Category: Podcasts
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AW171 – The Bronze Lie
Ancient Warfare regular Myke Cole has a new book available, The Bronze Lie. In this episode of the podcast Murray and Mark discuss the book with Myke. ‘The Bronze Lie’ explores the Spartans’ arms and armour, tactics and strategy, the personalities of commanders and the common soldiery alike. It looks at the major battles, with…
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Escape from Greece
Shanghai born John Robin Greaves, ‘Jack’, emigrated to Australia in 1939 and volunteered for the Australian Imperial Force to serve overseas. The army would send Jack to the Middle East then to Greece, where he would be captured Germans. Australian ABC journalist Stephen Hucheon has researched his uncle’s story and produced a fantastic article for ABC available on…
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3102 – The Battle of Marathon, part 2
On the field of Marathon, the Persians and Athenians faced off against each other for days on end. Finally, when it was the strategos Miltiades’ day of command, the Athenians took action. Herodotus tells us that: ‘The Athenian army moved into position for the coming struggle. The right wing was commanded by Callimachus – for…
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Eisenhower’s Broad Front Strategy
Angus recently read David Colley’s The Folly of Generals: How Eisenhower’s Broad Front Strategy Lengthened World War II.David has analysed some of the missed opportunities the allies had in 1944-45 in Europe. He argues that had Eisenhower been more adept at taking advantage of several potential breakthroughs in the Siegfried Line in the autmun of…
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3101 – The Battle of Marathon, part 1
‘On September 10th 490 BC, hoplites from the Greek city of Athens faced an invasion force sent from the enormous and powerful Persian Empire to the east on the field at Marathon, a bay 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometres) northeast of Athens. The Athenians were outnumbered but the result would not be what anyone expected.’ This…
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AW167 – Special Operations in antiquity
‘If ancient soldiers were trained at all, it was generally for fighting in a formation in the battle line. But on rare occasions, generals would train and use troops for special operations.’ The Ancient Warfare team consider Ancient Warfare Magazine XV.1 which focuses on Special Operations in antiquity. Find us a patreon: patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast >>Download<<
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WSS54 – Field of Glory
Following Jasper’s 30km battlefield tour of Arnhem by bike, the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy team discuss the benefits of visiting battlefields. Guy also brings us what is new in the wargaming world. >>Download<< Links Pony Wars Baccus 6mm The Silver Bayonet Partizan Warlord Games Day SELWIG Battleground
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Australia’s war with France
The Australians fought across the world on the land, sea and in the air air; notably in the Pacific and the Middle East, which is what we’ll be discussing in this episode. With the fall of France, her overseas territories predominantly remained loyal to the French Vichy regime. This was true for Syria and Lebanon.…
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AW164 – Ancient Warfare Fiction
With the summer holiday season in full swing for all the team (except Murray in Australia), we thought we’d discuss everyone’s favourite fiction books, which feature ancient warfare. >>Download<< Subscribe to the magazine: https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/ancient-warfare-magazine Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast Books Mentioned Banner, James M. The Ever-Changing Past Breem, Wallace. Eagle in the SnowDavis, Lindsay. The Falco…
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Luftwaffe Special Weapons
As the course of the second world war turned against the Third Reich some radical proposals and inventive designs, were put forward by armaments manufacturers, scientists, technicians, aircrew and even private individuals to the German Air Ministry for consideration as weapons to be utilised by the Luftwaffe. Some proposals were destined never to leave the…