Podcast Episodes

235. The British Criminal Underworld in The Second World War.

This week on Battleground '45 Patrick is joined by author Mark Ellis, to discuss an often overlooked aspect of life during the second world war, the world of crime. The conditions of wartime Britain …

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

234. The War in Ukraine in 2024

In this last podcast of 2024, Saul and Patrick will be ranging over the big moments in the Ukraine conflict in all its various dimensions and trying to see what they tell us about how 2025 will unfol…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

233. The Red Army's winter offensives

Joining Saul to discuss the multiple westward offensives of the Soviet Red Army in the winter of 1944/45 is friend of the podcast Evan Mawdsley.

Together they discuss the multiple Soviet Armies that …

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

232. Battleground Christmas Special

In a now annual Battleground tradition, for a special Christmas treat we've recorded a special festive episode discussing the standout history books of the year, and the wider stories that surround t…

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

231. Ukraine kills Russian general on the Kremlin's doorstep.

In this episode Saul and Patrick digest the two major events of the past week: Donald Trump’s interview with Time magazine, with some highly revealing comments on the Russia/Ukraine war. And the extr…

Published on 1 year ago

230. The Siege of Budapest

In the final days of 1944 the Red Army closed in on the Hungarian capital of Budapest, and amidst the utter chaos of the siege members of the Hungarian fascist party, the Arrow Cross, ran riot massac…

Published on 1 year ago

229. How Assad's fall reshapes the Ukraine conflict.

With the shock waves of the fall of Bashir al Assad still reverberating Saul and Patrick look

at the way this profoundly important event has reshaped the Ukraine conflict and the global order generall…

Published on 1 year ago

228. The Battle of the Bulge

On December 16, 1944, Hitler launched his 'last gamble' in the snow-covered forests of the Ardennes in Belgium, hoping to smash through the Allied lines in the west and retake the Belgian port of Ant…

Published on 1 year ago

227. Syria Special

In this special bonus episode Saul and Patrick react to the remarkable and astonishingly fast developments over the weekend in Syria, where rebel forces have taken control and long-term dictator Bash…

Published on 1 year ago

226. Syrian Rebels threaten Russian assets

Saul and Patrick reflect on a week of instability across the globe and in particular the news that rebel groups in Syria, have recaptured parts of Aleppo and are threatening the Russian naval base at…

Published on 1 year ago