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Back to EpisodesEp. 22: Jeremy Black on Tank Warfare
Published 3 years, 11 months ago
Description
Jeremy Black, Professor of History at the University of Exeter, joins the show to discuss tank warfare from its origins to the battlefields of Ukraine
Times
- 01:13 - Introduction
- 02:02 - The creation of the tank
- 07:48 - Parallel technological development of tanks and aircraft
- 14:20 - Developing thoughts on employing tanks leading into World War II
- 18:24 - Blitzkrieg and the role of armored vehicles, speed, and communication during invasions
- 24:13 - The Soviet Union's invasion of Finland
- 28:07 - The development of armored technology during the Arab-Israeli wars after World War II
- 35:06 - Russia's strategy for invasion, the likelihood of Putin overtaking Ukraine, and the future of the tank