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281 – Canadian at War
When we think of the Second World War, the story is so often told through an Anglo-American lens: Britain holding out alone in 1940, the United States joining the fight in 1941, and the combined Allied effort that followed. But this perspective tends to overshadow the contributions of other nations, particularly Canada. Canada was not…
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WSS103 – A Hail of Bullets
In this episode of the Wargames Soldiers and Strategy Podcast, Angus is joined by Guy, Mark, Chris and Jasper. After the latest updates from “Bowers Towers,” Guy sits down with Martin Feller to talk about his game Kugelhagel. Originally published in German 18 years ago and now available in English, Kugelhagel offers fast-play rules for eighteenth and nineteenth-century battles, including…
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275 – War, Empire and the Struggle for a New World
In this episode, we’re turning our attention to British India during the Second World War. While the war in Europe and the Pacific often dominates the narrative, the role India played—both as a military contributor and as a nation on the cusp of independence—is often overlooked. Angus is joined by Philip Craig, author of 1945: The…
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274 – The Battle of Meiktila
What was the situation in Burma following the Allied victories at Imphal and Kohima? By the summer of 1944, those two hard-fought battles had marked a major turning point in the Burma campaign. Japanese forces were in retreat, and the initiative had passed firmly to the Allies. But pushing into central Burma would require bold…
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3709 – Waterloo and the Irishmen of the 27th (Part2)
‘The French infantry passed by the farm at La Haye Saint and advanced up to the ridge where Picton’s 5th Brigade were literally lying in wait. Dutch skirmishers retreated back to their parent regiments in Allied lines. The British troops of Picton’s 5th Brigade were stationed 100 yards behind the Dutch who were now trading…
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273 – Operation Barbarossa, June–July 1941
In this episode of the WW2 Podcast, we’re turning our attention to the opening phase of one of the most brutal and vast campaigns of the Second World War—Operation Barbarossa. On 22 June 1941, Hitler launched his long-anticipated invasion of the Soviet Union. In the first two weeks, the German Wehrmacht made some of its…
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3708 – Waterloo and the Irishmen of the 27th
‘On the 20th of March 1815, Europe was once again plunged into chaos as exiled Emperor of the French, Napoleon Bonaparte escaped his imprisonment from the island of Elba. Just 100 days after his escape, the armies of France, Prussia, Great Britain and The Netherlands fought Europe’s most famous battle, in Belgium, near a town…
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Bruce Lockhart and the Political Warfare Executive
In this episode of the WW2 Podcast, Angus is joined by Professor James Crossland to discuss the extraordinary life of Robert Bruce Lockhart — a British diplomat, journalist, author, and secret agent. Though not a household name, Lockhart was a key figure behind the scenes of 20th-century history. His career began before the First World…
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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…