Great Forts of the Mediterranean
Crusaders, Ottomans, Venetians, Moors and European empires all built great fortresses in the Mediterranean which have witnessed epic battles and historic moments over
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Great Communist Monuments of Europe
From the newly independent countries of the former nation of Yugoslavia, hosts Ian Wright, Justine Shapiro and Neil Gibson travel
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80th Anniversary of Battle of Crete
In May 1941, 14,000 German paratroopers supported by nearly a thousand aircraft were dropped on the island in a unique blitzkrieg operation. An airborne invasion of this scale would never be repeated. Several thousand elite paratroopers, the pride of the Nazi Luftwaffe strikeforce, were killed and hundreds of planes lost in 10 days of fierce fighting
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Ottomans Versus Venetians: The Battle For Crete
The island of Crete resides at the crossroads of the eastern Mediterranean. Its long and vivid history has seen the
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Ottomans Versus Christians: Battle For The Mediterranean (3-part Series)
Masters of the Mediterranean Clash Of Civilisations Empire Builders
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