Battleground
By Goalhanger
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Episodes: 227
Chris R
Nov 3, 2023
I very much appreciate the updates and perspective. In this podcast you'll get knowledgeable, first-hand accounts from everyday Ukrainians to generals.
TimD
Jun 12, 2022
An excellent podcast drawing on eyewitness accounts from the British perspective
May 17, 2022
Description
A history podcast that explores the narratives, turning points and characters that shape conflicts, encompassing a blend of social and military history. Following on from the series on the Falklands War, best-selling military historians Patrick Bishop and Saul David turned their attention to the war in Ukraine, and now every Wednesday look back to the seismic events of 1944.
Goalhanger Podcasts
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206. Battleground '44 - Erwin Rommel, The Desert Fox
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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205. How important is the fall of Vuhledar?
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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204. Hitler's Vengeance Weapons
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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203. How will events in the Middle East impact on Ukraine?
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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202. Battleground '44 - Naples 44
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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201. Zelensky launches his diplomatic offensive
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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200. Battleground '44 - Black Tuesday at Arnhem
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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199. Inside the economic war to bring down Russia
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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198. Ukraine's most spectacular strike on Russia yet
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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197. Battleground '44 - The Battle of Arnhem
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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196. Ukraine launches air assault on Moscow
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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195. Battleground '44 - Dieppe, Lend-Lease, and alternative historical scenarios.
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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194. Three weeks on since Ukraines invasion of Kursk
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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193. Battleground '44 - The forgotten war in Burma
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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192. The reality on the ground in Kursk
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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191. Battleground '44 -The liberation of Paris
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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190. The Kursk incursion from the Russian perspective
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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189. Battleground '44 - The Warsaw Uprising (part 2)
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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188. Has the West released the shackles on its donated equipment?
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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187. Battleground '44 - The Warsaw Uprising (part 1)
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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186. Bold & Daring - Ukraine's attack on Russia
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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185. Ukraine invades Russia
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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184. Battleground '44 - Pétain & de Gaulle
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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183. Wagner in Mali, Ukraine recruits prisoners, and F-16's
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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182. Battleground '44 - The July Bomb Plot
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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181. Would Harris continue support for Ukraine?
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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180. Battleground '44 - Killing Hitler
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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179. Is Russia overstretching itself?
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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178. Battleground '44 - The Liberation of Paris
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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177. Fractured Families
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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176. Battleground '44 - Paris under occupation
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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175. How Will the Current Elections Affect the War in Ukraine?
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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174. Battleground '44 - The pow experience in the Far East
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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173. Explaining UK-led training programme for Ukrainian infantry
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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172. Battleground 44' - Operation Bagration
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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171. How significant is Russia's Alliance with North Korea
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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170. Battleground '44 - The SAS
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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169. Taking on Russian propaganda
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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168. Will Russia loose its satellite navigation?
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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167. Battleground '44 - The Massacre at Graignes
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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166. A Significant Escalation
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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165. Battleground '44 - Pegasus Bridge: ordinary men doing extraordinary things
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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164. Will Ukraine be allowed to strike inside Russia?
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May 31, 2024 |
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163. Battleground '44 - D-Day's forgotten naval war
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May 29, 2024 |
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162. US policy continues to restrict Ukraine
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May 24, 2024 |
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161. Battleground '44 - A Suspicion of Spies
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May 22, 2024 |
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160. All eyes on Kharkiv
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May 17, 2024 |
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159. Battleground '44 - The Battle of the Philippine Sea
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May 15, 2024 |
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158. Zelensky avoids Assassination plot
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May 10, 2024 |
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157. Battleground 44' - Adolf Hitler
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May 08, 2024 |
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156. Freezing the lines
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May 03, 2024 |
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155. Battleground 44' - Franklin D. Roosevelt
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May 01, 2024 |
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154. Ukraine finally receives much needed aid
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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153. Battleground '44 - Sky Warriors
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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152. Is World War 3 on its way?
