With their existing armies overstretched, Britain and America rely heavily on mercenary forces. In Guns For Hire: Afghanistan, former war reporter Sam Kiley investigates the shadowy world of the modern soldier of fortune.
Google keeps deleting the videos. To get around this I am placing a search link YouTubeSearch: The Prize ​Part 1 In the style of the acclaimed CIVIL WAR series, THE PRIZE tells the epic history of oil – how it has dominated global politics, shaken the world economy, and transformed Read more…
The presenter examines the worst jobs of the dark ages and selects what he considers to be the worst. After selecting he performs the job to see what it was like. Worst jobs up to 1066. Viewing Notes hard – messy – frightening jobs written history starts with Roman invasions Read more…
This is more an economic and political history of Britain than anything else. The economic and political epochs of Britain are covered with nothing else talked about. Even cultural events mentioned have strong bearing on economics with an example being a massive party that was the prototype rave. Raves of Read more…
Before the Scots there were the Picts. The Picts were so called because they have tatoos on their bodies. ( pictures ). They pursued a strategy of fighting and then falling back into the rough Scottish country side. It appears that without sufficiently friendly environment the agressors would fall back. Thus Read more…
Playing cards were once the cheapest form of paper and mothers abandoning their children would often use a playing card to leave a note with a child. Alot of other history I did not know about cards either.
This video shot in 1980 is the beginning of what later because "Great Railway Journeys" with Michael Palin hosting. This first video is about the history of the train system in Great Britain and is probably the most authentic piece on the topic by Palin because he is working off Read more…
An amazing clear speaking and beautiful lady. The world would be a better place if more women were such clear thinkers. ( and this beautiful ). The arabs in lebanon are nothing short of barbaric. I'm sorry that its not politically correct. If I experienced what she did I would Read more…
The following is a true story told to me by my father. In my fathers neighborhood there was a guy who he thought would stop at nothing to make money during the depression. It was said this man would fish out used rubbers at the sewer plant. He would then wash them Read more…