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A podcast with the ridiculous goal of covering the history of the railways across the world. History of the Railways is a podcast for anyone interested in railroad history. Come and join Michael Lancashire as he gets distracted, fascinated ... and yes, even sidetracked ... by stories from the railways (or railroads if you're American). Find show notes and more at https://historyoftherailways.com Join the conversation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfTheRailways/ Support the show at http://patreon.com/HistoryoftheRailways

In the summer of 1944, Eva Mozes Kor and her family arrived at Auschwitz. Within 30 minutes, they were separated. Her parents and two older sisters were taken to the gas chambers while Eva and her twin, Miriam, were herded into the care of the man who became known as the Angel of Death: Dr Josef Mengele. They were 10 years old. While twins at Auschwitz were granted the 'privileges' of keeping their own clothes and hair, they were also subjected to Mengele's sadistic medical experiments.

Unreal is a podcast about Irish history, stories, folklore and tradition. Each episode searches for the origins of some of Ireland’s most famous myths and folklore, and takes a fresh look at exciting legends and history which have become almost forgotten in centuries past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The story begins in 1629, when the pride of the Dutch East India Company, the Batavia, is on its maiden voyage en route from Amsterdam to the Dutch East Indies, laden down with the greatest treasure to leave Holland. The magnificent ship is already boiling over with a mutinous plot that is just about to break into the open when, just off the coast of Western Australia, it strikes an unseen reef in the middle of the night.

With the Battle of Britain won, Winston Churchill and his military chiefs faced an even more fearsome challenge in the Battle of the Atlantic. Thwarted in his plans to invade, Hitler decided he would starve Britain into submission instead. Operating in conjunction with U-Boats, long-range Condor aircraft manned by élite German airmen attacked Allied ships far beyond the range of any land-based RAF fighters, with devastating results.

In Mortal Republic, prize-winning historian Edward J. Watts offers a new history of the fall of the Roman Republic that explains why Rome exchanged freedom for autocracy. For centuries, even as Rome grew into the Mediterranean's premier military and political power, its governing institutions, parliamentary rules, and political customs successfully fostered negotiation and compromise. By the 130s BC, however, Rome's leaders increasingly used these same tools to cynically pursue individual gain and obstruct their opponents.

In The Dream of Enlightenment, Anthony Gottlieb expertly navigates a second great explosion of thought, taking us to northern Europe in the wake of its wars of religion and the rise of Galilean science. In a relatively short period - from the early 1640s to the eve of the French Revolution - Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, and Hume all made their mark. The Dream of Enlightenment tells their story and that of the birth of modern philosophy.

A classic of Japanese history, this audiobook is the preeminent work on the history of Japan. Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume complete history of the nation of Japan. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history period, A History of Japan covers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal Japan to the post-Cold War period and collapse of the bubble economy in the early 1990s. Recent findings shed additional light on the origins of Japanese civilization and the birth of Japanese culture.

In this, the first prose history in European civilization, Herodotus describes the growth of the Persian Empire with force, authority, and style. Perhaps most famously, the book tells the heroic tale of the Greeks' resistance to the vast invading force assembled by Xerxes, king of Persia. Here are not only the great battles - Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis - but also penetrating human insight and a powerful sense of epic destiny at work.

서유럽이 주목하고 있는 독일 뮌헨의 젊은 저널리스트 그룹 난젠&피카드(Nansen&Piccard)의 첫 저작으로, 섹스를 통해 지난 1만 년 인류 역사를 되짚는 『에로틱 세계사』. 호모사피엔스는 1만 년 전부터 섹스에 대해 광적으로 관심을 가져왔고, 어느 시대건 재생산을 목적으로 남녀가 성기를 결합하는 것 이상의 의미를 가지고 있다. 1만 년 전부터 현재에 이르기까지 역사 곳곳에 깊이 숨겨져 있던 성 담론을 체계적으로 발굴하고 정리한 이 책은 이처럼 인간이 늘 섹스를 과도하게 해왔음을 보여준다.

Las y los excéntricos es una recopilación que incluye anécdotas de más de 40 extravagantes personajes que Guadalupe Loaeza nos presenta a través de su pluma. Originalmente, estos artículos fueron publicados cada semana en el diario Reforma en una columna que llevaba por título el mismo nombre. Estas entrañables figuras públicas han convivido con nosotros desde generaciones y, a través del tiempo, nos han encantado con sus exquisitas personalidades.

تحاول الدراسات الآتية تفسير ثلاثة من أعظم الأحداث في تاريخ البشرية.

Who are the most courageous, greatest, most admirable, respectable, and world-saving or world-enhancing “Superheroes” of this century and centuries past? Is this not one of the most fascinating questions individuals could ask and research during their lives, with the answer constantly changing during these individuals’ journeys through life as a result of their ever-increasing wisdom that they all accumulate with each addition life obstacle, challenge, and positive or negative (expected or unexpected) life experience they encounter and deal with on a daily basis?

Unlock the secrets of history with "History Unveiled." Each episode peels back the layers of time to reveal the true stories behind iconic events, lesser-known moments, and enduring mysteries. Dive deep into the past to see the world anew.

The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation on the orders of President Vladimir Putin in February 2022 shocked the Western world with its suddenness and brutality. Western countries, especially commercial partners with Russia like Germany, could not fathom why Russian forces would lurch across a neighbor's borders, seeking land and control.

Viajaremos en el tiempo desde antes de la existencia de la tierra hasta nuestra actualidad, pasaremos por momentos muy relevantes de nuestra humanidad y conoceremos el porque de muchos nombres hoy en dia. Buen viaje!!

Lima Criminal repasa crímenes emblemáticos ocurridos en la ciudad de Lima en diferentes épocas. Su mirada evita el morbo y cubre varias capas de información, como el contexto: ¿Cómo era Lima y qué pasaba en el país cuando sucedió el crimen? Además, enfatiza en la historia del crimen, porque si es emblemático quiere decir que hay algo interesante que contar. También recurre al misterio, mostrando los aspectos oscuros o no aclarados de estas historias. Acerca del tratamiento de la información, podemos afirmar que revela los prejuicios que afloraron en la sociedad frente a estos ...

The Vienna Vibe (working title) is a podcast hosted by Jim Leach and Drew Edgar, discussing happenings both current and historical in the Mid Ohio Valley, including Parkersburg, Vienna, WIlliamstown, Marietta, and beyond.

À l'heure où selon certains "on ne peut plus rien dire", de nouvelles voix s'élèvent portant une autre histoire, d'autres histoires. Ces voix sont des murmures qui s'amplifient à mesure que l'on cherche la présence de l'Autre, qui n'est pas homme, pas blanc, pas hétérosexuel, pas valide... Cette Autre qui n'a pas la parole mais qui murmure tout de même. Avec sa chronique Les femmes ou les "oublis" de l'Histoire, Juliette Raynaud explore "les silences de l'Histoire" (Michelle Perrot) et nous invite à (re)découvrir notre matrimoine oublié, une histoire après l'autre...

Il tesoro sommerso è un programma scritto da Alessio Rovere e Giovanni Scicchitano, professori di Geografia Fisica e Geomorfologia rispettivamente presso l’Universitá Ca’ Foscari di Venezia e l’Universitá Aldo Moro di Bari.Alessio e Giovanni fanno ricerca in campo marino e costiero e sono subacquei esperti. In questo podcast ci raccontano l’emozionante storia dei palombari della nave Artiglio, che quasi 100 anni fa portarono a termine una delle imprese piú incredibili della marineria mondiale, considerata al tempo impossibile.Musiche originali di Nicolò Groja.Grafiche di Giulia ...