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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151. Battleground 44' - Churchill
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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150. Russia and China Strengthen their relationship
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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149. Battleground 44' - Joseph Stalin
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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148. Zelensky lowers Ukraines conscription age
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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147. Battleground 44' - German POWs, French collaboration, and Hill 112
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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146. Murder in Moscow
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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145. Battleground 44' - Agent Zo
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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144. How big is NATO's presence in Ukraine?
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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143. Battleground 44' - The Battle of Shangshak
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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142. An exercise in fake democracy
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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141. Battleground 44' - The Eastern Front
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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140. Can Ukraine rely on Germany?
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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139. Battleground 44' - The Great Escape
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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138. Will western troops be sent to Ukraine?
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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137. Battleground 44' - The French Resistance
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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136. Two years of bloodshed
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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135. Battleground 44' - War in the Pacific
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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134. Will Ukrainian morale withstand the coming months?
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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133. Battleground '44 - Arrival of the Americans
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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132. Zelensky Sacks Zaluzhnyi
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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131. Battleground '44 - The Battle of Anzio
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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130. Defiance in Kharkiv
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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129. Zelenksy moves against General Zaluzhny
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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128. Battleground '44 - The Siege of Leningrad
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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127. Is Russian political opposition genuine?
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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126. Battleground '44 - The Battle of Monte Cassino
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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125. Can Ukraine become self-reliant?
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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124. Battleground '44 - The Battle of Berlin
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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123. How does Ukraine see the year ahead?
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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122. Battleground '44 - Eisenhower
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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121. How the 2006 War relates to Gaza today
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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120. Is Putin looking for a Ceasefire?
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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119. Battleground 44
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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118. The significance of 2023
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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117. Justice for war crimes in Ukraine
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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116. Zelensky resists mass mobilisation calls
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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115. Battleground Christmas Special
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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114. Can Zelensky convince Washington?
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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113. Will a military victory end the Gaza conflict?
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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112. A voice from Russia
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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111. What is the mood inside Israel?
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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110. How the nature of war is evolving
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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109. Possible post conflict solutions for Gaza
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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108. A gloomy week for Ukraine
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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107. Would a truce benefit both sides?
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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106. Are both sides running out of manpower?
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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105. The diplomatic consequences of the war in Gaza
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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104. Is General Zaluzhnyi straying into politics?
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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103. What happens next in Gaza?
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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102. Russian losses continue to rise
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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101. Is it possible for Israel to achieve its Military objectives?
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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100. Mutiny in the Russian Ranks
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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99. Battleground Gaza
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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98. ATACMS finally arrive in Ukraine
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Introducing Disorder: The Podcast That Orders The Disorder
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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97. What lies behind the conflict in Gaza
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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96. What war in Israel means for Ukraine
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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95. Battleground Special: War in Israel
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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94. Ukraine raids Crimea
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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93. The Russian Media
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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92. A Series of Small Victories
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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91. Reflecting back on Ukraine
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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90. Biden doubles down on support for Ukraine
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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89. The gravedigger of Bucha
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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88. Ukraine Strikes Russia's Black Sea Fleet
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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87. Fighting Corruption in Ukraine
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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86. Putin turns to Kim Jong Un
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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85. With the HALO trust in Ukraine
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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84. Can Ukrainian battlefield progress be maintained?
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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83. On the ground with Colonel Khazan
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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82. Ukraine finally gets F-16's
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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81. Emergency Podcast - Prigozhin Dead
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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80. Morning Missiles in Kyiv
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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79. Dissension in the Russian Ranks
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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78. Live from Lviv
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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77. Cross River Operations
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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76. Post War Reparations
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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75. The war comes to Moscow
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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74. Putin's Prisoner: Life in Captivity
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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73. Ramping up Ukraine's counteroffensive
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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72. Putin's Prisoner: Inside the Siege of Mariupol
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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71. Cluster Munitions, the Kerch Bridge, and Insubordination
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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70. Countering Disinformation
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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69. Tensions between NATO and Kyiv?
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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68. 'People like me'
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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67. Putin's Propaganda
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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66. The Ukrainian Spirit
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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65. What next for Putin & Prigozhin?
