The Earp brothers and Doc Holliday had planned to simply live a quiet life in retirement in Tombstone, Arizona. The local Cowboy gang, however, had to be dealt with by [ … ]
Category: History podcast
W046: Zulu (1964)
The mighty Zulu of South Africa prove to be a much larger threat than the British gave them credit for.
W045: The Emigrants (1971)
Harsh conditions in Europe forced millions to seek better lives elsewhere. The film follows one such family from Sweden.
W044: Amistad (1997)
As tensions over the institution of slavery increase in the United States, a shipful of illegally acquired Africans escape only to be recaptured and brought before the U.S. legal system.
W043: Master and Commander (2003)
British dominance of the seas was likely the only thing that prevented Napoleon from invading England. This fictional take offers a great look at life at sea during the Napoleonic [ … ]