Episode 234: From Victory To Defeat: How The British Army Lost The Second World War. 1918-1940. With Robert Lyman
THIS WEEK! We take a look at British Military history. From The Great War, (1914-1918). to The Second, (1939-1945). Why did The British Army suffer such a catastrophic defeat at France, and Dunkirk? W...
29 Mai 20251h 13min
Episode 233: Annie Whitehead returns: Murder in Anglo Saxons England
THIS WEEK! We have returning guest Annie Whitehead back, and we discuss some true crime set in the Anglo Saxon era. What can Archaelogical evidence tell us about murders? And what was justice like in ...
22 Mai 202545min
Episode 232: The Vietnam War. A Military History. With Geoffrey Wawro
THIS WEEK! We take a look at The Vietnam War. From the French Leaving Vietnam as a Colonial Power, to the training of ARVN troops, the political impact of The Vietnam War, and what made the Vietcong s...
15 Mai 20251h 6min
Episode 231: The Mongol World. Part 3. Mongol Society. With Timothy May
THIS WEEK! We are concludinig part 3 of our journey through The Mongol World. From how The Postal system worked, to Women in Mongol Society, And why did the Pope send an envoy to The Great Khan? And w...
8 Mai 20251h 29min
Episode 230: The Mongol World. Part 2. The Partition of The Empire. With Michael Hope
THIS WEEK! In Part 2. We are joined By Michael Hope, and we talk about The split of The Mongol Empire. From The Death Of Chingis Khan To the rule of Mongke, and the Split of the Mongol Empire to Qubla...
1 Mai 20251h 57min
Episode 229: The Mongol World. Part 1: The Rise OF The Mongols. With Timothy May
THIS WEEK! We are joined by Timothy May. And we discuss his recent book "The Mongol World". In this 2 part series we begin part 1 with discussing the RiseOf THe Mongols, and the Chingissid Empire. Fro...
24 Apr 20252h 14min
Episode 228: Easter Special: The Crown Of Thorns. With Faith Tibble
THIS WEEK! We are joined by Faith Tibble, who has recently published "A Crown Of Thorns". The Crown Of Thorns depicted in Jesus suffering is something we all kmow. But it wasn`t always a Crown On Thor...
17 Apr 20252h 14min
Episode 227: Roger Chickering Returns: The German Empire. 1871-1918
THIS WEEK! We have returning guest Roger Chickering, back on the podcast, and we discuss his recent book "The German Empire: 1870.1918". In this survey of THe German Empire we talk about how The Germa...
10 Apr 20251h 14min
