Category: Podcasts
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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…
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Military Celebrity in the Ancient World
We are once more between issues of the magazine, so in this episode the team have decided to discuss military celebrity in the ancient world, how important was celebrity and perhaps was there any pitfalls to celebrity status? Joining Angus are Jasper Oorthuys, Murray Dahm, Lindsay Powell, Myke Cole, Mark McCaffery and Marc DeSantis. Don’t…
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WSS27 Walking the Battlefield
With Jasper away in the USA, touring American battlefields we thought we’d reflect on our experiences of visiting sites and how we might transpose this to the table top. >>Download<< Links Ragnar Rock Oil War Dark and Bloody Grounds Littlewars 7 Days to the River Rhine Warlords of Erehwon
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USS Arizona: Brothers Down
In this episode Angus is joined by Walter Borneman, if you cast your mind back hr talked to him in episode 25 about General Macarthur. That was nearly three years ago! How time flies! Since then Walter has been busy researching the sinking of the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbour in December…
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The Spanish invasion and conquest of Mexico, 1519-1521 – part 2
‘It is clear that Cortes was determined, resolute but ultimately, a gambler and risk taker. Thus far he had taken his small force of Castilians and with relative ease, had taken quasi-control of the most powerful empire in Central America. Soon, however, he made a gamble that risked all he had achieved. He had taken…
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Storm On Our Shores: The Battle for Attu
On the 6th of June 1942 Japanese troops invaded the island of Attu which is part of Alaska, it was the first time since 1812 that continental America had been invaded. In this episode we’re looking at the US attack to recapture the island, the fighting was bitter in a very hostile environment, and the…
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The Spanish invasion and conquest of Mexico, 1519-1521 – part 1
‘The conquest of Mexico was a landmark in the history of the world, changing its course forever. A mere 600 adventurers, speculators and journeymen from a European nation that had only existed in its current form for a few decades, landed in an unknown land and proceeded to conquer a massive, ruthless and predatory empire…
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WSS26 – Salute 2019
In this episode the chaps review their time at Salute 2019. Earlier in the year Guy attended the Crusade Wargames show, at Penarth. Like last time he was there, he recorded Rob Jones talk on Medieval infantry tactics, it may have you rebasing your medieval army! >>Download<< Links Mortal Gods – Footsore Blitzkrieg Commander IV…