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- 3507 – Hanoi Hero: James Bond Stockdale
‘It is a rare thing that a man be awarded his country’s highest award for bravery because of his actions as a Prisoner of War,… Read more: 3507 – Hanoi Hero: James Bond Stockdale - 3506 – Eddie Rickenbacker
‘By the time of America’s entry into WWI in April 1917, Eddie Rickenbacker was already famous. Always obsessed with engines, he had become a mechanic… Read more: 3506 – Eddie Rickenbacker - 3505 – The Battle of the Milvian Bridge, AD 312
‘In late October AD 312, the fate of the future of the Roman world was decided near the Pons Milvius, the Milvian Bridge (the modern… Read more: 3505 – The Battle of the Milvian Bridge, AD 312 - 3504 – Multiple first At the First Battle of Ypres, 1914
‘The First Battle of Ypres came at the end of the strategic ‘race to the sea’ which occurred following the First Battle of the Marne… Read more: 3504 – Multiple first At the First Battle of Ypres, 1914 - 3503 – The Luck of Li Gang
‘On that day in 144 BC, Colonel Li Guang [Lee Gwang, rhymes with ‘angst’ without the ‘st’] was in command at the frontier outpost when… Read more: 3503 – The Luck of Li Gang
- AW301 – Rams
In this episode of the Ancient Warfare Magazine podcast, Murray… Read more: AW301 – Rams - AW295 – The Challenges of Campaigning
‘The time has come to take the fight to the… Read more: AW295 – The Challenges of Campaigning - AW290 – A Biography of Thermopylae
‘Since the dawn of the Classical Era up to World… Read more: AW290 – A Biography of Thermopylae - AW287 – The Marcomannic Wars
‘Shortly after Marcus Aurelius came to power in AD 161,… Read more: AW287 – The Marcomannic Wars - AW282 – Alexander Attacks Persia
‘King at just 20, Alexander of Macedon spent two years… Read more: AW282 – Alexander Attacks Persia
- WSS86 – Painting Mojo
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast, we think about how to get our painting mojo back. Also, Guy and Chris are joined by… Read more: WSS86 – Painting Mojo - WSS85 – What is old is new
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast, we discuss ‘what is old is new’. Guy talks to Rapid Fire’s Colin Rumford and… Read more: WSS85 – What is old is new - WSS84 – Hail Arthur
In this Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Podcast episode, Jasper talks to Murray Dahm and Peter Von Dop. Both have penned supplements for Hail Caesar and… Read more: WSS84 – Hail Arthur - WSS83 – ‘Pretty in Pink’, a conversation with Martin Goddard
The team returns for the first episode of 2024! Guy brings us an interview with Martin Goddard from Peter Pig, and the boys discuss their… Read more: WSS83 – ‘Pretty in Pink’, a conversation with Martin Goddard - WSS82 – Talking Miniatures
In this episode of the podcast, Guy talks to Warlord’s John Stallard about his book Talking Miniatures. The book is a series of conversations with Games Workshop… Read more: WSS82 – Talking Miniatures
- The Theory and Practice of Command in the British and German Armies
In this podcast episode, we will discuss the different approaches to command and control of the British Army and the German Army. From a management… Read more: The Theory and Practice of Command in the British and German Armies - Landing Craft Infantry
In this podcast episode, I’m looking at the work of LCI’s, Landing Craft Infantry. These are not the smaller Higgins Boats we see storming the… Read more: Landing Craft Infantry - The D-Day Scientists Who Changed Special Operations
Operation Jubilee, the Dieppe Raid on the coast of France, was a disaster in 1942. However, it did highlight the need for more reconnaissance before… Read more: The D-Day Scientists Who Changed Special Operations - 221 – Training the Indian Army
The Indian Army was the largest volunteer army during the Second World War. Indian Army divisions fought in the Middle East, North Africa and Italy… Read more: 221 – Training the Indian Army - 220 – The Archer: Reversing to Victory
From late 1944, an ungainly piece of equipment was introduced into service in the British and Canadian armies. Referred to at the time as the… Read more: 220 – The Archer: Reversing to Victory