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Thunder rolled across Europe's battlefields — not from the sky, but from hooves.
For over two centuries, the Winged Hussars of Poland-Lithuania were the most feared cavalry force in the world. Clad in armor, armed with massive lances, and riding at full gallop with towering feathered wings strapped to their backs, they shattered armies that outnumbered them many times over.
 
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During World War II, while most Americans were fleeing Axis territory, one man stayed behind in the heart of Imperial Japan.
In this special conversation episode of History Shorts, host Peter Zablocki sits down with bestselling author and historian Steve Kemper to discuss his gripping book Our Man in Tokyo — the true story of Otto Tolischus, the American journalist who reported from inside Japan's wartime capital as it allied with Nazi Germany.
 
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Tucked within the heart of Rome lies the smallest country on Earth — yet for nearly two thousand years, Vatican City has stood at the center of global power, faith, politics, and conflict.
 
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From ancient temples to royal courts, battlefields to libraries, cats have quietly — and sometimes dramatically — shaped human history.
In ancient Egypt, they were worshipped as divine protectors. In medieval Europe, they were feared as omens of witchcraft. On ships, they guarded precious food supplies and boosted sailor morale. And in the halls of power, famous figures from Abraham Lincoln to Winston Churchill relied on feline companions for comfort and companionship.
But some cats went far beyond companionship — saving cities from plagues, becoming symbols of empires, surviving wars, and even entering political lore.
 
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After Napoleon's defeat, Europe stood on the edge of chaos. Empires had collapsed, borders were in ruins, and revolutionary ideas were spreading like wildfire. Into this fragile moment stepped one man who would dominate European politics for nearly forty years — Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria.
From the grand halls of the Congress of Vienna to a vast network of spies and censors, Metternich worked tirelessly to restore monarchies, suppress revolution, and preserve the old order at almost any cost. He helped redraw the map of Europe, propped up fragile empires, and turned diplomacy into a weapon as powerful as any army.
 
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