Cameron Stewart Baird, VC, MG (7 June 1981 – 22 June 2013)
This episode is in honor of ANZAC Day and serves as a salute to Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations". This week I'm sharing an extra...
25 Apr 202013min
Battle of Bud Dajo - the Moro Crater Massacre Mar 5, 1906 – Mar 8, 1906
"A place where empires go to die." Mike Malloy said this about Afghanistan, and there are plenty of examples to make his point. The British Empire, at its height in the late 19th century, suffered a g...
18 Apr 20201h 20min
Slow and Steady - Cauldron Podcast In The Time Of Corona
Just a check in to let you guys know where things are at on the show. Things have been very hectic and crazy of late, for everyone I'm sure. I wanted to let you guys know that yes, everything is delay...
5 Apr 20208min
William “Red” Martin - Battle of Bud Dajo 5–8 March 1906
William "Red" Martin never thought he'd climb through a cloud. If he had ever given the idea a second worth of thought, he probably would have said such a thing wasn't possible. But, by God, he'd done...
11 Mar 202011min
Battle of Pavia - Italian Wars - Feb 24, 1525
"My God! What is this?!" cried Francis I, the bewildered and soon to be captured King of France. Or at least that's what has come down to us; I'm always suspicious of battlefield quotes. Who heard him...
1 Mar 20201h 21min
Francis I, King of France - Battle of Pavia 24 February 1525
In this week's short fictional episode, we join Francis Valois as he tries to destroy the Habsburg army facing him. The Spanish arquebusiers, Swiss and German Landsknecht, and French gendarmes all fin...
26 Feb 202018min
Battle of Fort Donelson - U.S. Civil War - Feb 11, 1862 – Feb 16, 1862
A civil war cracked off in the New World that would last four years and rip the Republic asunder. For more than 1400 days, brother fought brother, father killed son, friend cut down friend. Not for a ...
15 Feb 202051min
Unconditional Surrender - Col. Heath at Fort Donelson
Unconditional Surrender - Col. Heath at Fort Donelson "Sleep poorly, you bastards..." grumbled Col. John Heath as he watched the Union officers trudge back down a snow-covered corpse-strewn palisade. ...
12 Feb 202014min
