Forgotten Wars

By: James Barton
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  • Summary

  • Forgotten Wars covers the conflicts overlooked in popular history. Journey to World War One in East Africa with an undefeated German General, trek across Siberia during the Russian Revolution with a lost Czech legion, watch as Britain bombards Chinese forts in service to the Opium trade, and find out if a war actually started because of a football result.


    Expect bravery, incompetence, fascinating figures and incredible drama.


    By James Barton, proud History Nerd


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Episodes
  • The Spanish American War Part 4 - The Thriller in Manila

    The Spanish American War Part 4 - The Thriller in Manila
    Feb 9 2025
    In the last episode our mini-series on the Spanish American War, America takes the war to Spain's possession in the Pacific. America will eventually triumph, yet its success will sow the seeds of a new war that will be even more bloody.

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    30 mins
  • The Spanish American War Part 3 - Blood, Guts and San Juan

    The Spanish American War Part 3 - Blood, Guts and San Juan
    Jan 30 2025
    Outside the walls of Santiago the final battle for Cuba rages. Teddy and his Rough Riders will make their famous charge and the US Navy will win a great victory, but on land this will be no easy victory.

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    31 mins
  • The Spanish American War Part 2 - Enter the Rough Riders

    The Spanish American War Part 2 - Enter the Rough Riders
    Jan 23 2025
    America goes to war with Spain, yet it will soon have to prove if it's army is up to the job. As chaos & incompetence grip the American war effort, Teddy Roosevelt forms the famous Rough Riders. Led by perhaps the most incompetent General in American history, they will soon be battling the Spanish in the jungles of Cuba

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    32 mins

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