Podcast Episodes

195. Battleground '44 - Dieppe, Lend-Lease, and alternative historical scenarios.

In this episode of Battleground 44' Saul and Patrick take a deep dive into a host of fascinating listeners questions, anecdotes, and family stories from the Second World War.

If you have any thoughts …

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

194. Three weeks on since Ukraines invasion of Kursk

Season 1 Episode 194

In this episode, Saul is joined by Roger Moorhouse whilst Patrick is away. They discuss the state of play as it's now been three weeks into Ukraine’s surprise invasion of Russia’s Kursk Oblast and th…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

193. Battleground '44 - The forgotten war in Burma

Joining Saul to discuss his fresh take on the war in Burma is historian Jack Bowsher, who describes the importance of armoured warfare in the Burma theatre of the second world war.

Together they also…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

192. The reality on the ground in Kursk

Season 1 Episode 192

Joining Patrick and Saul this week, with the explosions of Russian fire in the background is friend of the show Askold Krushelnycky, who gives a fascinating dispatch of his recent trip into Ukrainian…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

191. Battleground '44 -The liberation of Paris

To mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Paris, Patrick takes Saul through the events, the myths and the remarkable cast of characters that make up this remarkable story.

If you have any tho…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

190. The Kursk incursion from the Russian perspective

In this episode of Battleground Patrick speaks to friend of the show - veteran war reporter Julius Strauss - about the conflict from the Russian perspective. But first they provide an update from Kur…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

189. Battleground '44 - The Warsaw Uprising (part 2)

In the second episode of our mini-series on the Warsaw Uprising, Saul speaks to friend of the show Clare Mulley who delves into the details of what happened once the uprising began. She takes us into…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

188. Has the West released the shackles on its donated equipment?

With the drama of the Kursk invasion still unfolding as Ukraine continues its operations and no sign yet of co-ordinated counter attack from the Russians, we take listeners to Ukraine to find out wha…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

187. Battleground '44 - The Warsaw Uprising (part 1)

What was behind the Polish resistance's decision to launch the Warsaw uprising? In the first of a two part series on one of the most brutal and bloody events of the second world war, Saul is joined b…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

186. Bold & Daring - Ukraine's attack on Russia

In this special edition of Battleground Ukraine, Saul and Patrick look at the huge developments of the past few days, as against all expectations Ukraine has torn up the playbook and launched an oper…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago