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**The HistoryNet Podcast**

The HistoryNet Podcast features some of the greatest stories from HistoryNet.com‘s archive of over 25,000+ features. From ancient Rome to the Middle Ages, from the 18th century to the edge of recent memory, we zero in on the people and events that made the world what it is today. Vividly written by expert authors, thoroughly edited and fact-checked by magazine professionals, these stories bring history to vibrant life.

The narrators of this podcast, however, are not human beings but AI voices created by our partner, Instaread.co. Say what you will about AI, but in this case the voices are surprisingly real, capturing well the nuances of the articles they’re reading aloud.

To read those stories in their original form, please go to historynet.com.

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Latest Episodes:

The men who followed Davy Crockett to the Alamo Dec 27, 2023

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The frontiersman was but the most famous of the handful of Tennessee Mounted Volunteers at the site.

The famed American aviatrix secretly on the Nazi payroll Dec 26, 2023

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As World War II neared, Laura Ingalls took to the skies in the name of U.S. isolationism—and in support of Nazi Germany.

The Christmas bombing of Hanoi: A great victory or an epic blunder? Dec 25, 2023

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Was the December 1972 bombing of Hanoi a great victory that brought "peace with honor"? Or was it a blunder that cost South Vietnam its freedom?

The Beast turned loose in New Orleans Dec 24, 2023

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Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler cleans up and clamps down on the rebellious Crescent City.

Target Berlin: The first air-raid on the German capital Dec 23, 2023

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The first air raid on the German capital was carried out at night by an antiquated French bomber.

The History of Pie Dec 22, 2023

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Before they became a dessert staple, pies were a treasured table companion for kings and commoners alike. But in the right hands, they were also an effective weapon.

The Carpathian Winter War, 1915 Dec 21, 2023

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The "Stalingrad of World War I" was an epic bloodletting between the million-man armies of Russia and the inept Habsburg Empire.

The Allies' billion-dollar secret: The proximity fuze of World War II Dec 20, 2023

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An engineering triumph developed under strict wartime secrecy, the proximity fuze vastly increased the lethality of anti-aircraft guns and field artillery.

The fight at Cedar Creek was over. So why couldn't Union troops let their guard down? Dec 19, 2023

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Despite the Union’s victory, Jubal Early still haunted the Shenandoah Valley.

The 10 worst fighter planes of World War II Dec 18, 2023

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From the Brewster Buffalo to the Me-210, here are the fighter planes that belong in the WW2 hall of shame.