History's Greatest Battles

• The Siege of The Alamo, 1836. The Violent Slaughter that made modern America. Heroic Last Stand.

   The fall of the Alamo ignited a fierce, unrelenting resistance to Santa Anna’s advance, forging the resolve that would drive his army into the dirt and wrest from him the independence of Texas.The Alamo. February 23 - March 6, 1836.Texian Forces: ~ 189 Texans.Mexican Forces: 4,000 - 6,000 Soldiers.Additional Reading and Episode Research:Hardin, Stephen. Texian Iliad.Huffines, Alan. Blood of Noble Men.Proctor, Ben. The Battle of the Alamo.Long, Charles. 1836: The Alamo.Related Episodes:The Battle of San Jacinto.Support the showSocial Media:www.HistorysGreatestBattles.comYoutube | TikTok Support The Show:https://covertwars.com

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• The Siege of Sevastopol, WWII 1941-42. The Largest Military Invasion in Recorded History.

  The battle for Sevastopol, and the wider fight for Crimea, siphoned off critical German divisions from the southern push toward the Caucasus, delaying the drive for oil and momentum. At the same time, it gutted Soviet naval power in the Black Sea, silencing it for nearly two years and leaving the coastline exposed and vulnerable.Sevastopol. October 30, 1941 - July 3, 1942.Nazi Forces: ~ 204,000 Soldiers, 670 Siege Guns, 655 Anti-Tank Guns, 720 Mortars, 450 Tanks, and 600 Aircraft.Soviet Forces: ~ 106,000 Soldiers, 600 Heavy Guns, 100+ Mortars, 38 Tanks, and 55 Aircraft.Additional Reading and Episode Research:Morozov, Vasili. The Siege of Sevastopol.Werth, Alexander. Russia at War., 1941-1945.Ansimov, N.I. Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, 1941-1945.Similar Episodes:The Battle for Moscow.The Siege of Sevastopol (1854-55).The Siege of Stalingrad.Support the showSocial Media:www.HistorysGreatestBattles.comYoutube | TikTok Support The Show:https://covertwars.com

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• The Siege of Khe Sanh, 1968. The Killing Stroke of Communist Vietnam's Final Major Offensive.

   The North Vietnamese defeat marked the terminal collapse of their ambitious 1968 campaign: an orchestrated “General Offensive” designed to fracture American resolve and ignite a nationwide uprising, brought to its knees by the very forces it sought to outmaneuver.Khe Sanh. January 21 - April 5, 1968. American and South Vietnamese Forces: ~ 6,000 US Marines and ARVN Rangers. North Vietnamese Forces: ~ 32,000 - 40,000 Soldiers.Additional Reading and Episode Research:Maclear, Michael. The Ten Thousand Day War.Warren, James. The Mystery of Khe Sanh.Davidson, Phillip. Vietnam at War.Similar Episodes:The Tet Offensive.Dien Bien Phu.Support the showSocial Media:www.HistorysGreatestBattles.comYoutube | TikTok Support The Show:https://covertwars.com

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• The Siege of Fort Stanwix, American Revolution. 1777. Where an Insurrection Turn into a Revolution.

  Britain’s failure to seize Fort Stanwix played a critical role in the collapse of their strategy to divide the colonies. Without control of the fort, they were unable to secure the Hudson River corridor or dominate central New York, objectives that had been essential to cutting the American rebellion in half. That one position, held against the odds, helped fracture the campaign designed to isolate New England and strangle the revolution in its infancy.Fort Stanwix. August 3 - 22, 1777.American Forces: ~ 800 Militia Men.British and Allied Forces: 875 Soldiers and 800 to 1,000 Mohawk Warriors.Additional Reading and Episode Research:Pancake, John. 1777, the Year of the Hangman.Ward, Christopher. The War of the Revolution.Nickerson, Hoffman. The Turning Point of the Revolution.Support the showSocial Media:www.HistorysGreatestBattles.comYoutube | TikTok Support The Show:https://covertwars.com

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• The Viking Siege of Paris, 886 AD. Just 200 Parisian Men Held Paris Against 30,000 Vikings.

  The siege didn’t just test the walls of Paris, it revealed its worth to all of France. In holding the city, the defenders exposed the spine of the realm. And when Charles the Fat chose appeasement over action, he sealed his fate. The dynasty of Charlemagne ended not with a charge, but with a negotiation. The Carolingians fell... because Paris refused to.Paris. November 25, 885 - October, 886 AD.Parisian Forces: 200 Men-At-Arms.Nordic Viking Forces: ~ 30,000 Viking Warriors.Additional Reading and Episode Research:Jones, Gwyn. A History of the Vikings.Brent, Peter. The Viking Saga.Lansdale, Maria. Paris: Its Sites, Monuments and History.Support the showSocial Media:www.HistorysGreatestBattles.comYoutube | TikTok Support The Show:https://covertwars.com

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