Send us a text History isn’t just the tale of kings and queens, of armies and empires. It’s also the story of how we’ve suffered, how we’ve punished, and how far humanity has gone to make death a spectacle. In this Halloween special, The Hungry Historian ventures into the blackest corners of the past. To the places where execution was an art form, and pain was meant to echo. From the slow scrape of the blade to the crack of the rope, from ingenious devices of torment to punishments so ...
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Send us a text History isn’t just the tale of kings and queens, of armies and empires. It’s also the story of how we’ve suffered, how we’ve punished, and how far humanity has gone to make death a spectacle. In this Halloween special, The Hungry Historian ventures into the blackest corners of the past. To the places where execution was an art form, and pain was meant to echo. From the slow scrape of the blade to the crack of the rope, from ingenious devices of torment to punishments so ...
There's Something Happening Here: The Vietnam War - Part I - The Ho Chi Minh Trail Mix
The Hungry Historian
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9 months ago
There's Something Happening Here: The Vietnam War - Part I - The Ho Chi Minh Trail Mix
Send us a text “Just as Rome civilised the barbarians beyond its borders, we too have a duty to extend French culture and religion to the backwards peoples of the world.” - Paul Doumer, President of France On 8 March 1965, 3,500 US Marines landed near Da Nang in South Vietnam. This marked the beginning of the American ground war in Vietnam. It's important to distinguish this as the ground war because as you'll find out, this wasn't the start of the Vietnam War as it was often historic...
The Hungry Historian
Send us a text History isn’t just the tale of kings and queens, of armies and empires. It’s also the story of how we’ve suffered, how we’ve punished, and how far humanity has gone to make death a spectacle. In this Halloween special, The Hungry Historian ventures into the blackest corners of the past. To the places where execution was an art form, and pain was meant to echo. From the slow scrape of the blade to the crack of the rope, from ingenious devices of torment to punishments so ...
