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SIGN IN TO WATCHS18 E2: Bombing AuschwitzJoin historians, survivors and experts as they consider one of the great moral ...Join historians, survivors and experts as they consider one of the great moral dilemmas of the 20th century. Should the Allies have risked killing Auschwitz prisoners and bombed the camp to stop ... -
S18 E1: Galileo's MoonJoin experts as they uncover the truth behind the find of the century; an ...Join experts as they uncover the truth behind the find of the century; an alleged proof copy of Galileo’s “Sidereus Nuncius” with the astronomer’s signature and seemingly original watercolor ... -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS17 E5: World War SpeedFollow historian James Holland on his quest to understand how the use of ...Follow historian James Holland on his quest to understand how the use of amphetamines affected the course of World War II and unleashed the first pharmacological arms race.
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S18 E3: Why Notre Dame's Gargoyles Are More Than ArtPeople often assume they're simply decorative but the gargoyles are vital to the ...People often assume they're simply decorative but the gargoyles are vital to the structure of Notre Dame, serving as part of the water drainage system. Still in use today, when the drainage system was ... -
S18 E2: Pehle and The PostOn December 3, 1944, The Washington Post published an editorial on the ...On December 3, 1944, The Washington Post published an editorial on the atrocities in Auschwitz with the headline “Genocide,” marking the first time the word appeared in a national newspaper. -
S18 E2: The Great Moral Dilemma of the 20th CenturyIn May 1944, Rabbi Michael Weissmandl sent the Auschwitz Protocol, along with a ...In May 1944, Rabbi Michael Weissmandl sent the Auschwitz Protocol, along with a plea for help and a demand for Allied air forces to bomb Auschwitz, to Roswell McClelland at the War Refugee Board in ...
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S18 E3: Building Notre Dame PreviewFollow an investigation into the centuries-long construction of Notre Dame de ...Follow an investigation into the centuries-long construction of Notre Dame de Paris, uncovering the vast architectural, technical and human challenges experienced throughout the turbulent history of ... -
S18 E2: Bombing Auschwitz 75th Anniversary PreviewJoin historians, survivors and experts as they consider one of the great moral ...Join historians, survivors and experts as they consider one of the great moral dilemmas of the 20th century. Should the Allies have risked killing Auschwitz prisoners and bombed the camp to stop ... -
S18 E2: Bombing AuschwitzJoin historians, survivors and experts as they consider one of the great moral ...Join historians, survivors and experts as they consider one of the great moral dilemmas of the 20th century. Should the Allies have risked killing Auschwitz prisoners and bombed the camp to stop ...
