Category: Podcasts
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The Power of Japanese Propaganda
This episode will look at Japanese propaganda during the imperial era. With the rise of mass production of newspapers and magazines amidst the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese population became instilled in nationalism and militarism. Despite the era of demilitarisation and democratisation after the First World War, the Japanese Empire, once again, became fixated on expansion.…
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WSS84 – Hail Arthur
In this Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Podcast episode, Jasper talks to Murray Dahm and Peter Von Dop. Both have penned supplements for Hail Caesar and discuss what it takes to bring history to the tabletop. Links:Gangs of Rome, Footsore MiniaturesWargames AtlanticWhen nightmares come, OspreyKrautcoverSetting the East AblazeHail Caesar, Warlord Games
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3501 – William Johnstone (part 1)
‘During the Baltic campaign of the Crimean War, in August 1854, Lieutenant John Bythesea together with Stoker William Johnstone of Her Majesty’s ship HMS Arrogant performed an audacious act of bravery. This would lead to both men being awarded the Victoria Cross, among the first gazetted and earliest actions so awarded. Despite this, tragedy would…
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Stan Hollis VC and the Green Howards on D-Day
The Green Howards landed in the first wave on D-Day. With them was Company Sergeant Major Stan Hollis, who had seen action in France in 1940, being evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk. He fought in North Africa and took part in the invasion of Sicily. It is fair to say Hollis was a seasoned…
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AW287 – The Marcomannic Wars
‘Shortly after Marcus Aurelius came to power in AD 161, the Roman Empire was racked by a series of military crises. While unrest in Britain and a new war with Parthia were swiftly dealt with, the invasion of Roman territory by the Chatti and Chauci peoples heralded a resurgent threat from the empire’s European neighbours.…
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WSS83 – ‘Pretty in Pink’, a conversation with Martin Goddard
The team returns for the first episode of 2024! Guy brings us an interview with Martin Goddard from Peter Pig, and the boys discuss their projects for the new year. Links:Warpaint: Plains Indian Shield and Horse DecorationWarhammer: The Old World
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The British Empire and Commonwealth’s War Against Imperial Japan
The war in Asia and the Pacific against Japan is often seen as an American affair. While the US did play a dominant role, the British and Commonwealth forces also made major contributions – on land, at sea and in the air – eventually involving over a million men and vast armadas of ships and…
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Invisible Generals
When President McKinley turned down Benjamin Oliver Davis for a place at West Point due to the colour of his skin, Davis joined the army as a private. Davis soon worked his way through the ranks to receive his second lieutenant commission in 1901. It would be over 30 years before another black officer would…
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3410 – Ammianus Marcellinus and the Siege of Amida, part 2
The legions of Magnentius and Decentius in Amida had been raised by the former usurper Magnentius (a general who usurped against Constantius in Gaul between 350 and 353) in his name and that of his brother. They were therefore a remnant of those disloyal troops, hence their stationing (a banishment) in the east. Their conduct…
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HG-76: Taking the Fight to Hitler’s U-boats
The convoy HG-76 sailed from Gibraltar to Britain in December 1941. The Royal Navy commander in charge was ‘Johnnie’ Walker, an anti-submarine expert who had developed new, aggressive U-boat hunting tactics. Accompanying the escorts was HMS Audacity, the Royal Navy’s first escort carrier – a new type of warship purpose-built to defend convoys from enemy…