"It's a suckfest." -The Battle of Stalingrad, summarized.

Because they wanted to maintain neutrality, Japan mostly left Soviet ships alone. A few did get sunk by submarines (even a couple times by Americans; oops).

A badly designed submarine becomes the face of the french navy while accidently doing everything it can to convince people that the crew might be nazi agents. 

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Sources:
William H. Langenberg. The Mysterious Disappearance of the Bizarre Surcouf

Christopher Miskimon. Seizure of the Surcouf

https://www.royalmarineshistory.com/post/seizure-of-the-surcouf-operation-catapult

https://www.theday.com/local-news/20161119/french-subs-visit-to-new-london-launched-conspiracy-theory/

Episode 276 - The Life and Death of the Submarine Surcouf

Striking factory workers hold off an attempted amphibious invasion launched by Pinkertons with guns, bombs, and fire ships.

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https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/homestead-strike

https://battleofhomestead.org/the-battle-of-homestead/

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/carnegie-strike-homestead-mill/

https://www.americanheritage.com/battle-homestead

https://archive.org/details/jstor-25102447

Episode 278 - The Homestead Strike

The story of one of the most horrific battles in all of human history.
Part 1/5

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David Glantz. Stalingrad I-III

Anthony Beevor. Stalingrad.

Alexander Hill. The Red Army and the Second World War. 

Chris Bellamy. Absolute War: Soviet Russia in the Second World War.

Episode 279 - The Battle of Stalingrad: Part 1

The horrors beyond human comprehension continue! 

Part 2/5

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David Glantz. Stalingrad I-III

Anthony Beevor. Stalingrad.

Alexander Hill. The Red Army and the Second World War. 

Chris Bellamy. Absolute War: Soviet Russia in the Second World War.

Episode 280 - The Battle of Stalingrad: Part 2

Part 3 of 5 of our battle of stalingrad series. 

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Episode 281 - The Battle of Stalingrad: Part 3

Part 4/5 of the Battle of Stalingrad!

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Episode 282 - The Battle of Stalingrad: Part 4

The conclusion to our Battle of Stalingrad series! 

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Episode 283 - The Battle of Stalingrad: Part 5

Once upon a time Irish-Americans thought it would be a good idea to invade Canada from the US. It did not go well.

CORRECTION: Andrew Johnson*

EDIT: I meant David Fincher

Sources:

https://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/chrono/1774fenian_e.html

https://www.military.com/undertheradar/2019/03/15/civil-war-vets-wanted-invade-canada-liberate-ireland.html

https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/fenians/index.aspx

https://www.jstor.org/stable/24778340

https://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/Century19th/FenianRaids

https://www.historynet.com/fenian-raids-invasions-of-british-ruled-canada/

Episode 284 - The Fenian Raids

Captain Cook shows up in the Hawaiian Islands and pisses off the entire population ending in the funniest possible outcome.

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Richard Tregaskis. Hawaii's Warrior King: King Kamehamaha The Great

Glyn Williams. The Death of Captain Hook: A Hero Made and Unmade

Hawaiian Historical Society Reprints 1787, 1788,1789

Val Wake. Who Killed Captain Cook?

Episode 286 - The Death of Captain James Cook

This is the story of how Chechen Terrorists and the Russian state joined forces to create the worst school attack of all time.

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Timothy Phillips. Beslan: Tragedy at school number 1

John Giduck. Terror at Beslan

HBO. Children of Beslan

Episode 287 - The Beslan School Siege: Part 1

Circus performer, champion boxer, first ever African American combat pilot, club owner, Jazz artist, and spy. Eugene Bullard was one of the coolest men to ever live.

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https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/eugene-j-bullard

https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20231112-eugene-ballard-pioneering-african-american-aviator-who-flew-for-france-in-wwi

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/bullard-eugene-jacques-1894-1961/

https://www.historynet.com/eugene-bullard-americas-first-black-fighter-pilot/

Episode 289 - Eugene Bullard. The Coolest Man to Ever Live

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