Friday, November 10, 2017

podcast of the week

BBC history podcast discusses the little known history of the 100 thousand Chinese laborers who helped the Allies in World War I.

they did not fight: They were in "support services", i.e. behind the lines.

Wikipedia article here.

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BBC In Our Times discusses the Picts.

They were fierce warriors, but later sort of disappeared to history: The Scots actually are Irish immigrants who moved there in the Dark Ages.

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History According to Bob has a new website.

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