Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Hitler? What was the greatest army of all time? Which U.S. President was the worst? Hardcore History discusses the issues and questions history fans love.

Show 70 - Twilight of the Aesir II 11/19/2023

Show 70 - Twilight of the Aesir II Pagan Viking Sea Kings spend the 10th and 11th centuries morphing into Christian monarchs. But with rulers like Harald Bluetooth and Svein Forkbeard it's debatable whether things will be any less horrific for Scandinavia's neighbors /episode/index/show/dancarlinhh/id/28710133

Show 65 - Supernova in the East IV 06/04/2020

Show 65 - Supernova in the East IV Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal are three of the most famous battles of the Second World War. Together they will shift the momentum in the Pacific theater and usher in the era of modern naval and amphibious warfare. /episode/index/show/dancarlinhh/id/14689565

Show 64 - Supernova in the East III 10/25/2019

Show 64 - Supernova in the East III Japan's rising sun goes supernova and engulfs a huge area of Asia and the Pacific. A war without mercy begins to develop infusing the whole conflict with a savage vibe. /episode/index/show/dancarlinhh/id/11775164

Show 69 - Twilight of the Aesir 01/16/2023

Show 69 - Twilight of the Aesir This show picks up where Dan's Thor's Angels show left off. In the early Middle Ages Pagan Germanic-language speakers like the Vikings are a dying breed. Many of their contemporaries wish they'd die faster. /episode/index/show/dancarlinhh/id/25619010

Show 68 - BLITZ Human Resources 03/07/2022

Show 68 - BLITZ Human Resources The Atlantic Slave Trade mixes centuries of human bondage with violence, economics, commerce, geo-political competition, liberty, morality, injustice, revolution, tragedy and bloody reckonings. That sounds like a lot, yet this show merely scratches the surface of this enormous subject. /episode/index/show/dancarlinhh/id/22361795

Show 67 - Supernova in the East VI 06/08/2021

Show 67 - Supernova in the East VI When do spirit, tenacity, resilience and bravery cross into madness? When cities are incinerated? When suicide attacks become the norm? When atomic weapons are used? Japan's leaders test the limits of national endurance in the war's last year. /episode/index/show/dancarlinhh/id/19407680

Show 66 - Supernova in the East V 11/14/2020

Show 66 - Supernova in the East V Can suicidal bravery and fanatical determination make up for material, industrial and numerical insufficiency? As the Asia-Pacific conflict turns against the Japanese these questions are put to the test. The results are nightmarish. /episode/index/show/dancarlinhh/id/16805744

Show 63 - Supernova in the East II 01/12/2019

Show 63 - Supernova in the East II Deep themes run through this show, with allegations of Japanese war crimes and atrocities in China at the start leading to eerily familiar, almost modern questions over how the world should respond. And then Dec 7, 1941 arrives.. /episode/index/show/dancarlinhh/id/8231354

Show 62 - Supernova in the East I 07/14/2018

Show 62 - Supernova in the East I The Asia-Pacific War of 1937-1945 has deep roots. It also involves a Japanese society that's been called one of the most distinctive on Earth. If there were a Japanese version of Captain America, this would be his origin story. /episode/index/show/dancarlinhh/id/6811393

Show 61 - (Blitz) Painfotainment 01/28/2018

Show 61 - (Blitz) Painfotainment Pain is at the root of most drama and entertainment. When does it get too real? This very disturbing and graphic show looks into some case studies and asks some deep questions. WARNING Very intense subject matter. /episode/index/show/dancarlinhh/id/6196067

Show 60 - The Celtic Holocaust 08/09/2017

Show 60 - The Celtic Holocaust Julius Caesar is our travel guide as he takes us through his murderous subjugation of the native Celtic tribal peoples of ancient Gaul. It sounds vaguely like other, recent European colonial conquests.. until the natives nearly win. /episode/index/show/dancarlinhh/id/5626811

Show 59 - (Blitz) The Destroyer of Worlds 01/25/2017

Show 59 - (Blitz) The Destroyer of Worlds What happens if human beings can't handle the power of their own weaponry? This show examines the dangerous early years of the Nuclear Age and humankind's efforts to avoid self-destruction at the hands of its own creation. /episode/index/show/dancarlinhh/id/5022630

Show 58 - Kings of Kings III 08/07/2016

Show 58 - Kings of Kings III If this were a movie, the events and cameos would be too numerous and star-studded to mention. It includes Xerxes, Spartans, Immortals, Alexander the Great, scythed chariots, and several of the greatest battles in history. /episode/index/show/dancarlinhh/id/4573035

Show 57 - Kings of Kings II 03/20/2016

Show 57 - Kings of Kings II From Biblical-era coup conspiracies to the horrific aftermath of ancient combat this second installment of the series on the Kings of Achaemenid Persia goes where only Dan can take it. For better or worse... /episode/index/show/dancarlinhh/id/4233175

Show 56 - Kings of Kings 10/29/2015

Show 56 - Kings of Kings Often relegated to the role of slavish cannon fodder for Sparta's spears, the Achaemenid Persian empire had a glorious heritage. Under a single king they created the greatest empire the world had ever seen. /episode/index/show/dancarlinhh/id/3898214

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