Warfare
By History Hit
From Napoleonic battles to Cold War confrontations, the Normandy landings to 9/11, this podcast opens up fascinating new perspectives on how wars have shaped and changed our modern world. Each week, twice a week, war historian, writer, and broadcaster, James Rogers, teams up with fellow historians, veterans, and experts to reveal astonishing new histories of inspirational leadership, breakthrough technologies, and era defining battles. Together they highlight the stark realities and consequences of global warfare. Join us on the front line of military history.
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WW2: The Forgotten Blitz
When you think of the Blitz, you think of the Blitz on London. The two are synonymous, and not without reason. Over 57 consecutive nights and days, Luftwaffe raids left tens of thousands dead in Britain's capital in late 1940.B… -
Fighter Jets: A History
Real life Top Gun Lt Col Whit 'Skate' Collins takes us through the history of jet fighters. -
Mikhail Gorbachev & the Fall of the Soviet Union
Following the recent death of Mikhail Gorbachev at the age of 91, we've decided to take a look into the beginnings, career and legacy of the last ever leader of the Soviet Union.There was a mix of sadness in the West as well as sorrow, … -
9/11: The First Responder
Joe Pfeifer was the first FDNY chief to enter the towers on 9/11. This is his story. -
Elizabeth II: A Princess At War
Her Majesty's personal history as a veteran of WW2. -
WW2: The British Resistance
How brave men & women across Britain planned to resist German invasion. -
The Battle of Salamanca
The brutal & bloody story of Wellington's first great triumph. -
Al-Qaeda
Their attacks of September 11 2001 sparked a War on Terror which has a legacy that very much lasts to this day, but where did Al-Qaeda come from, how did their ideologies form and what role do they play in the world today? In this episo… -
Kokoda: Australia's Thermopylae?
The desperate story behind one of WW2's most ferocious campaigns. -
India-Pakistan: On the Brink of Nuclear War
How a devastating storm almost sparked nuclear armageddon.