Wars That Shaped The World

1 - The rise of the Russian bear

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Episode notes

The Crimean War began in 1854 and changed the course of European history. This gruelling conflict, with the British and French alarmed by the rising threat of Russia, marked the changing face of war – the beginning of the end of the cavalry, the beginning of trench warfare and the development of lethal weaponry and technologies that would forever alter how wars would be fought – and how their stories would be told. 

Narrated by Paul Waggott

Written by Robin Scott Elliot

Production and Sound Design by Holy Smokes Audio

Executive Producers Tony Pastor + Neil Fearn

A Goalhanger Podcasts Production

Cast list:

John Brannoch

Marta Da Silva

Karim Kronfli

Maksim Avedeev

Zhenya Leverett

Thomas Mitchells

Gennady Alasheev

John Walker

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