In eight years Shaka Zulu takes this minor tribe and using new battle tactics and weapons, conquers all the neighboring tribes. His reign is then cut short when he is assassinated. But even 50 year later the military force he created was able to challenge the modern British Army. Air Date : 12th-Apr-2009

Terry Schappert presents every part of story in details. The best way to learn about military history. Air Date : 3rd-Aug-2008  Read More

Recent archeological discoveries unearth secrets of a fierce warrior society, one built on human sacrifice, bizarre rituals and deadly weapons. A bloody battle at the ancient city of Dos Pilas leads to the downfall and disappearance of this powerful pre-Columbian warrior society. How? Air Date : 12th-Mar-2009  Read More

In 9 AD, the Romans were looking to expand their empire into Germany however, they didn't count on the warrior chief Arminianism and his band of Barbarians. Terry investigates the tactics used by the rebels. Air Date : 19th-Mar-2009  Read More

The Vikings. Seafaring barbarians who tyrannised the Norse world and built an empire by dominating the sea. Terry investigates the battle tactics used by the Norsemen and how they played a part in their success. Air Date : 26th-Mar-2009  Read More

The armor, weapons, and tactics of the medieval knight made him the elite soldier on the battlefield. But all that changed when Henry V's outnumbered army faced the French at Agincourt. Air Date : 29th-Mar-2009  Read More

With all due awe and reverence Terry presents masters of the Samurai arts as he tells the story of Miyamoto Musashi, a Ronin who successfully challenged every aspect of Samurai tradition but remained true to the code of Bushido. Air Date : 2nd-Apr-2009  Read More

Terry describes how the out numbered and out gunned Knights of Saint John defended Malta against a massive Ottoman invasion force to halt the Ottoman advance into Europe. Air Date : 5th-Apr-2009  Read More

In 480 BC 40,000 Spartans engaged 300,000 Persian invaders who had already destroyed Athens. Terry explains how the Spartans were able to defeat the Persians in the Battle of Plataea, kill Persian General Mardonias and avenge the death Leonidas. Air Date : 9th-Apr-2009  Read More

In eight years Shaka Zulu takes this minor tribe and using new battle tactics and weapons, conquers all the neighboring tribes. His reign is then cut short when he is assassinated. But even 50 year later the military force he created was able to challenge the modern British Army. Air Date : 12th-Apr-2009  Read More

This episode explores the bloody history of the beautiful Hawaiian Islands. Terry Schappert learns about the bloody hand to hand combat techniques and vicious weaponry (like shark tooth clubs) of the Hawaiian warriors. He also reenacts the tactics that King Kamehameha the Great used in his crushing victory at Battle of Nu'uanu Cliffs. Air Date : 16th-Apr-2009  Read More

Terry describes the weapons, tactics and triumphs of America's first special forces unit, the Alamo Scouts. Their assignment; infiltrate behind enemy lines to prepare for the Allied campaign to retake the Phillipines. Air Date : 19th-Apr-2009  Read More