Category: Podcasts
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The Doolittle Raiders and their Fight for Justice
The skill and bravery of the Doolittle raiders during WWII, who bombed Tokyo in 1942 captured the American public’s imagination, but not all the crews returned. Eight US flyers became Japanese prisoners of war who were tortured, put on trial for war crimes and found guilty… Not all of these men would make it home.…
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WSS44 – Plastic or Metal?
The Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy team are back to discuss the surprise from the results of the Great War Games Survey, that gamers preferred last over metal miniatures. >>Download<< Links: Saga Age of Hannibal 1/48 Fantasy the Rift Wars 1/48 Combat Canvas Eagles
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2904 – Charlemagne: The Father of Europe
Charles the Great, known as Charlemagne and the father of Europe, created an empire which would last 1,000 years. To secure it he fought continuously, on multiple fronts, throughout his long reign. Charlemagne came to power at a time when Europe was made up of many small kingdoms and principalities. Since the fall of the…
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The Longest Campaign: The Battle of the Atlantic
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said there was only one campaign of the Second World War that gave him sleepless nights, that was the Battle of the Atlantic. The Battle began on 3 September 1939 and lasted 2074 days until 8 May 1945, when Germany surrendered. With over 70,000 allied seamen killed, lost on 3,500…
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AW119 – Rise of the Legion: The Development of the Roman Army
‘Before emerging as the greatest power in the Mediterranean world, Rome spent many centuries in relative obscurity, developing and refining new military tactics and structures that would set it up for unprecedented success.’ The ancient warfare team discuss the latest issue of the magazine Ancient Warfare XIV.2, Rise of the Legion: The Development of the…
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2903 – Battles of Thermopylae, Artemisium and Salamis part 2
‘Thermopylae and Artemisium were never intended to be decisive stands even though the defeat of the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae has gone down in history as just such a stand. There were also 700 Thespians and 400 Thebans at that defeat but their sacrifice has been all but been ignored. (indeed the historian Herodotus goes…
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The River Battles: Canada’s Final Campaign in Italy
After D-Day, the spotlight on the allied fighting was focused on North West Europe, yet the fighting in Italy carried on often overlooked. In this episode we’re going to be looking at the Canadians battling across what should have been good tank country at the end of 1944. Angus is joined by Canadian military historian…
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WSS43 – Top of the pops… The Great Wargame Survey Results
With the Great War Games surgery 2020 finishing at the end of August the WSS boys are back to discuss the preliminary results, with a surprising change in the top five of favoured wargame genres. >>Download<< Links Swordpoint Battlegroup Pacific War Mortem et Gloreium A Gunslingers Paradise
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2902 – Battles of Thermopylae, Artemisium and Salamis
The year 2020 represents the 2,500th anniversary of three battles which played a major part in shaping the future of the western Mediterranean world: the battles of Thermopylae, Artemisum, and Salamis. This episode was written by Murray Dahm. Murray is an ancient and medieval military historian from New Zealand, living in Australia. He has written…
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Mechanisation of British Cavalry Units and Tank Doctrine
In episode 107, Angus talked to Ian Mitchell about the Battle of the Peaks and Longstop Hill in North Africa. Ian subsequently emailed him suggesting he talk to Sam Wallace, a post graduate researcher at Leeds University, who is working on some interesting stuff; Sam’s PhD is titled The Allied Sandbox: The Tunisian Campaign and…