In the 8th century Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate. Though little remembered in the west today, the Abbasids reigned for five centuries. They oversaw an era of Islamic military dominance... city-building… brilliant scholarship, and technological innovation. It has come to be remembered as Islam’s ‘golden age’. This is the story of the Abbasid Caliphate.

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In 1800, after marching across the Alps into Northern Italy and defeating every enemy in his path, Napoleon spreads his army in a bid to encircle the Austrians and block their escape. But he has miscalculated his enemy's intentions.

This is the story of the 1848 European revolutions, one of the most dramatic and significant moments in the history of the continent. Hungry workers and peasants joined forces with liberals and nationalists, and in a series of tumultuous events, toppled the French monarchy, and forced reforms across Italy, Germany, and the Austrian Empire.

En mayo de 1813, mientras Napoleón emprende un intento desesperado por salvar su imperio tras la desastrosa derrota en Rusia, la situación en España es particularmente precaria. Las fuerzas francesas se han visto debilitadas para compensar las enormes pérdidas sufridas en Rusia. Pero el ejército anglo-portugués de Wellington, así como las guerrillas españolas, son más fuertes que nunca.

In 1809, with Napoleon and his best troops bogged down in Spain, Austria decided to seek revenge for its humiliation at Austerlitz three years earlier.
Archduke Charles invaded France's ally, Bavaria, but Napoleon mustered fresh troops and transformed the strategic situation in four days of fierce fighting along the Danube.

Six weeks after the bloody encounter at the Battle of Aspern-Essling, Napoleon led his reinforced army back across the Danube. The resulting clash with Archduke Charles's Austrian army was the largest and bloodiest battle ever seen in European history. But despite heavy French losses, the battle resulted in a decisive strategic victory for the French emperor.

In 1812, Napoleon invaded Russia with the largest army Europe had ever seen, composed of troops from France, as well as Poland, Germany, Italy, and several other allied states.

Este episodio cubre todos los eventos principales de las DOS revoluciones de Rusia de 1917: la Revolución de Febrero, que puso fin al gobierno zarista en Rusia, y la Revolución de Octubre, que llevó a los bolcheviques al poder.

In 1798, during the French Revolutionary Wars, General Napoleon Bonaparte led a French expedition to Egypt. The plan was to conquer the wealthy province and deal a major blow to British interests in the Mediterranean. What followed was a campaign featuring legendary battles, ruthless occupation and immense hardship.