William Simpson — Writer

Episodes 10

Crimea

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June 19, 202044m
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The annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014 was the biggest in Europe since WWII - but how did they execute it? And what has happened since?

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Yemen

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June 26, 202044m
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In March 2019, reports arise of UK Special Boat Service troops killed in Yemen. But they shouldn't be there - so what role did they play in the Yemeni Civil War?

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Somalia

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July 3, 202044m
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In October 1993, an elite battle unit of the US army began a fairly straight-forward mission in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. But within minutes, it descended into chaos.

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Bosnia

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July 10, 202044m
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On 3 March 1992, Bosnia & Herzegovina gained its independence from Yugoslavia, leading to a complex war fuelled by ethnic tensions fought on many fronts.

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Kashmir

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July 17, 202044m
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As it escalates, look at the complex history behind the India-Pakistan border conflict in Kashmir, from the horrors of Partition all the way to rising tension in 2019.

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Laos

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July 24, 202044m
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The American involvement in Laos in the 1950s was long kept under wraps - but the story of their efforts to remove the communists, led by the CIA, is a devastating one.

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Central America

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July 31, 202044m
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In the 1980s, El Salvador and Nicaragua fought vicious civil wars - and spearheading the fight against communism, the US engaged. But how did it keep it secret?

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Mali

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August 7, 202044m
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It is a deadly war in the desert, and one we know barely anything about. In the northern Malian town of Timbuktu, formerly a rich city, a war has been raging since 2012.

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Coups D'etat

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August 14, 202044m
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The military coup is an age-old method to topple governments and take control by force. Go behind the scenes of some of the most dramatic in recent history.

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Gaza

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Season Finale
August 21, 202044m
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Through a dissection of some of its deadly skirmishes and the parties involved, see the story behind the Gaza-Israel conflict and the devastating impact it has had.

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