2017

SUnknownCrimean War (1/2)

Thu, Nov 09, 2017

The Armchair HIstorian provides a short overview of the causes of the Crimean War and the opening phases of the conflict.

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SUnknownCrimean War (2/2)

Thu, Nov 09, 2017

The Armchair Historian describes the concluding battles of the Crimean War, including the siege of Sevastopol, the Charge of the Light brigade and the stand of the Thin Red Line.

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SUnknownFranco-Prussian War

Sat, Feb 03, 2018

The Armchair Historian discusses the European geo-political situation that led to the Franco-Prussian War and how the new German Confederation was able to destroy France's Second Empire so quickly.

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After the British army's pyrrhic victory at Bunker Hill, the Americans maintained their armed presence nearby. General George Washington, now in charge of American forces, proposed various attack plans, but the British navy's control of Boston's harbor forestalled them. Finally, General Henry Knox arrived with artillery after dragging the pieces over an arduous 300 mile journey from Fort Ticonderoga. Now Washington could attack the British without their navy being able to protect their army.

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SUnknownHow did Russia Lose the Russo-Japanese War?

Sat, Mar 03, 2018

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SUnknownHow did Venice Become a Trade Empire?

Wed, Mar 14, 2018

The Armchair Historian traces the history of the Venetian republic from its creation shortly after the fall of Rome through the next thousand years as a mercantile power.

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SUnknownWhy did Italy 'Betray' the German Empire?

Wed, Apr 04, 2018

The Armchair Historian traces the reasons why Italy snubbed its former allies Germany and Austria-Hungary at the outset of World War One and joined the Entente - Great Britian, France and Russia - instead.

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SUnknownHow did Italy Become a Country?

Thu, Apr 26, 2018

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SUnknownBattle of Stalingrad

Tue, May 08, 2018

The Armchair HIstorian outlines the crucial six-month long Battle of Stalingrad between the Wehrmacht and the Soviet army that resulted in enormous casualties - the average lifespan of a solider fighting there being less than 24 hours.

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SUnknownHow did Japan Invade China in WWII?

Fri, May 18, 2018

The Armchair Historian delves into the causes and results of the Second Sino-Japanese War, which, in addition to tying up massive amounts of Japanese soldiers during the conflict, directly led to the ultimate Chinese Communist victory after World War Two.

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SUnknownSiege of Leningrad

Wed, May 23, 2018

The Armchair Historian describes the 842-day long siege of Leningrad by German forces that resulted in more Russian causalities, both military and civilian, than occurred in all American conflicts from the Revolutionary War to the Afghan conflict combined. By the time the blockade was lifted in 1944, more than a million and a half Russian soldiers and civilians had died.

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SUnknownWould D-Day Have Failed Without the Airborne?

Mon, Jun 04, 2018

Assaults by Allied paratroopers from the British 6th Airborne, the American 82nd Airborne and 101 Airborne Divisions on D-Day are recounted and analyzed to determine if the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944 would have failed without their efforts.

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SUnknownLife of a Soldier Storming Normandy: Benjamin Alvarado

Tue, Jun 05, 2018

The Armchair Historian recounts the experiences of Benjamin Alvarado, an American soldier landing on Omaha Beach with the second wave of troops on D-Day.

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SUnknownThe Pacific War

Thu, Jun 14, 2018

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SUnknownHow was the Battle of Britain Won?

Thu, Jun 21, 2018

The Armchair Historian analyzes the reasons the Royal Air Force defeated the Luftwaffe in the air battle called The Battle of Britain.

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SUnknownHow Did Britain Lose the American Revolution?

Thu, Jul 05, 2018

The Armchair Historian evaluates the advantages and disadvantages British and American armies faced that decided the American Revolutionary War.

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SUnknownWhy did Soldiers Fight in Lines?

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

The Armchair Historian describes the development of linear tactics for infantry units, starting with the Swedish armies commanded by Gustavus Adophus II in the 17th Century and evolving to standard use during the next two centuries to thwart cavalry attacks, keep order among large numbers of men and deliver concentrated fire using inaccurate muskets against an enemy.

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SUnknownWhat Made the American Civil War So Deadly?

Thu, Jul 19, 2018

The Armchair Historian describes how the advances in military technology, such as the minie-ball and rifled cannons, coupled with the failure to adapt decades-old tactics such as linear tactics, led to the enormous casualties during the American Civil War.

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SUnknownWhy was Italy so Ineffective in WWII?/I

Thu, Jul 26, 2018

The Armchair Historian analyzes the reasons why Fascist Italy was the weakest of the Axis Big Three in World War Two.

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SUnknownHow Did Russia Become an Empire?

Thu, Aug 02, 2018

The Armchair Historian traces the rise of the Russian Empire from its beginnings as a handful of tributaries to the Mongol Empire.

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SUnknownHow did Britain Conquer India?

Thu, Aug 09, 2018

The Armchair Historian traces how the Great Britain conquered India starting with the establishment of the British East India Company, to defeating various empires on the Indian subcontinent militarily.

