wars!
I for investment, for financial success, Or for a failure, cause it’s hard to guess, But if there’s one man who could make you a beggar, It’s today’s star, Gregor MacGregor.
In a state of joyful exhaustion Spartacus and Indy debate the best place to place a hen house... sort of. But mainly: the TimeGhost Interwar series has grown and the first episodes are coming out already next week....
Welcome to Between-2-Wars; a chronological summary of the interwar years, covering the life, uncertainty, hedonism, and euphoria of the 1920s, the descent of that life into the poverty, suspicion, fear, and autocracy in the 1930s, and ultimately humanity’s descent into the darkness of the Second World War.
J is for Junk, boat of the Chinese, For trade and for pleasure, they sailed the blue seas Some junks were pirates, that ain’t a good thing, And the queen of them all, was one Madame Ching
We're experimenting with a new micro documentary video format that has current affairs value for Facebook and Instagram - tell us what you think and follow us on FB and Instagram for more.
Indy and Astrid chat about the WW2 and The Great War sets, and we take a brief look at the nation of Tannu Tuva!
This is it! The moment we've been working up to all year is here - time for Indy and Spartacus to tell what has gone on and what will happen!
Astrid's New Year's address to the troops. Thank you all for a great 2018 and we look forward to 2019 together - Sabaton History Channel, more and better WW2, War Against Humanity and much more - it will be a historic year!
We took a few minutes between shooting a million things to tell you about what's next and give you a chance to meet the team. Over breakfast of course...
Mao Zedong, Wang Jingwei, and Chiang Kai-shek- the Snap, Crackle, and Pop of 1920's China. Indy decided to write some lyrics about them, God alone knows why... but it's a concise analysis of those three comrades and comrades in arms of Sun Yat Sen.
On 11 April 2019, 1900 hours local time we will have a fan meeting during our france road trip at the museum Romagne 14-18 close to Verdun in France. the Fan meet is free, but please RSVP to community@timeghost.tv as places are limited.
Spartacus explains how YouTube is censoring us, Astrid and Joram stay chill, and Indy calls for censoring Spartacus. All while we have a casual breakfast during the June shoot for WW2, Between 2 Wars and Sabaton History! With guest stars Joakim and Pär from Sabaton!
On the last Breakfast Club we told you about our problems with recommendation because of demonetization. Now we have YouTube's reply and it isn't great... We also take you on a visit to our July shooting session.
Another month and another crazy ride with YouTube - this time we were the direct victims of YouTube's inability to deal properly with content moderation when they blocked one of our videos...
We are going to do something special for Christmas! For every day between 24 December and 1 January 2020, we'll have one episode about something that happened on that day in History. Tell your friends and stay tuned!
Our limited 9-part Holiday series starts tomorrow, December 24th, with an exciting episode about 'The Mother of all Christmas Parties Gone Wrong'.
The first day of TimeGhost of Christmas is about a legendary Christmas Party bearing the equally legendary name of ‘the Eggnog Riots’, which took place on Christmas Eve in 1826 at the Military Academy at West-Point, New York.
What did Mark Twain have in common with Genghis Khan and William the Conqueror? And how is this all tied into a Christmas Miracle? Well, much of this can be answered by a bright bulb of light, that astronomer Johann Palitzsch observed on Christmas Day 1758...
It is in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, that a young doctor of African studies decides to create his own holiday in California. Half a century later and this holiday has now become the nation-wide Kwanzaa.
Did you go to the cinema this holiday? Or binge a bit of streaming? D'you feel modern about it? You'd be wrong... Holiday movies is a tradition that goes back almost 125 years!
It is often seen as the Jewish alternative to Christmas, but that would be wrong. This holiday precedes Christmas by more than a century. Here is its origins.
Our perception of time has changed a lot in human history. Even more so when we try to shape our days, weeks, months and years in the 'most convenient' way possible.
The last day of work of the year for many people is the harbinger of exciting new change. For British coal miners in 1986, it meant the redundancy of the canary in the coal mine.
It's been an exciting 2019, and 2020 has a lot of great stuff coming your way. It's also our twenty year anniversary of working together.
The electrical age was ushered in by Thomas Edison’s illumination of Menlow Park 140 years ago. For the first time, electrical lighting was demonstrated to a public audience.
Julius Caesar was already associated with the Divine during his life. But two years after his death, he was officially declared so by the Senate of Rome. Very much to benefit of his cousin, Octavian.
In March Between Two Wars will arrive at its final year and episode - 1939 and the beginning of WW2. What we do here on the channel after that is up to the TimeGhost Army.
Astrid, Indy and Sparty are in voluntary isolation to film the next episodes of our series', and today they finished filming the Season 1 finale of Between Two Wars.
So here we are stuck in Bavaria... luckily our studio is in the backyard, so we can keep on cranking out history while we're living it.
Were doing our best to keep the wheels spinning. Indy and Spartacus give you an update out of the new Cuban Missile Crisis Set.
On the last day of filming in isolation, we thought we'd share some news, show you our animals and the house (more about that in the pinned comment).
A lighter, musical look at the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact by Indy Neidell.
There is much we can learn from past pandemics, like how Emperor Justinian ruined the Eastern Roman Empire's economy and made the first plague pandemic even worse.
