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135. Battleground 44' - War in the Pacific
In this episode of Battleground 44' Saul and Patrick turn to look at the Pacific theatre where, the attention of the Americans was focused on after the traumatic surprise Japanese attack on the US fl…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
134. Will Ukrainian morale withstand the coming months?
In this latest episode of Battleground, Saul David and Patrick Bishop take a step back as the full-scale war in Ukraine approaches its second anniversary and look at the wider picture surrounding the…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
133. Battleground '44 - Arrival of the Americans
In this instalment of Battleground '44, Saul and Patrick look at the dramatic social impact that the mass arrival of American soldiers and Airmen had on UK society during the second world war and the…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
132. Zelensky Sacks Zaluzhnyi
In this latest episode of Battleground, Saul and Patrick react to the highly significant news that Ukraine's commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi has been sacked. They asses what this means going for…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
131. Battleground '44 - The Battle of Anzio
In this episode of Battleground '44, Saul is joined by James Holland, the Historian and co-host of our sister podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk - to talk about the pivotal Battle of Anzio which…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
130. Defiance in Kharkiv
In this episode of Battleground we have the full interview with friend of the podcast - American Journalist Joe Lindsey - who speaks to Saul and Patrick from the Eastern Ukrainian City of Kharkiv, ju…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
129. Zelenksy moves against General Zaluzhny
In this episode of Battleground Saul and Patrick discuss the big news of this week, that President Zelensky of Ukraine tried to sack his highly-regarded armed forces chief, General Valery Zaluzhny, …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
128. Battleground '44 - The Siege of Leningrad
In this instalment of our Battleground '44 series, the subject of discussion is the epic 872 day long siege on Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg), where hundreds of thousands of civilians peris…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
127. Is Russian political opposition genuine?
In this episode of Battleground Saul and Patrick assess the headline story of the week - the downing of a Russian transport plane inside Russia north east of Belgorod. Which at first sight this looks…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
126. Battleground '44 - The Battle of Monte Cassino
In this instalment of our Battleground '44 series, Saul speaks to Historian Matthew Parker - Author of the book "Monte Cassino: The Hardest Fought Battle of World War II". Together they go through t…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago