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Berlin, a city that wears its scars, has always welcomed outsiders. But it has also been a battleground invaded by the French, taken over by the Nazis, occupied by the Russians and then divided down the middle by competing ideologies in the Cold War. Part 1 of 2.
Berlin, a city that wears its scars, has always welcomed outsiders. But it has also been a battleground invaded by the French, taken over by the Nazis, occupied by the Russians and then divided down the middle by competing ideologies in the Cold War. Part 2 of 2.
Paul Murton travels from the Trossachs out to Iona and then the fabled Isle of Staffa. Part 1 of 6.
Victorious empires have long benefitted from the fruits of conquest. We look at how many famous icons of conquest were removed, what made them special and the debate on whether, when, and how they should be returned.
In A Short History of the Moors we explore the rich architectural legacy of the Moors, the dynasties that built an empire, and what they left behind.
After a long and brutal war, Vietnamese revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh end nearly a century of French colonial occupation. With the Cold War intensifying, Vietnam is divided in two at Geneva. Communists in the North aim to reunify the country, while America supports Ngo Dinh Diem’s untested regime in the South. Part 1 of 10.
President Kennedy inspires idealistic young Americans to serve their country, and wrestles with how deeply to get involved in South Vietnam. As the increasingly autocratic Diem regime faces a growing Communist insurgency and widespread Buddhist protests, a grave political crisis unfolds. Part 2 of 10.
With South Vietnam in chaos, hardliners in Hanoi seize the initiative and send combat troops to the South, accelerating the insurgency. Fearing Saigon’s collapse, President Johnson escalates America’s military commitment, authorising sustained bombing of the North and deploying ground troops in the South. Part 3 of 10.
Defying American airpower, North Vietnamese troops and materials stream down the Ho Chi Minh Trail into the South, while Saigon struggles to pacify the countryside. As an antiwar movement builds back home, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and Marines discover that the war they are being asked to fight in Vietnam is nothing like their fathers’ war. Part 4 of 10.
American casualties and enemy body counts mount as Marines face deadly North Vietnamese ambushes and artillery south of the DMZ, and army units chase an elusive enemy in the Central Highlands. Hanoi lays plans for a massive surprise offensive, and the Johnson administration reassures the American public that victory is in sight. Part 5 of 10.
