Category: Podcasts
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An Empire Under Pressure: Germanic Raiding and Invasion
Tempted by lowered defences, riches on the Roman side of the Rhine, or just pushed forward by peoples further east, Germanic tribes started to raid and then come across western Europe’s great river in large numbers from the third century onward. Joining Angus to discuss the issue XII.6 An Empire Under Pressure are regulars Jasper…
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Cork Wars
A few months ago Angus received an email from David Taylor asking if he’d ever considered looking at the cork industry in WWII? The more he looked into it the more he got enthused by the story of cork, it was a wonder product during the early 20th century, used in all manner of things…
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2604 – The Battle of Leuctra
After the failed peace negotiations in 371, King Cleombrotus marched his army into Boeotia. He camped at the town of Leuctra and waited for the Boeotians to arrive. Accounts give the strength of Celombrotus’ army at 10,000 men with up to 2,000 Spartan hoplites, the remainder made up of hoplites from other Peloponnesian allies. Thebes…
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Division Leclerc
In this episode we’re going to be looking at the Free French and the Division Leclerc, commanded by Philippe de Hauteclocque. Raised in the French Colonies of Africa, they fought with distinction in the deserts of Libya and with the British 8th Army. They also took part in the fighting in North West Europe after…
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2603 – The Battle of Leuctra, Prelude
The battle of Leuctra, fought between the forces of Sparta and the Boeotian League led by Thebes, in early July 371 BC, altered forever the map of ancient Greek history. In a single afternoon, what the ancient Greeks of the early 4th century BC had come to understand as their world order was swept way.…
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WSS25 Painting Challenge Results
The boys have been busy, Guy fills us in on the latest news from Osprey, Cavalier books and we discuss Warlord Games new membership card scheme. ‘Come and have a go if you think you’re lard enough’ in southampton was a great success and Mark tells us all about hosting it and what he has…
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2602 No Man’s Land
No Man’s Land. Three of the most evocative words of The Great War. Never forgotten by combatants. A place of death, danger, wire, bullets, shells, poison gas, mud, rats, bodies, and fear. A place which was never safe. When going “over the top” the place where you were most likely to die, but being wounded…
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Hitler’s Death
We’ve all see the film Downfallabout the Führerbunker in Berlin, in the closing days of the war. And we all know the story of how Adolf Hitler, with his new wife Eva Braun, committed suicide and the body was destroyed. Well, how much of that story do we actually know? Since the end of the…
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Oliver Stone’s Alexander
We’re discussing the 2004 film from Director Oliver Stone, Alexander. While it was expensive film to make it wasn’t a box office smash. What do the team think? Angus is joined by Jasper Oorthuys, Mark McCaffery, Murray Dahm, Myke Cole and Marc DeSantis. >>Download<<
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2601 – Fort Ligonier and the Fall of Fort Duquesne
In May 1754. A young George Washington’s first combat experience occurred at the Battle of Jumonville Glen located in southwest Pennsylvania in the Ohio Valley, where he defeated a small group of French on a diplomatic mission to inform the British that they needed to leave the area; it was French territory and quickly became…