2509 Operation Longcloth
‘By the end of March, the Japanese had conquered Malaya, the Netherlands East Indies, as well as many of the
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Britain’s Blockade of Europe & the response of the ICRC
At the outbreak of WWII Britain put into motion the strategy of using the Royal Navy to blockade Germany, depriving
WSS21 – Adventures in Undercoat
A few months ago the boys discussed what was the undercoat colour of choice, it turns out there was no
2508 William ‘Billy’ Bishop pt.2
‘On May 7, the Royal Flying Corps suffered one of their greatest losses when the great Albert Ball was shot
The Italian Army In North Africa
Long standing listeners will have heard me chat to Walter Zapotoczny before, in episode 57 we looked at Ardennes offensive,
Last Man Standing: Geoffrey Rothwell
“’Stay low, stay on track, and stay alive’ was the motto of the RAF’s most secret Station, Tempsford. That’s exactly
2507 William ‘Billy’ Bishop pt.1
‘Just ten years after the Wright brothers successfully flew the world’s first powered airplane, the First World War erupted across
Unconventional Tactics
In this episode of the Ancient Warfare Podcast we are discussing unconventional tactics, a topic suggested by one of our
The Forgotten Dead: Exercise Tiger
‘On a dark night in 1944, a beautiful stretch of the Devon coast became the scene of desperate horror. Tales
WSS20 – Crisis
We’re in Antwerp, at Crisis for the latest Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Podcast. Guy chats to Johan Van Acker one