Category: Podcasts
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Operation Tonga: The British Airborne on D-Day
In this episode Angus is looking at Operation Tonga, the British airborne element that led the way during the D-Day landings in 1944. Angus is joined by Stephen Wright. Stephen is keenly interested in the operation, an operation his uncle was killed taking part in. For the last twenty years he’s been researching the airborne,…
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WSS09: Wargames Rules Writing
In this episode Angus, Guy and Jasper are joined by Criag Cartmell from the Ministry of Gentlemanly Warfare, Fat Lardies Rich Clarke and some chap called Rick Priestly to discuss how they approach writing rules. Also in this episode: Forager, from Stand to Games Blood Red Skies Savage Core My Last Sunrise, Kickstarter Grognard Files…
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Castle of Eagles: Escape from Mussolini’s Colditz
In this episode we’re looking at high ranking British POWs held by the Italians and their attempts at escape. The middle east was considered an Italian theatre, rather than prisoners be shipped to Germany high ranking officers such as Generals Richard O’Connor, Phillip Neame, Adrian Carton de Wiart or Air Marshal Owen Boyd were placed into…
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Defeat into Victory
We’re between issues of the magazine this month so Murray suggested as the new war movie Dunkirk has been released why not try and look for similar examples in the ancient world of turning a Defeat into Victory. Joining Angus is Jasper Oorthuys, Murray Dahm and Marc De Santis. >>Download<<
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Fallen Giants: The Russian T-35 Tank
In this episode Angus is looking at the giant soviet T-35 tank with Francis Pulham. As you will discover the T-35 was a peculiar vehicle with five turrets, very few were ever produced and almost all were knocked out very early in the war. Francis is the author of Fallen Giants, The Combat Debut of…
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MW09 – Logistics
This episode of the medieval warfare podcast takes a look at a topic not discussed enough: logistics. We’re joined by John Hosler and Ilana Krug to talk about how medieval armies get organized, fed and supplied, and how this can often determine which side is victorious in medieval campaigns. >>Download<<
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The Romans Unify Italy
In this episode the team are looking at volume 11, issue two “On the cusp of Empire: The Romans Unify Italy”. Before building an empire, the Romans first had to unify the various cultures already living on their doorstep. If you want to be involved with the podcast why not become a patreon? Before each show…
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WSS08: Nobby No Mates
We’ve all had the problem of not being able to find someone to play with? In this episode Angus discusses ways to solve this problem and is joined by Neil Shuck (Meeples and Miniatures) to try a game of Command and Colours using the online gaming engine Vassal. And Murray Dahm (Ancient Warfare Podcast) they…
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MW08 – The Medieval Centre, Denmark
Peter is joined by Peter Vemming of the Medieval Centre in Demark. The Middelaldercentret is an experimental living history museum in Denmark, which depicts the middle ages in the Denmark of the late 14th and early 15th centuries. >>Download<<
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What Ancient Battle Would You Like To Witness?
You may or may not be aware Ancient Warfare has a sister publication Medieval Warfare which Angus also helps produce the podcast for… You can find more information on the magazine at medieval-warfare.com. Peter, the host, recently recorded an episode discussing with Michael Livingston and Kelly DeVries which Medieval battle that would like to witness?…