History Shorts

In this special episode of History Shorts, host Peter Zablocki sits down with acclaimed British historian and author Tim Bouverie to discuss his compelling new book, Allies at War: How the Struggles B...

4 Juli 202527min

Michelangelo's David stands as one of the most iconic sculptures in the history of art, a towering figure of strength, defiance, and human perfection. Over 17 feet tall and sculpted from a single bloc...

3 Juli 202511min

The Vietnam War didn't begin with a declaration; it began with a decision. Then another. And another. In this overview, we trace the arc of America's tragic entanglement in Vietnam, from cautious post...

2 Juli 202512min

They were made of wood, powered by gasoline, and crewed by men barely out of high school, yet they terrified Japanese convoys and launched the naval legend of a future U.S. President. In this episode,...

1 Juli 202512min

Two giants of American history, one a combative Yankee lawyer, the other a philosophical Virginia planter, helped birth a nation, then nearly destroyed their friendship in the process. In this episode...

30 Juni 202511min

In the summer of 1876, as America celebrated its centennial, a stunning defeat unfolded on the plains of Montana. Lt. Colonel George Custer and over 200 soldiers of the 7th Cavalry were wiped out by a...

29 Juni 20259min

In the wake of Jerusalem's fall to Saladin in 1187, three of Europe's mightiest monarchs, Richard the Lionheart of England, Philip Augustus of France, and Frederick Barbarossa of the Holy Roman Empire...

28 Juni 202511min

Peter speaks with Matt Gatton about his newest book, The Shadows of Socrates, which reframes Socrates not merely as a martyr for free speech but as a philosophical heretic, whose intellectual rebellio...

27 Juni 202530min