Category: Podcasts
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The Diary of a German POW
In this episode of the WW2 Podcast, Angus is joined by Bernd Häber to discuss the remarkable story of his grandfather, Fritz Häber — a German soldier who became a prisoner of war in American custody at the end of World War II. During his 16 months in a U.S. POW camp, Fritz kept a…
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AW365 – Controversies of Roman Warfare
We’re between issues of Ancient Warfare magazine, so in this episode the team takes the opportunity to discuss some of the major controversies in Roman warfare.
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3707 – The Battle Of The Wabash
“American Indian Wars” in the modern perspective focuses mostly on the American West in the second half of the 19th century with cowboys, Custer and the cavalry, but the worst defeat of an American Army in the Indian Wars happened over eighty years earlier when George Washington was president. This episode was written by Doug…
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The First US Army Rangers of WWII
In the early stages of America’s involvement in the Second World War, the U.S. Army began forming a new kind of fighting force—elite units trained for speed, surprise, and special operations behind enemy lines. These were the first Army Rangers, inspired by British Commandos and destined for some of the toughest missions of the war.…
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WSS100 – Rules of Engagement
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast, we bring you the latest hobby news, new releases, and all the usual chatter from the wargaming world. Then we tackle a topic that some of us (naming no names… Angus) find a bit of a slog—learning new rules. How do we approach a brand-new system without…
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The T-13 Tank Destroyer
During the critical interwar years, Belgium found itself walking a diplomatic tightrope—maintaining neutrality while neighbouring Germany rapidly rearmed. Faced with the growing threat of conflict, the country was forced to modernise its defences. One of Belgium’s key military developments during this period was the T-13 tank destroyer—an armoured vehicle that, although modest by international standards,…
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3706 – I sing of (Welsh) arms and the man: the battles of Taliesin – Part 2
‘Another poem, “Gwaith Argoed Llwyfain”, refers to another campaign against the Angles of Bernicia. It also provides remarkable insights. Here, the leader of the Angles is named as Fflamddwyn – perhaps meaning “flamebearer” or “flamboyant one.” It may refer to Theodoric of Bernicia (r. ca. 584-591) whose reign coincides with Urien’s. The idea that it…
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Robert Capa’s D-Day Photographs
On the morning of June 6th, 1944, war photographer Robert Capa waded ashore on Omaha Beach during the Allied landings in Normandy. What happened next became the stuff of legend: under withering fire, Capa supposedly captured over a hundred photographs of the chaos and courage of D-Day, only for all but eleven to be lost…
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AW361 – Helmets in the ancient world
“From the simple cap to the most intricately-wrought and elaborately-decorated royal example, the humble helmet could do much more than just protect its bearer’s head.” For this episode of the Ancient Warfare Magazine podcast, the team discusses helmets in the Ancient World, issue 102 of the magazine.
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British Tanks of the Red Army
Today, we are exploring a topic that doesn’t get talked about much — the British tanks that ended up serving with the Red Army during the Second World War. We often think about the Soviet Union producing huge numbers of its own tanks like the T-34, but in the early years of the war—and even…