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An army medic who went beyond the call of duty amid a frenzy of treacherous bloodletting in Ladakh’s Galwan while his fellow soldiers fought the Chinese to death; the crew of an Indian Navy destroyer that put everything on the line to rescue hundreds from Cyclone Tauktae in the Arabian Sea; an...

"The Greatest Story Ever ToldDispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war between cousins-the Pandavas and the Kouravas-but the Mahabharata is about conflicts of dharma. These conflicts are immense and various, singular and commonplace. Throughout the epic, characters...

The former dean of the Yale School of Management and Undersecretary of Commerce in the Clinton administration chronicles the 1971 August meeting at Camp David, where President Nixon unilaterally ended the last vestiges of the gold standard—breaking the link between gold and the...

"Where did the name Radha come from?When did Christianity first come to India?What is the connection between sanskar and dharma? After the enormous success of the first two seasons of EPIC Channel’s Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik, India’s favourite mythologist is back with a third instalment...

"The Greatest Story Ever ToldDispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war between cousins-the Pandavas and the Kouravas-but the Mahabharata is about conflicts of dharma. These conflicts are immense and various, singular and commonplace. Throughout the epic, characters...

三國，不只是戰爭與權謀，真正決定亂世走向的，是「人」。 為什麼曹操一生多疑，卻仍能成就霸業？ | 劉備的仁義，是信念，還是生存策略？ | 諸葛亮的智慧、司馬懿的隱忍，又各自付出了什麼代價？ 《你不知道的三國》由【緯來育樂台】出品，主持人 XXY 與 金老ㄕ 搭檔主持，從人物出發，帶你走進戲劇沒演完、課本沒寫清楚的歷史現場，拆解每一次關鍵抉擇背後的心理、算計與人性。 本節目改編自 YouTube 頻道《史人駕到》，以戲劇為引、...

There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "Two tigers cannot share the same mountain." However, in East Asia, there are three tigers on that mountain: China, Japan, and Korea, and they have a long history of turmoil and tension with each other. In his latest entertaining and thought-provoking narrative travelogue, Michael Booth sets out to discover how deep, really, the enmity is between these three "tiger" nations and what prevents them from making peace.

In July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced into exile, fleeing their beloved Iraq to the new state of Israel. Today the once flourishing Jewish community of Iraq, at one time numbering over 130,000 and tracing its history back 2,600 years, has all but vanished.

In 1922, Howard Carter peered into Tutankhamun's tomb for the first time, the only light coming from the candle in his outstretched hand. Urged to tell what he was seeing through the small opening he had cut in the door to the tomb, the Egyptologist famously replied, "I see wonderful things". Carter's fabulous discovery is just one of the many spellbinding stories told in Three Stones Make a Wall.

For over 30 years, the murder of 23-year-old Dana Ireland haunted the island of Hawai‘i, leaving behind a tangled web of suspicion, betrayal, and unanswered questions. Three men were convicted. The case was closed. Justice was served. Or so everyone thought. Hosted by Amanda Knox - an exoneree, journalist, public speaker and best-selling author - this Season of THREE takes you deep into a case that was never as simple as it seemed. Through never-before-heard interviews and unwarranted access, we’ll walk you through this notorious crime and how it impacted three families - The Ireland’s, ...

Este volumen cubre del primer tercio del siglo XVI al inicio del XVII, enlazando las Germanías de Valencia y Mallorca con la especificidad catalana: malestar social sin insurrección general, auge del bandolerismo y tensiones con la corte de Madrid que erosionan el pactismo medieval catalán. A través de dietarios, procesos judiciales y crónicas, se reinterpreta el bandolerismo como fenómeno político con jefes como Antonio Roca, el Moreu Palau, Roque Guinart y Serrallonga, cuyas cuadrillas, apoyadas por redes locales y casas principales, combaten bajo los bandos rivales de Nyerros y Cadells.

In this third volume of Michael Logusz's epic study of the Wilderness War of 1777, a sizable British military force, augmented with German and loyalist soldiers, attacks the Northern Army's southern front in the fall of 1777 in hopes of assisting a much larger British Army that is threatened to the north of New York City in the wilderness region of Saratoga.

Continue your iMinds Collection with Generalist Volume 3. A compilation of diverse topics across our 12 categories, in Generalist Volume 3 you will learn about: The story behind Lehman Brothers, the theory of the Tragedy of the Commons, the cultural construct of Flash Mobs, the belief of Creationism, the art of Anime, the theory of Evolution, the history of the Bubonic Plague and the Great Fire of London, the belief in UFOs, the mystery of Stonehenge and the story of the New York Yankees.

Three Castles Burning is a social history podcast, dedicated to the story of the Irish capital. Dublin is a city of many stories, Three Castles Burning tells some of the more forgotten ones.

This third volume of Gibbon's masterpiece covers the years A.D. 1185 to A.D. 1453 and explores the rise of Islam, the Crusades, the invention of gunpowder, Genghis Khan and the Mongol invasions, the Turkish conquests, and the beginning of the Renaissance.

A retelling of the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms in a way that’s more accessible to a Western audience. See 3kingdomspodcast.com for more.

In Volume III of this captivating exploration of the Papacy, we delve into the tumultuous events surrounding the Council of Basel, where a faction revolts against Pope Eugenius IV, who remains steadfast in his defense of papal autonomy amidst the growing calls for church reform. Central to this narrative is Aeneus Sylvius Piccolomini, known as Pope Pius II—a renowned author, diplomat, and Renaissance humanist. His journey culminates in Ancona, where he meets his end at the forefront of a faltering crusade. As Creighton eloquently states, Pius II embodies a captivating blend of weakness and ...

In Volume III of this captivating history of Victorian Britain, we embark on a journey beginning in 1856 with the tumultuous gunboat diplomacy of the Second Opium War. The narrative then plunges into the harrowing events of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. In June 1858, Benjamin Disraeli champions the Jews Relief Act, allowing Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild to take his rightful seat in Parliament. The death of Prince Albert in December 1861 leaves a grieving Queen Victoria in seclusion. Amidst this backdrop, Lord Palmerstons diplomatic efforts expand Britains influence across Europe, while the...

For centuries, the story of Adam and Eve has resonated richly through the corridors of art, literature, and theology. But for most moderns, taking it at face value is incongruous. Author John Walton explores the ancient Near Eastern context of Genesis 2-3, creating space for a faithful reading of Scripture along with full engagement with science for a new way forward in the human origins debate.

Spanning the years 1940 to 1965, Defender of the Realm, the third volume of William Manchester’s The Last Lion, picks up shortly after Winston Churchill became prime minister - when his tiny island nation stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany. The Churchill portrayed by Manchester and Reid is a man of indomitable courage, lightning-fast intellect, and an irresistible will to action.