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2610 – John Paul Jones: The American War of Independence comes to Britain
Several American privateers sailed across the Atlantic to British waters, seeking prize money for any vessels they could capture. But
1941: The Year Germany Lost the War
The usual narrative for WWII is that turning points of the war are in 1942 with the battles of Midway,
2609 – The Battle of Glen Shiel
This year marks the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Glen Shiel, Scotland’s ‘forgotten’ Jacobite uprising. The anniversary of the
WSS28 – Waterloo Replayed
The Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy team are back with news, reviews and what they’ve been up to in the hobby.Guy
The Roman Conquest of Spain
We thought we’d missed discussing a few episodes of the magazine so we decided to look at I.4 the Roman
2608 Magic Weapons and Armour in the Middle Ages, part 2
‘Many ‘magical’ items belong to the stories of Arthur and his knights although their genesis is more complicated. Sir Percival
D-Day: The British Beach Landings
In the last episode we looked at the American experience of D-Day at Omaha beach, this time it’s the turn
MW16 – Researching military history
Clifford Rogers is our guest on this episode of the podcast. A professor of history at the United States Military
2607 Magic Weapons and Armour in the Middle Ages
‘Magic weapons and armour are things we usually associate with the realms of myth or fantasy rather than history. And