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From Napoleonic battles to Cold War confrontations, the Normandy landings to 9/11, this podcast opens up fascinating new perspectives on how wars have shaped and changed our modern world. Ea...
We're bringing you an episode of a podcast we think you'll love: Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford . At the height of World War Two, British...
The Second World War officially ended on September 2nd 1945 - and it's estimated that around 3% of the Earth's population perished during th...
This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and sexual assault. Over the course of 100 days in 1994, it's estimated that between...
December 2nd is a special date for those fascinated by Napoleon Bonaparte. Not only is this the date he crowned himself Emperor of France in...
What was it actually like to operate a tank during the Second World War? In this episode, we explore the iron belly of tank warfare through...
This year marks 80 years since one of the more ferocious clashes of the Second World War: the Battle of Kursk. With a combined 8,000 tanks b...
As we get closer to the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord and the D-Day Landings, we're beginning to witness the passing of 'living mem...
Serving continuously as either Prime Minister or President since 1999, Vladimir Putin's leadership of Russia has always dominated the geopol...
In August 2021, after 20 years of military presence, the United States withdrew the last of their troops from Afghanistan. With chaos quickl...
A Yugoslav revolutionary leader, who served in every major conflict of his lifetime - Josip Broz Tito ruled Yugoslavia for 35 years. Success...
Known as the Desert Fox, Erwin Rommel was one of Germany's greatest military leaders. Having soared through the ranks after numerous victori...
A Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician, Robert Mugabe served as the country's Prime Minister and later as its President for 37 years. His...
When you think of the Blitz and the devastation enacted by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War, British cities like London or Coventry...
Leader of the Chinese Communist Party from 1949 until his death in 1976, Chairman Mao reshaped the nation's course of history, founding the...
Often referred to as the father of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer's work in the field of theoretical physics changed the world as we...
They say war can be one of the biggest drivers of innovation. Inventions like radar, computers and penicillin, all developed during the Seco...
As over a year passes since the Bucha Massacre, new information and intelligence on Russian war crimes continues to emerge from the conflict...
2023 marks 75 years of the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. Often heralded as one of the greatest post-war institutions, providing f...
Drone warfare has undoubtedly become a crucial component of contemporary military operations - with drone strikes in the Russia-Ukraine war...
Alan Turing: pioneering mathematician, computer scientist, codebreaker. He played a crucial role in decrypting Nazi messages during the Seco...
On the 24th of June 2023, amidst rising tensions within Russia, the Wagner mercenary group rebelled against the Russian Government. With new...
This episode contains references to extreme violence and content that some listeners may find disturbing. The allegations of war crimes in A...
This episode contains references to highly offensive racist language and events. In February 1945, with the war in Europe still raging, mill...
Assassins have been plotting, murdering, and executing for thousands of years—from the famed Ides of March to forgotten British Prime Minist...
After months of preparation, speculation, and planning, the Ukrainian counteroffensive has finally begun. With battles underway across the c...
Napalm. One of the most controversial weapons of the 20th century, it's an incendiary substance that if it comes into contact with your skin...
With discussions of the Vietnam War often focusing on the United States' role and position on the Asian continent, countries like Australia...
On June 6th 1944, Allied forces launched a massive amphibious invasion of Normandy, France - the operation involved over 150,000 troops from...
War Gaming, an activity that has been around as long as warfare itself, provides valuable insights into the complex nature of war. Whether i...
A prominent American Diplomat, and influential American statesmen, Henry Kissinger is a name known around the world. Serving as National Sec...
In March 2015, a ten-nation coalition of Gulf states launched an attack against Houthi insurgents in Aden. With Iran seeking to dominate the...
It's 1943, you're part of the French resistance, and you've been sentenced to death. You're allowed to write one last letter before you're s...
Fighting has broken out in Sudan following years of power struggle between the country's military leadership: General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan...
80 years ago, in the late hours of May 16th 1943, Wing Commander Guy Gibson fearlessly commanded the 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force to...
In this episode of Warfare, host James Patton Rogers is joined by Tony Phelan and Susanna Fogel, creators of the new TV series A Small Light...
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was a soldier, statesman, and prominent political figure who served the United Kingdom twice as Pr...
The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be an event attended by thousands, including heads of state, dignitaries, and memb...
Anything that James Holland doesn't know about tanks isn't worth knowing. And in this episode from the archives, the greats are warring agai...
This year marks 30 years since the 1993 siege at Waco. Lasting 51 days, it took the lives of 76 people, including 25 children and has gone d...
From spy satellites orbiting the moon, to space metals worth more than most countries' GDP, and the imminent possibility of humans inhabitin...
* Content Warning - This episode contains references to rape and suicide* The Russian Civil War was a brutal episode in the rise of Bolshevi...
In the mid-19th century, William Walker led a group of fellow US Expansionists to Nicaragua, in an attempt to seize the country as their own...
In August 2021, Afghanistan's capital city Kabul, was captured by the Taliban. With scenes of panic, anarchy, and chaos splashed across ever...
Why is it that nobody has used the absolute weapon, the nuclear bomb, since 1945? Was it ever likely that the American arsenal would be used...
What if we could take people completely out of the equation when planning military strikes? Lethal autonomous weapons systems use artificial...
A warning that this episode contains descriptions of genocide and terms for groups which were classified that way at the time. In April 1945...
Winston Churchill's ascension to Prime Minister in 1940 was a key turning point in world history, ultimately being one of the first steps to...
This episode contains graphic references of violence and torture The rise of Islamic State (ISIS) stands as one of the darkest legacies of t...
In early 1945, with an inevitable defeat of Nazi Germany on the horizon, the Allied leaders of the United States, Britain and Russia came to...
Perhaps one of the best-known modern dictators, Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq for nearly 30 years before eventually being overthrown in 2003 by...