Category: Podcasts
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WSS104 – 3D
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Podcast, the team talk all things 3D — from printing and design to how it’s changing the hobby. Guy also brings us the latest news from Bowers Villas, keeping everyone up to date with what’s new in the world of wargaming. Links:Zero Hour, Gripping Beast02 Hundred Hours, Grey For…
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3801 – Alvarado’s Leap: Construction of a Legend
“Modern historical scholarship has little lenience for hyperbole, and any event that appears exaggerated is heavily scrutinised. The Spanish Conquest of Mexico provides ample folklore for historians to examine. One tale depicts renowned conquistador Pedro de Alvarado vaulting across a canal to escape certain doom. An episode since identified as the Salto de Alvarado (Alvarado’s…
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284 – Renault FT Tank
In this episode of the WW2 Podcast, I’m joined by Robby Houben from the Belgian Royal Military Museum to discuss the Renault FT. This small but revolutionary French tank changed armoured warfare. Designed during the First World War, the FT introduced the fully rotating turret and tracked layout that became the blueprint for every tank…
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283 – General Lucian Truscott
General Lucian K. Truscott was one of the United States Army’s most capable commanders of the Second World War. Known for his aggressive leadership and determination, Truscott led American forces in North Africa, Sicily, at Anzio, and later in southern France and Germany. Despite his impressive record, he remains one of the lesser-known U.S. generals…
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282 – The Battle for Arakan, Burma 1945
In early 1945, the Allies were advancing in Burma after their hard-won victories at Kohima and Imphal. The focus shifted to the Arakan, a region of dense jungle, mangrove swamps, and unforgiving terrain. For the men sent there, disease, supply difficulties, and the monsoon were as formidable as the Japanese defenders. Among the formations deployed…
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WSS104 – Is this just real, or is it just fantasy?
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Podcast, the team chat about something a little different, fantasy wargaming. How does it compare with historical gaming? Is one better than the other, or is it all just about enjoying the game, whatever the setting? Before diving into the discussion, Guy brings us the latest news from…
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AW379 – Commanding and Army in Antiquity
How do you get the right man to command your armies? Does he learn on the job, or from books, and what happens when something goes wrong? In this episode, the team discusses issue 104, Who Put You in Charge? Commanding an Army in Antiquity.
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281 – Canadian at War
When we think of the Second World War, the story is so often told through an Anglo-American lens: Britain holding out alone in 1940, the United States joining the fight in 1941, and the combined Allied effort that followed. But this perspective tends to overshadow the contributions of other nations, particularly Canada. Canada was not…
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280 – MacArthur and the Philippines
Douglas MacArthur was one of the most prominent — and controversial — generals of the Second World War. As Field Marshal of the Philippines, he withdrew to Australia in 1942, famously declaring, “I shall return.” That promise became central to his reputation and shaped the rest of his war. How far did MacArthur’s vow influence…
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279 – The Vistula-Oder Offensive 1945
By January 1945, the war in Europe neared its final phase. In the west, the Allies had repelled the Ardennes offensive. In the east, the Red Army prepared the Vistula–Oder offensive, a huge strike that pushed German forces out of Poland. The Soviet advance carried them to the very gates of Berlin. The Vistula–Oder offensive…