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A history podcast that explores the narratives, turning points and characters that shape conflicts, encompassing a blend of social and military history. Following on from the series on the Falklands War, best-selling military historians Patrick Bishop and Saul David turned their attention to the war in Ukraine, and now every Wednesday look back to the seismic events of 1944.
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Joining Patrick to discuss the remarkable story of one of the most significant female figures of the Second World War - Pamela Churchill Harriman, is Sonia Purnell - Author of the book Kingmaker: Pamela Churchill Harriman's astonishing life of seduction, intrigue and power.
Together they discuss the remarkable achievements Pamela managed to achieve at the height of the Second World War, all of which she was able to accomplish in her early twenties.
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1Joining Patrick and Saul from Kharkiv to discuss the situation in the east of Ukraine is Belgian journalist - Arnaud De Decker, Arnaud has been reporting from Ukraine for over two years and is now based in Kharkiv. He tells us the mood in the east of the country and tells us the situation along the eastern front, including in Pokrovsk where Russian forces are closing in on the city.
You can check out his work on his social media accounts: Instagram - arnaud.dedecker Twitter - @arnauddedecker
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To discuss what has been a fascinating and dramatic week Saul and Patrick look to Washington for signs of of how Ukraine’s titanic struggle with Russia might play out. Meanwhile on the battlefield itself the situation for Kyiv is going from bad to worse with the Russians pressing forward across the front.
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Why does Trump's election provide hope for some in Ukraine? Well joining Saul and Patrick from Kyiv to discuss this, is friend of the podcast Joe Lindsey. Joe gives us an update on the mood in Kyiv and how Ukrainians are reacting to Donald Trump's election win, and explains why the atmosphere has changed regarding the future with some welcoming expected decisiveness from the Trump administration.
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In the second episode of the story of the British quest to sink the formidable German battleship Tirpitz, Patrick picks up the story following Operation Source - the X Craft raid, and tells the tale of the RAF operations that ultimately led to the successful sinking of Nazi Germany's most prominent warship.
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To mark Remembrance day in the UK, Patrick and Saul discuss the history and symbolism behind the occasion, and also speak to veterans and organisers they met during London Poppy day, including Ben Stephens from the Talking with the wounded podcast.
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Reflecting on Trump's seismic win in the US presidential election earlier this week, Saul and Patrick discuss what this means for US support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.
Patrick also speaks to friend of the podcast American-Ukrainian Askold Krushelnycky, who is in Washington having returned from Ukraine to vote in the election. He gives his reaction, as well as sharing the those of his friends and contacts back in Ukraine.
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In this emergency special Saul is Joined by Roger Moorhouse to discuss their immediate reaction to Trumps election victory and what it means for Ukraine and NATO.
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In the first of two episodes, Patrick and Saul discuss the Royal Navy's quest to sink the formidable German battleship Tirpitz, the heaviest battleship ever built by a European Navy.
Drawing on his knowledge from his book - Target Tirpitz, Patrick describes the way Tirpitz's presence alone terrified the British Admiralty and impacted decision making at the very top.
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With Kyiv holding its breath in an anxious wait for the results of the US presidential election, Saul and Patrick discuss the widening international consternation at the impending arrival of North Korean troops in Ukraine.
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf, fought between US and Japanese naval forces in October 1944 is the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 personnel involved. Joining Saul to discuss the events of this enormous battle is historian Evan Mawdsley.
Together they discuss the main components of the battle, they key players and their decisions and the aftermath of the battle.
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The big news this week was an alarming report from South Korea’s National Intelligence Service that North Korea had transferred some of its special forces to eastern Russia where they are said to be training for deployment to the front line in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Together Saul and Patrick discuss what the consequences of this escalation could be, as well as what the gathering of world leaders in Russia for a BRICS summit tells us about the rest of the worlds relations with Russia.
