165. Battleground '44 - Pegasus Bridge: ordinary men doing extraordinary things
This week as we hit the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Patrick is joined by friend of the podcast Tim Butcher. Tim tells the story of the capture of Pegasus bridge by D Company, 2nd (Airborne) Battalion, ...
5 Jun 202438min
164. Will Ukraine be allowed to strike inside Russia?
This week on Battleground: Ukraine, Saul and Patrick discuss the big news from this past week - that the NATO Parliamentary Assembly has called on members states to lift prohibitions against Ukraine u...
31 Mai 202436min
163. Battleground '44 - D-Day's forgotten naval war
The assault phase of D-Day - Operation Neptune, was one of the most complex amphibious operations in history, involving 7,000 ships and nearly 200,000 men. But despite this immense effort, the wider n...
29 Mai 202441min
162. US policy continues to restrict Ukraine
In this episode of Battleground: Ukraine Saul is again joined by Roger Moorhouse to discuss the latest set of intriguing developments emerging from the war in Ukraine in the last week. They discuss t...
24 Mai 202442min
161. Battleground '44 - A Suspicion of Spies
In our latest edition of Battleground '44 Patrick turns to the world of espionage, looking at the extraordinary story of British MI6 agent of Wilfred Biffy Dunderdale. To help Patrick he speaks to his...
22 Mai 202433min
160. All eyes on Kharkiv
With all eyes on Kharkiv and the battle to the east of Ukraine’s second city, Saul and Patrick assess this latest development as it takes on huge political, military and symbolic significance. They al...
17 Mai 202433min
159. Battleground '44 - The Battle of the Philippine Sea
On this episode of Battleground '44 Saul speaks to friend of the show Evan Mawdsley about the subject of his new book -The Battle of the Philippine Sea. The often overlooked battle was one of the maj...
15 Mai 202452min
158. Zelensky avoids Assassination plot
This week Saul is joined by Roger Moorhouse who is stepping in for Patrick to discuss this week's news coming from the war in Ukraine. The big story is that Ukraine’s intelligence service has foiled a...
10 Mai 202442min
