The Battle of Iwo Jima during WWII was the bloodiest in United States Marine Corps history. Join us for a unique perspective of this legendary historical event, and our 100th episode! Sources: “Bill Richardson: 4th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division - Marines.” Witness to War: Preserving The Oral Histories of Combat Veterans, https://www.witnesstowar.org/combat_stories/WWII/8409.

Brown, Ronald J. A Brief History of the 14th Marines. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1990.

King, Dan, and Linda Ryan. A Tomb Called Iwo Jima: Firsthand Accounts from Japanese Survivors. Dan King, 2020.

Smith, Larry. Iwo Jima: World War II Veterans Remember the Greatest Battle of the Pacific. W.W. Norton, 2009.

Tyson, Ann Scott. American Spartan. William Morrow, 2015.

Join us for part two of our story about Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud, or as he is known in the west, Ibn Saud. A shrewd diplomat, fierce desert warrior, and the leader and founder of Saudi Arabia. This time, we’ll learn about why and how the new country became rich beyond their wildest dreams.

Sources:

Darlow, Michael, and Barbara Bray. Ibn Saud: The Desert Warrior Who Created the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Skyhorse Publishing, 2015.

“One of the World's Most Dangerous Millennials.” The Economist, The Economist Newspaper, 2022, https://www.economist.com/films/2022/08/26/one-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-millennials. Boguslaw, Daniel, and Ryan Grim. “Bernie Sanders to Bring Yemen War Powers Resolution to the Floor as Soon as next Week.” The Intercept, The Intercept, 6 Dec. 2022, https://theintercept.com/2022/12/06/saudi-yemen-war-bernie-sanders/.

The first king of the third Saudi state now known as Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud, would forge a theocratic absolute monarchy that would come to dominate over the Arabian peninsula and became stewards of Islam‘s two holiest sights, Mecca and Medina. Join us as we get to know Ibn Saud, the man who led his dynasty and people into modernity, western influence, and wealth beyond all imagination.

Sources:

Darlow, Michael, and Barbara Bray. Ibn Saud: The Desert Warrior Who Created the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Skyhorse Publishing, 2015.

“One of the World's Most Dangerous Millennials.” The Economist, The Economist Newspaper, 2022, https://www.economist.com/films/2022/08/26/one-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-millennials.

Radical politics, unbearable tragedy, and groundbreaking literary work not appreciated in its own time, join us for part 2, the conclusion of our series on the life and work of Mary Shelley!

Sources:

Byron, Lord, et al. Lord Byron: Selected Poems. The Folio Society, 2013.

Gordon, Charlotte. Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley. Windmill Books, 2016. 

Shelley, Percy Bysshe, et al. Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Major Works. Oxford University Press, 2009.

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft. Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus. Prestwick House, 2006.

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft. Mathilda. Mint Editions, 2021.

Join us for the literary giant, best known for her masterpiece “Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus”, Mary Shelley! Or as she was known during this time, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin.

Sources:

Byron, Lord, et al. Lord Byron: Selected Poems. The Folio Society, 2013.

Gordon, Charlotte. Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley. Windmill Books, 2016.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe, et al. Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Major Works. Oxford University Press, 2009.

Happy New Year! We are back with a brand new episode about the philosopher, writer, mother, and radical, Mary Wollstonecraft!

Happy Holidays from the HistoryBoiz! This year, join us for the story of the man who basically gave the English speaking world its Christmas traditions, Charles Dickens!

Join us! For one of the most important events in history, the siege of Jerusalem in 70CE, during the First Jewish Uprising against the Roman Empire.

Happy Halloween! Join us for a very special episode, as Chris brings us along on the story of the evolution of our collective idea of what Hell means to society.

Happy Spooky Season! Join us for a very special episode with a very special guest, friend of the HistoryBoiz, Tyler Mitchell AKA Tmitch! Tmitch is going to tell us a very personal story that happened way back in 1924 and about his connection to the overall Sasquatch lore. You won’t want to miss this one!