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In this episode of Battleground '44 series Saul speaks to Historian and friend of the show James Holland. James will be familiar to many listeners as co-host of our sister podcast, We Have Ways of Making You Talk, and today he joins Saul to discuss is new book Cassino '44, which focuses on the brutal Allied campaign in Italy in 1944.
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In this episode of Battleground Ukraine, Saul and Patrick discuss the curious state of limbo that is in play ahead of the US presidential election, the relentless and bloody nature of the fighting in the east of Ukraine, and the potential economic time bomb that awaits the Russian economy.
They also look at news that North Korean troops are heading to Ukraine and provide an update on Ukrainian operations on the eastern flank of the Dnipro river.
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In this episode of Battleground '44 Saul and Patrick explore the story of Nazi Germany's most famous General - Erwin Rommel. Nicknamed the Desert Fox due to his successful exploits in North Africa, he soon became a favourite of Hitler. But by October 1944, all that had changed with the fallout from the failed bomb plot to kill Hitler placing Rommel under suspicion of treason.
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In this week's Battleground Ukraine Saul and Patrick discuss whether the outlook for Ukraine is a gloomy as it looks on the surface? The fall of Vuhledar some have said might lead to a significant Russian breakthrough but is that actually the case?
They also speak to Charlotte Leslie from the Grain from Ukraine initiative, which seeks to highlight and maintain the importance of Ukrainian grain shipments throughout the globe.
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In this episode Patrick explores the deadly V weapons developed by the Nazi's best scientists, which reigned down destruction on London and elsewhere in the final months of the second world war.
Joining Patrick to discuss the story behind these weapons is Christy Campbell, Author of Target London: Under attack from the V-weapons during WWII. Together they look at the secrecy that surrounded the development of these weapons, the key figures in the story, and what the purpose of the weapons was.
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Joining Patrick to discuss Ukraine and in particular the fallout from President Zelensky’s deeply
disappointing visit to the US is great friend of the podcast Julius Strauss.
With the big story at the moment being of course the growing conflict between Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah and Iran, together they dive into how the deepening conflagration in the
Middle East will impact the Russia Ukraine conflict.
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Joining Saul for this episode of Battleground '44 is writer and historian Keith Lowe, to discuss the topic of his new book, Naples 44.
Together they discuss the devastating and unexpected consequences that the war brought upon Naples, from the starvation and desperation felt by the population, to Mafia involvement in the theft of supplies.
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This week Saul and Patrick focus their attention on the huge diplomatic offensive President Zelensky is mounting in the US to try and rally international support for one last push which he says could deliver victory for Ukraine and peace sooner rather than later.
Together they discuss this and the many challenges Zelensky faces for his "victory plan" to succeed
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'Trump would never succeed in European politics...' That's what we Americans thought too...until he did. The thing about mindless fear and hate is well, that mindless part. He peppered his first term with not-so-veilled comments on rescinding Presidential term limits much like he seeded the ground with voter fraud paranoia long before his 2020 defeat. If he gets power again he will not suffer the humiliation of it slipping from his grasp again. :(
The relationship described between the Ottoman Empire and their subjects of differing faiths here is too over simplified, so much as to be misleading. The Ottoman Turks followed the tried and true policies established by other Caliphates following the initial Islamic expansion, when they suddenly found themselves very much the minority ruling over vast swathes of territory populated by potentially hostile non-Muslim peoples. They used the Jizya, a tax on non-Muslims (but Abrahamic) as an alternative to conversion or death, to cement a patron/client relation between the new ruling class and the conquered. At first the tax on the dhimmi wouldn't be to burdensome, however, as time went on the tax would be increased, while rights and status would decrease. Eventually, many of these denizens would convert to Islam as it was the only real path towards upward social mobility. Its probably not a great idea to get into the later relationship between the Ottoman and the Armenian Christians, bu
Vancouver, WA is down on the border between Washington and Oregon, in the vicinity of Portlan, OR.
that guy sounds fake
absolutely brilliant podcast