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The History Network

A fortnightly military history podcast looking at all aspect of war throughout the ages.

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2003 Vlad Dracula, Prince of Wallachia - Part 1

2003 Vlad Dracula, Prince of Wallachia - Part 1

In December 1476, two monks from the monastery of Snagov, about forty kilometers north of Bucharest, stumbled upon a blo... Read more

31 Jan 2016

38mins

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2106 The Siege of Khartoum and the Death of Gordon

2106 The Siege of Khartoum and the Death of Gordon

Northern Sudan had always been under the control of the Ottoman administered Egypt, though from the early part of the 19... Read more

18 Sep 2016

18mins

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SPECIAL - The Lancaster Bomber

SPECIAL - The Lancaster Bomber

During the hiatus between seasons we thought you might be running a bit short of military history? So we thought we'd pu... Read more

15 Nov 2015

31mins

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2107 The Hanseatic League

2107 The Hanseatic League

Around the 12th Century, German regionalism was very strong with the northern lowlands having their own distinct languag... Read more

2 Oct 2016

15mins

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2109 12th Armoured Division - The 'Hellcats' at Herrlisheim

2109 12th Armoured Division - The 'Hellcats' at Herrlisheim

The 12th Armoured Division set off from New York for the European theatre of war on September 20th 1944. They would spen... Read more

30 Oct 2016

19mins

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2404 The Battle of Bunker Hill - Part 1

2404 The Battle of Bunker Hill - Part 1

On June 17, 1775, over one thousand New England militia stood on a hill overlooking Charlestown, Massachusetts and Bosto... Read more

25 Feb 2018

14mins

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2408 The Battle of Assaye

2408 The Battle of Assaye

The Duke of Wellington, late in life, was asked what was his most difficult battle during all his years of soldiering, a... Read more

22 Apr 2018

15mins

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2110 The Battle of Hattin

2110 The Battle of Hattin

In 1187 Saladin at the head of a huge army crossed the river Jordan. Laying siege to the fortress at Tiberias, inside wa... Read more

13 Nov 2016

22mins

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1911 Pike and Shot

1911 Pike and Shot

During the 15th Century Swiss Pikemen dominated the battlefield. Fighting as mercenaries these well drilled, professiona... Read more

1 Nov 2015

24mins

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2002 Commerce Raiders: WW1

2002 Commerce Raiders: WW1

The threat to Britain's supply lines during the second world war is a story of U-Boat Wolf Packs, preying on the merchan... Read more

17 Jan 2016

21mins

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1806 The Siege of Yorktown

1806 The Siege of Yorktown

On October 17, 1781, four years to the day when British General John Burgoyne surrendered his army to American forces at... Read more

22 Feb 2015

43mins

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1909 The Colt Single Action Army

1909 The Colt Single Action Army

As peace descended on Europe in 1945, The Colt Manufacturing company had no intention of reinvigorating production of a ... Read more

4 Oct 2015

23mins

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1908 Phocion’s Sword: Prussian Militarism, and Navalism

1908 Phocion’s Sword: Prussian Militarism, and Navalism

When Alexander the Great requested ships from an unwilling Athens, the Senate asked the incorruptible Phocion for his op... Read more

20 Sep 2015

35mins

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1906 Protecting Hitler

1906 Protecting Hitler

By 1936, the SS under Himmler was in charge of all police forces in Germany and with that came the duty to protect Hitle... Read more

23 Aug 2015

23mins

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2308 Samurai - Part 1

2308 Samurai - Part 1

The term samurai is a word that is almost universally recognized around the world. This is somewhat unusual for a histor... Read more

12 Nov 2017

29mins

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2403 Caesar

2403 Caesar

Julius Caesar waged campaigns of strategic boldness and tactical prudence. He fused himself into both head of state and ... Read more

11 Feb 2018

21mins

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2405 The Battle of Bunker Hill - Part 2

2405 The Battle of Bunker Hill - Part 2

British soldiers in Boston were furious. They were pent up in the city by a bunch of farmers and merchants while their c... Read more

11 Mar 2018

26mins

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1910 War by Timetable: The Train

1910 War by Timetable: The Train

By the outbreak of the first world war the railways had become key to any military deployment. Troops could be rapidly m... Read more

18 Oct 2015

26mins

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2111 Financing War

2111 Financing War

Essentially there are 3 main ways in which finances can be raised with which to use for war: Taxation, raising debt, or ... Read more

27 Nov 2016

21mins

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2503 The French Campaign in Egypt and Syria, 1798-1801 - Part 1

2503 The French Campaign in Egypt and Syria, 1798-1801 - Part 1

The French invasion of Egypt in the summer of 1798 was the first great seaborne invasion of the modern era. With 335 shi... Read more

16 Sep 2018

22mins

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