The Radio History of The WorldEpisodes Episode guide
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War in the Nuclear Age
As the Second World War ended, the Cold War began
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Total War
In the early 20th century, conflict came to involve not just armies but entire nations
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India and the Coming of the British
How the Mughal age of conflict-avoidance came to an end
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God and Gold: the Spanish in South America
The tragedy of Europe's first contact with the natives of America
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The Slave Trade
Europeans in Ghana began the slave trade more than 500 years ago
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Battle as Divine Judgment
How warfare affected the development of Europe in the Middle Ages
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The Crusades, the First Ideological War
How Pope Urban II sponsored war on Islam
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The World's Most Successful Conqueror
Mongols mastermind Genghis Khan, who brought terror to the known world
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Interesting Times: Ancient China
The quest for stability amid the ever-present threat of violence
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The Romans, Torn Apart by Success
From insignificant city state to the ancient world's most formidable military power
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The City States That Became Greece
How military discipline underpinned the social fabric
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The Origins of Warfare
In a world with few humans there was little conflict. So what changed 30,000 years ago?


