Critiquing the War in Afghanistan with Mike Martin
In 2014, Dr Mike Martin famously critiqued the Ministry of Defence with a book based on a series of conversations Martin had with the Afghan locals, as one of the few within the military who could spe...
18 Aug 202133min
WW2: Tank Hero in Battle of Arras
Major-General Eugene Vincent Michael Strickland, known to many as Strick - was a tankman and war hero of France, Italy, and North Africa during World War II. He played a vital role in the Battle of Ar...
16 Aug 202153min
US Withdrawal from Afghanistan with Rory Stewart
The current withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan raises a lot of questions about the conflict. Why are they withdrawing now? Was there a better time for this? How might the assistance of Western c...
13 Aug 202126min
The Korean War
Sandwiched between the Second World War and the conflict in Vietnam, the Korean War has often been termed 'The Forgotten War' in the United States. In this episode, Dan Snow spoke to H. W. Brands, Pul...
11 Aug 202137min
The Nuclear Button & US Presidents
It’s a devastating weapon of mass destruction, and in the United States the power to use it belongs to one person: the President. Since the Truman administration, there has been no requirement for the...
9 Aug 202127min
WW1 & Gallipoli: Britain's Worst Defeat
What does the price of wheat and global food supplies have to do with one of the greatest disasters in the history of warfare? Why was the decision made to send thousands of Allied troops in an attemp...
6 Aug 202153min
WW1: The Western Front
The Western Front of the First World War is a story of aristocratic generals sending ordinary men over the top to their deaths in futile frontal attacks against entrenched positions. Or is it? In this...
4 Aug 202128min
RAF Tornadoes & the Gulf War
The First Gulf War was the combat debut for the RAF Tornado, and also for many of the aircrew who would fly one. John Nichol served as a navigator in the RAF for 15 years, even returning to service af...
2 Aug 202127min
