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Women in History

History with Mark Bielski

Release Date: 04/02/2020

U.S. Grant's Civil War Spy Network show art U.S. Grant's Civil War Spy Network

History with Mark Bielski

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Women in History show art Women in History

History with Mark Bielski

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Kate Tietzen: Struggles in the Middle East show art Kate Tietzen: Struggles in the Middle East

History with Mark Bielski

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Women in the Civil War: Gen. Jack Mountcastle show art Women in the Civil War: Gen. Jack Mountcastle

History with Mark Bielski

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Vince Dooley: The South Carolina Liberty Trail show art Vince Dooley: The South Carolina Liberty Trail

History with Mark Bielski

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January Historical Events show art January Historical Events

History with Mark Bielski

Often we think that historically, not much has happened in the middle of winter. However, that's far from the truth. From Charlemagne to Henry VIII, Secession in the Civil War to the Soviets battling the Finns in the snow during WWII, there has been a lot of historical heat generated in January over the centuries.

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Wartime Christmas show art Wartime Christmas

History with Mark Bielski

Mark looks at some examples of how Christmas was observed during wartime over the last three centuries. From merciful nurses making wounded and sick soldiers more comfortable with what limited means they had, to ersatz reindeer in the Civil War, and how a grant for leave could be the greatest Christmas gift a soldier could hope to receive.

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The Civil War's Environmental Impact show art The Civil War's Environmental Impact

History with Mark Bielski

What was the environmental impact of the Civil War? Considering that a battle was a major man-made disaster, someone had to take care of the biological mess that resulted. Countless dead bodies of men, horses and mules and amputated limbs were left behind. Whole armies encamped and left spills of gunpowder, lead and other substances. Human and animal waste and polluted water remained for the local people who had to go on with their lives. We discuss the environment in certain areas after major battles of the Civil War and the positive results that our parks and preserved battlefields have...

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Cold War: Cuban Missile Crisis show art Cold War: Cuban Missile Crisis

History with Mark Bielski

We return to a discussion of the Cold War and the origins of the conflict between superpowers, the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Mark pays special attention to the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. This was the two-week confrontation that kept the world on edge and in fear of escalating tensions that could lead to nuclear war. American President John F. Kennedy was in a stand-off with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Kennedy’s goal: make Moscow remove nuclear-armed missiles from the island nation of Cuba.

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The Cold War in Europe with Steve Bourque show art The Cold War in Europe with Steve Bourque

History with Mark Bielski

In continuing the Cold War Series, Steve Bourque joins Mark to discuss his experiences in the U.S. Army during those years. We get the perspectives of a young enlisted man stationed in western Europe during the Cold War. We also get to look at the situation from another vantage point—when he returned later as an intelligence officer. The tactical approach to keeping Europe safe and how American and NATO forces counter a threat from the Soviet Union during those uncertain times come to light in the discussion.

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