Category: Podcasts
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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 Captain John Paul Jones of the US Navy was motivated by a belief in liberty, and was determined to raid the British coast in revenge for the British attacks. He is now remembered as the…
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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, El Alamein and Stalingrad. While these are unquestionably major victories that signalled the ‘end of the beginning’, as Churchill would put it. Friend of the podcast Andrew Nagorski has suggested that actually 1941 was the…
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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 battle is June 10 and on Saturday June 8, clansmen, locals and a representative of the Spanish consul marked the date at the site of the battle. Glen Shiel is a unique battleground, one described…
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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 brings us a report from Waterloo Replayed, the giant re-enactment of the great battle in 28mm and he also give us his initial thoughts on Games Workshops new contrast paints. >>Download<< Links: Realities Edge from…
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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 Conquest of Spain. As it turns out, we’ve apparently looked at this before and we’d forgotten (you can listen here). After a long hiatus Jasper has returned as MC and joining him are Murray Dahm,…
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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 had the shield of Joseph of Arimathea, Gawain had the shield of Judas Maccabeus, Galahad the Shield of king Evalach (which had a cross drawn on it by Joseph of Arimathea in his own blood).…
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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 of the British and Canadians at Sword, Juno and Gold on the 6th June 1944. In this episode we’re going to concentrate on the British and Canadian landings on D-Day. Angus is joined by John…
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MW16 – Researching military history
Clifford Rogers is our guest on this episode of the podcast. A professor of history at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Rogers is well known for his work on military revolutions and the Hundred Years War. We talk about his research and how he approaches doing historical research. >>Download<<
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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 yet, in semi-historical and even historical sources throughout the medieval period we find accounts of magic weapons which bring down foes or inspire comrades, or of shields and armour which protect the wearer no matter…
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D-Day: Omaha
‘Before the war, Normandy’s Plage d’Or coast was best known for its sleepy villages and holiday destinations. Early in 1944, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel took one look at the gentle, sloping sands and announced ‘They will come here!’ He was referring to Omaha Beach ? the primary American D-Day landing site. The beach was subsequently…