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SUnknownThe Swedish Empire

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

The Armchair Historian analyzes the rise and decline of the Swedish empire during the 17th Century.

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SUnknownWas Prussia's Army Really the Best?

Thu, Sep 06, 2018

The Armchair Historian analyzes the structure, tactics and military successes of Prussia's armies to determine if they were really the most potent fighting force in Europe during the 18th and 19th Centuries.

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SUnknownHistory of Prussia

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

The Armchair Historian traces the rise of Prussia from its beginnings as just another German principality to one of the dominant countries in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries

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SUnknownLife in Nazi Germany

Thu, Sep 20, 2018

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SUnknownThe Chinese Civil War

Thu, Sep 27, 2018

The Armchair Historian traces the reasons for the communist party to defeat the forces of Chiang Kai Shek following World War II.

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SUnknownWhat Caused the American Revolution?

Fri, Sep 28, 2018

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SUnknownHow Did Italy Lose to Ethiopia? (1895)

Thu, Oct 04, 2018

The Armchair Historian describes the 1895 conflict between Italy and Ethopia, the only conflict between a European and an African nation that resulted in a long-standing victory for the latter.

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SUnknownWhy did Soldiers Fight in Colorful Uniforms?

Thu, Oct 11, 2018

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SUnknownWar of the Spanish Succession

Thu, Oct 18, 2018

The Armchair Historian traces the background and results of the War of the Spanish Succession which raged in the early 1700s.

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SUnknownLife in Imperial Japan

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

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SUnknownWhy Was France So Ineffective in WWII? 1940

Fri, Nov 09, 2018

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SUnknownHow Did the U.S. Fail in Vietnam?

Thu, Nov 15, 2018

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SUnknownBattles of Lexington & Concord

Thu, Nov 29, 2018

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SUnknownHow Did the Soviets Lose to Poland? 1919-1921

Fri, Dec 07, 2018

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SUnknownNorth African Campaign 1940

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

Desperate to win military glory and recreate the ancient Roman Empire in the 20th Century, Mussolini ordered his Italian army commanders to attack British forces in Egypt. Though heavily outnumbered, the British army managed to smash the invaders using clever strategies and superior logistics.

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SUnknownHow Did the Ottomans Lose the Battle of Vienna? (1683)

Thu, Dec 27, 2018

The Armchair Historian discusses the last great invasion of western Europe by the Ottoman Empire in 1683 and how close the Turks came to overwhelming the defenses of Vienna before reinforcements from the Holy League turned the tide of battle.

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SUnknownBattle of Bunker Hill

Thu, Jan 03, 2019

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SUnknownD-Day from the German Perspective/I

Thu, Jan 10, 2019

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SUnknownHow Did France Lose in Mexico?

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

The Armchair Historian analyzes the rationale behind the second French intervention in Mexico during the 1860s and how the United States' enforcement of their Monroe Doctrine by sending aid to Benito Juarez's forces caused the downfall of Emperor Maximillian's short reign as sovereign.

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SUnknownHow Russia Was Annihilated at Tannenberg

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

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SUnknownNorth African Campaign 1941

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Adolph Hitler appoints Erwin Rommel to command German forces in North Africa in order to clean up the mess created by Mussolini and his Italian troops. He manages to besiege tens of thousands of mostly Australian troops in Tobruk, but the Desert Rats held out long enough to be relieved by British forces.

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SUnknownBattle of Quebec

Sat, Feb 09, 2019

The Armchair Historian describes the unsuccessful American invasion of Canada during the American Revolution in 1775

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SUnknownWas Britain's 18th Century Army Europe's Finest?

Thu, Feb 14, 2019

While some historians claim that when the United States defeated British during the Amerian Revolution, it bested the finest army fielded in the world during the 18th Century. The Armchair Historian compares the British army against those of other European nations to determine if this hypothesis holds water.

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SUnknownNorth African Campaign 1942

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

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SUnknownOperation Market Garden

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

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SUnknownSeven Years' War: Episode 1/2

Sat, Mar 30, 2019

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SUnknownBattle of Long Island

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

In 1776 over 40,000 British and Hessian soldiers squared off against 19,000 Americans on Long Island in the largest battle of the American Revolution. Not only did the British have twice as many men, they also had naval supremacy and could land these troops anywhere around New York City to flank or get behind George Washington's forces. Washington thought the British would sail up the Hudson or the East River to attack Manhattan, so he thought the British landing on Long Island was a feint. This, coupled with British sympathizers who knew the local topography better than American generals led to the almost complete destruction of the American army. Only the desperate rearguard action by the First Maryland Regiment and Lord William Howe's concern over attacking Brooklyn's defenses without proper preparation prevented the end of the American Revolution on the spot.

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SUnknownBattle of Berlin/I

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

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SUnknownSeven Years' War: Episode 2/2

Thu, May 09, 2019

The Armchair Historian traces the battles of the Seven Years War from 1759 and the fall of Quebec to the Treaty of Paris in 1763 which effectively ended the first truly global conflict, with campaigns taking part in North America, Europe, Africa, South America and India.

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