E1293 - The Sole Survivor of the Retreat from Kabul
Published: January 13, 2026
Duration: 16:46
January 13, 1842. Assistant Surgeon William Brydon is the last man standing after a disastrous British army retreat during the First Anglo-Afghan War. This episode originally aired in 2025.
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