In 1974, 29 years after the end of the Second World War, Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda finally surrendered after almost three decades of fighting a guerilla campaign on a remote island in the Philippines. But why did he keep fighting? Are humans just inherently warlike?
In our latest documentary on History Hit, Dr. Nam C. Kim and Dr. Marc Kissel guide us in a journey backwards through time to uncover the earliest signs of warfare; joined on the way by ancient weapons expert Dr. Annemieke Milks and primatologist Dr. Bonaventura 'Bino' Majolo, to answer the big question - is warfare just part of our nature?
To date, there are over 500 different aboriginal 'nations' in Australia, all with distinctive cultures, beliefs, languages and unique histories. Since the arrival of Captain James Cook and the subsequent colonisation of the continent, many of these indigenous populations were, and continue to be ...
Dan Snow visits one of the most recognisable historical sites on Earth. Stonehenge. Timed with the recent solving of the sarsen stones origin mystery, this documentary takes an in-depth look at what we know, and what we don't know, about this iconic Neolithic monument.
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