On the fiftieth anniversary of the day that John F Kennedy was shot, it seemed fitting that our image of the week looks at that
“How can you have a war without a war?”, a listener asked me a few months ago. “If the Cold War was a war, can’t
The past is a mysterious place. From Ancient Egypt to 15th Century China, and the age of European colonization to the Russo-Japanese War, there are
The Korean War, episode 3 of itshistorypodcasts.com’s series on the Cold War is out now. The main focus of the episode is on the first
How did Britain and the Thirteen Colonies come to the point of no return, leading to the start of the American Revolutionary War? rss feed
Sir William Crookes (1832-1919) was a well-regarded chemist and physicist with numerous awards and recognitions to his credit. Perhaps more intriguingly, he was the first
As people who follow the site will know, our main focus to-date on the site has been on the Cold War. That war’s intrigues made
This is the third in a series of articles that explores the iconic CIA and its use as a tactical weapon by the US presidents
This week’s image of the week shows family life for slaves in 19th century Brazil. The Atlantic slave trade is part of a very dark
The history of a car and a country. My Cousin’s Chicken Coup Trabant Top My cousin lives about an hour north of Berlin, in a