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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64. Putin's Paranoia
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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63. Emergency Podcast - Wagner Mutiny
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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62. Sabotage Attacks
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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61. 'As heavy as warfare gets'
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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60. The Opening Phase
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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59. An 'Improvised Nuclear Device'
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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58. Dam Disaster
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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57. A Series of Operations
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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56. The War Arrives in Russia
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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55. 'A War of Technology'
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May 31, 2023 |
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54. Bakhmut Falls
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May 26, 2023 |
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53. Prigozhin - Putin's Replacement?
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May 24, 2023 |
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52. Storm Shadow
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May 19, 2023 |
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51. The Georgian National Legion
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May 17, 2023 |
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50. A Threadbare Parade
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May 12, 2023 |
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49. Stop Tanks With Books
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May 10, 2023 |
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48. Smoke Rises From The Kremlin
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May 05, 2023 |
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47. The Big Interview: Phillips O'Brien on Intelligence Leaks, Ukrainian Resolve, and Managing Expectations.
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May 03, 2023 |
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46. 'Invisible' Russian Tanks
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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45. The Big Interview: Philip Ittner on the Realities in Ukraine
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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44. Prigozhin Back in Favour?
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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43. The Big Interview: Back to the Front with Julius Strauss
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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42. Intelligence Leaks
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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41. The Big Interview: Janet Anderson & Stephanie van den Berg on Putin's Arrest Warrant
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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40. Snipers, Assassinations, and New Nato Members
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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39. The Big Interview: Matteo Patrone on Reconstruction and Development in Ukraine
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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38. 'The Ukrainian Churchill'
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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37. The Big Interview with Dr Karin von Hippel
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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36. Xi's Moscow Visit
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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35. Mark Urban on Airborne Forces, Western Armour, and What Next?
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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34. Mutiny in the Russian Ranks?
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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33. David Alexander on The Cyber War
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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32. What Next in Bakhmut?
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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31. Simon Sebag Montefiore - Russian Rulers Past and Present
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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30. China's Peace Plan
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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29. One Year On
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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28. Military Incompetence
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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27. The People's Fight
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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26. Russian Advances
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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25. Leopards are coming
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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24. Tanks, Missiles, and Generals
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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23. Sir Mike Jackson
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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22. The Cyber War
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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21. Peace talks?
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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20. Escalation dominance
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Battleground: Christmas Special
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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19. The HALO Trust
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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18. Britain's contribution
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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17. A Russian's perspective
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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16. Frontline Reality
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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15. A storm in a teacup
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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14. President Zelensky
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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13. How did we get here?
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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12. Max Hastings
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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11. German Rearmament
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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10. Will Putin go nuclear?
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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9. The Russian Army
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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8. Shaping perceptions
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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7. Russian desperation?
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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6. Ukraine Strikes Back
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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5 . War crimes & 'the Reckoning'
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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4. A Lieutenant-Colonel's frontline reality
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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3. The Russian mindset
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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2. The Ukrainian counter-offensive
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Battleground: Ukraine
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Bonus: Steve Hoyland, 148 Commando Battery
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Bonus: 'Piggy' Trotter and bomb disposal
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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16. Reflections and response
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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15. Going home
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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14. Surrender
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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13. The Battle of Wireless Ridge
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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12. The Battle for the Mountains
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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11. Disaster on the Sir Galahad
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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10. The race for Port Stanley
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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9. The Battle of Goose Green
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May 30, 2022 |
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8. The sinking of HMS Coventry and Atlantic Conveyor
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May 23, 2022 |
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7. The Battle of San Carlos Water
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May 16, 2022 |
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6. The landing
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May 09, 2022 |
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5. The point of no return
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May 02, 2022 |
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4. The Sinking of the Belgrano & HMS Sheffield
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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3. Diplomacy fails, and retaking South Georgia
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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2. The Task Force sails
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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1. A failure of intelligence
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Trailer: The Falklands War
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Apr 01, 2022 |