Indy has been suffering with Covid-19 for the past three weeks, but he seems to be well on the road to recovery. How does this affect the content and scheduling for WW2, TimeGhost, and Sabaton History?
Indy has an update about his illness, the situation of the world and its effects on our programming and schedule. Accompanied by great stories and company!
From the day the Black Death starts to ravage humanity in 1347, there will be speculation about what it is. It will take until 2017 for science to give us a conclusive answer to the riddle how so many people could die so fast all over Europe, Africa, and Asia in only five years.
Starting in 1347 and for three centuries, the second plague pandemic provides ample time to learn how to deal with the recurring outbreaks. And yet, fears of ruining the economy, political expediency, and refusal to accept reality leaves those trying to implement protection measure to fight an uphill battle. The result is even worse economic consequences, and unfathomable death.
Between 2 Wars is back on TimeGhost History. This second season will be longer than the first and the focus is a bit different. Watch the video to find out more.
Elizabeth Bathory was a Hungarian noblewoman who holds the world record as the most prolific female murderer. This is her gruesome life story.
Morally ambiguous guns for hire are a fantasy of old Western films, right? Well not in the case of Tom Horn! A lawman, a cowboy, a soldier, and ultimately: a dick.
Indy and Spartacus gives an update on Pearl Harbor and how we will work with the game World of Warships to recreate the events.
2020 (and 1941) was a pretty crazy year. Here's how Indy, Sparty, and Astrid feel about it and how they plan 2021 to look.
In the first team portrait of the new TimeGhost Cribs series, we get another glimpse of how Astrid, co-founder of TimeGhost, ticks.
A few weeks ago we published a series of behind the scenes interviews with members of the TimeGhost Team, and this is our mosaic (?) weave (?) mashup (?) compilation of those!
This is a clip from an old project that Astrid, Indy and Spartacus tried out in 2006. It didn't go anywhere, but it did give rise to the name TimeGhost.
Here is something new! We are going to launch a new series called TimeGhost Shorts, in which we present short and snappy things throughout history.
It’s a myth that the “humiliation” and financial effects of the WWI peace treaty imposed on Germany gave rise to Nazism - here’s why.
Why did President Bush commit America to an invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and what was the military strategy in the first months of the offensive? Watch this video to learn about the initial hunt for Bin Laden in the first real war on terror.
In the 1980s, the Reagan administration fails in its fundamental duty to protect the American people. Prejudice and fear will lead to tens of thousands of deaths - many of which could have been avoided. In this video, we examine the course of HIV/AIDS in the United States.
What are the origins of the World Wide Web, and does it live up to the ideals of its creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee? Watch this video to learn more a project that begins with humble origins at CERN in 1989 and will go on to change our world beyond recognition.
The ideal of European unity takes on new meaning in the aftermath of World War Two. When combined with the hard-headed geopolitics of the early Cold War it looks like it might be a reality. Does this United States of Europe make another continental war impossible?
Did Christopher Columbus prove the world was round? Or are we guilty of underestimating the intelligence of our Medieval counterparts? Watch this video to discover how modern historians used fake news to shape our view of an often misunderstood era of human history.
Welcome to TimeGhost. We make chronological historiography so that future generations can learn the lessons of the past with free, independent, educational historical documentaries. History does not happen in a vacuum (really, check inside your vacuum cleaner) and so in our videos we are dedicated to conveying the entire spirit of a moment or era. This is the Zeitgeist of an era, or TimeGhost in bad translation.
The TimeGhost Army is a community which comes together to make history so that future generations can learn the crucial lessons of the past. Without it, the content on this channel would not exist, and we would not have the large and expert team that is capable of doing the history justice. The TimeGhost Army allows us to stay independent ambitious, and free to take risks. Join now, and let's make history.
Today we turn away from killers and sociopathic rulers and look at two men from the world of science. Isaac Newton and Robert Hooke were certainly very intelligent and creative, but were they dicks as well?
Vikings: Scandinavian a people from Scandinavia, or a bunch of multiethnic seafaring barbarians who pillaged, raped, and conquered their way through more than three centuries of European history? Or maybe they never existed at all?
Ancient Finns, angry Ottomans, a one-legged Mexican general, and scouring soap- that's the story of modern chewing gum in a nutshell!
Sweden is often viewed as, and prides itself as a historical bastion of social equality and progressive politics, but it was also one of the last countries in Europe to fully abolish institutionalized slavery.
Putin has bombed the Babyn Yar memorial site. This is the history he is desecrating.
Before Putin started his war on Ukraine, he used an argument used by tyrants like Hitler and Stalin in the past to justify why he was about to invade - that it's not a real country. In 2014 he used the same argument that Hitler used to annex parts of Czechoslovakia - that Crimea was historically Russia and not Ukraine - in this episode, Indy and Spartacus explore how justified these arguments are.
Kyiv has seen many battles throughout its long history. Here are some of them. From Mongol sieges to Blitzkrieg encirclements.
In Vladimir Putin's eyes, Ukraine is an artificial creation of Lenin and the Bolsheviks. His current invasion is justified on the premise that Ukraine has no valid claim to sovereignty. In this episode, Indy and Spartacus take that false narrative apart by looking at the long history of Ukrainian nationalism.
