Forgotten Battles

Autobots and Decepticons, allied to King Nergill of Sub-Atlantica clash in Washington D.C. Super cool robot stuff happens.

Alexander's Successors fragile alliances fall apart, leading to the Wars of the Successors. The decisive Battle of Gaza looms large. Part 1 of a two part series.

Tensions flare between China and Japan in a prelude to World War II. Brutal combat and atrocities mount as the world looks on. 

The Fledging German 3rd Reich launches a surprise attack against the Red army in February 1945. General Zhukov responds quickly and erases German gains. Solstice gives Hitler's Germany time to prepare for defenses and sows discord in the Soviet High Command. 

Wilson's Creek was fought on August 10th, 1861 between Union forces under general Nathaniel Lyon and Rebel Forces under General Sterling Price. Wilson's Creek was hard fought and went a long way to setting the path for the state of Missouri in the United States Civil War.    

America and the Imperial Japanese Empire clash in the Philippine Sea in June 1944. Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa leads an attack on the American Fleet in the Philippine Sea only to have the tables turned by Task Force 58. Japan suffers a blow that it cannot recover from. Written by: Sean Michael Chick Edits and Corrections: Taiho did not sink on an even keel. Taiho lurched to port and slid under on her side. Truk was attacked by carrier, not land-based aircraft, in 1944.

Winston Churchill orders an attack on the French Fleet in order to keep the ships from falling in to the hands of Nazi Germany. The attack turns into a political mistake and sows discord between allies. One of the most interesting and debated decisions of Churchill during World War 2. Written by: Sean Michael Chick Correction: President Franklin Roosevelt told Ambassador René de Saint-Quentin that he would have done what Churchill did at Mers-El-Kebir. 

In order to break the stalemate in Vietnam American forces begin ramping up large scale Search and Destroy Operations to root out Vietcong from the interior of South Vietnam. Operation Attleboro had some success but not as much as was hoped for. This Operation became a template for future operations in Vietnam. Special thank you to Doncortier, cDub, Nordlicht, Biker_Chris, Ladybird, and DeivitGreenRiver. Search their usernames on www.banhub.com to see their amazing work.

After the daring escape of Robert Smalls, an enslaved man in South Carolina, the Union army is tipped off by Smalls about weak defenses in South Carolina and see their chance to seize the city of Charleston. Confederate General John C. Pemberton and Union Commander David Hunter fight it out in one of the great missed opportunities of the U.S. Civil War. Series Producer: Lance Wattigney, Written by: Sean Michael Chick, Narrated by: Daniel Chick.