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Forgotten Wars

Forgotten Wars

By: James Barton
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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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  • The Invasion of Panama - Nabbing Noreiga

    The Invasion of Panama - Nabbing Noreiga
    Apr 26 2026
    A South American country is being ruled by a despised dictator, dabbling in Voodoo and allied to Cocaine Cartels, until America launches a daring operation to remove him. Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro? No, it’s Panama’s Manuel Noriega! Noriega was very much a creation of the US and its Cold War struggle with the Soviet Union. A brutal thug, he had been supported by the CIA as a useful asset against Communism. But now he had turned on his former masters. Cocaine was flooding into the US through Panama, their civilians and soldiers were being threatened and harassed, while he did deal with America’s enemies. A reckoning was now coming for the sins of the past. #history #militaryhistory #america #Panama

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Operation Panzerfaust - Nazi Germany's most daring Commando Mission

    Operation Panzerfaust - Nazi Germany's most daring Commando Mission
    Apr 19 2026
    Its 1944 and Hungarian leader Admiral Horthy is regretting making a Devil's bargain with Hitler's Germany to regain lost lands at the cost of siding with the Axis. As the Red Army advances into Eastern Europe he tries to escape the fatal hold of Germany on his country, but he has not reckoned with Hitlers favourite commando, the most dangerous man in Europe, Otto Skorzeny. #history #historynerd #war #militaryhistory #ww2

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    43 mins
  • The First Ashanti War - Don't go Losing your Head Now

    The First Ashanti War - Don't go Losing your Head Now
    Mar 30 2026
    It's 1824 and a British army is entering the jungles of the Gold Coast in west Africa to fight the mysterious Ashanti. Find out how slavery, gross incompetence and macaroni lead to a British General being beheaded and his skull used as cup. #History #Britishempire #Historynerd #War #Militaryhistory

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    55 mins
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