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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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Episodes
  • 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
  • Operation Countenance - The Invasion of Iran in WW2

    Operation Countenance - The Invasion of Iran in WW2
    Mar 23 2026
    During World War 2 Iran was invaded by Britain and the Soviet Union, an act that is often covered in just a sentence or two in most histories of the war. Yet it would arguably be the turning point of Iran’s modern history, setting up the domino's for the Iranian Revolution, the fall of the Shah and the rise of an aggressive theocracy. #war #history #militaryhistory #iran #worldwar2

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    58 mins
  • The Nuku Hiva Campaign - Adventures on Cannibal Island

    The Nuku Hiva Campaign - Adventures on Cannibal Island
    Mar 9 2026
    On the morning of Oct. 25, 1813, the inhabitants of the Pacific island of Nuku Hiva awoke to a startling sight, a fleet of strange ships sailed across the cobalt blue sea and landed at their island. It was an American fleet, trying to escape the British during the war of 1812. So began the most bizarre US military campaign in history, a riproaring yarn involving fights with cannibals, mutinying sailors and a soon to be scandalous amount of fornication with local women. #war #militaryhistory #history #america

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    53 mins
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