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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.

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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.

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    164. Will Ukraine be allowed to strike inside Russia?

    164. Will Ukraine be allowed to strike inside Russia?

    This week on Battleground: Ukraine, Saul and Patrick discuss the big news from this past week - that the NATO Parliamentary Assembly has called on members states to lift prohibitions against Ukraine using Western-provided weapons to strike targets in Russia proper. Additionally, they dive into new information about the foiled assassination plots on leading members in Ukraine's government and armed forces.
    If you have any thoughts or questions, you can send them to - podbattleground@gmail.com
    Producer: James Hodgson
    X (Twitter): @PodBattleground
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    • 36 min
    163. D-Day's forgotten naval war

    163. D-Day's forgotten naval war

    The assault phase of D-Day - Operation Neptune, was one of the most complex amphibious operations in history, involving 7,000 ships and nearly 200,000 men. But despite this immense effort, the wider naval campaign has been broadly forgotten.
    In this episode of Battleground '44 Saul speaks to Naval historian Nick Hewitt and author of the fantastic new book, Normandy: the Sailors' Story: A Naval History of D-Day and the Battle for France. Nick tells us how, without the efforts of the naval campaign, D-Day would have failed.
    If you have any thoughts or questions, you can send them to - podbattleground@gmail.com
    Producer: James Hodgson
    X (Twitter): @PodBattleground
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    • 41 min
    162. US policy continues to restrict Ukraine

    162. US policy continues to restrict Ukraine

    In this episode of Battleground: Ukraine Saul is again joined by Roger Moorhouse to discuss the latest set of intriguing developments emerging from the war in Ukraine in the last week.
    They discuss the frustration that is rising as the US refuses to allow its donated weapons to be used in strikes on targets inside Russia’s borders and answer some fascinating listeners questions including - could Germany send submarines to Ukraine?
    If you have any thoughts or questions, you can send them to - podbattleground@gmail.com
    Producer: James Hodgson
    X (Twitter): @PodBattleground
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    • 42 min
    161. Battleground '44 - A Suspicion of Spies

    161. Battleground '44 - A Suspicion of Spies

    In our latest edition of Battleground '44 Patrick turns to the world of espionage, looking at the extraordinary story of British MI6 agent of Wilfred Biffy Dunderdale.
    To help Patrick he speaks to his Biographer Tim Spicer who tells his story of the complicated intrigues of the world of intelligence, and the remarkable achievements he managed to achieve in the Second World War.
    If you have any thoughts or questions, you can send them to - podbattleground@gmail.com
    Producer: James Hodgson
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    • 33 min
    160. All eyes on Kharkiv

    160. All eyes on Kharkiv

    With all eyes on Kharkiv and the battle to the east of Ukraine’s second city, Saul and Patrick assess this latest development as it takes on huge political, military and symbolic significance.
    They also look at the recent shake up at the top of the Russian military hierarchy with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu being replaced with a relative unknown Andrei Belousov.
    If you have any thoughts or questions, you can send them to - podbattleground@gmail.com
    Producer: James Hodgson
    X (Twitter): @PodBattleground
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    • 33 min
    159. Battleground '44 - The Battle of the Philippine Sea

    159. Battleground '44 - The Battle of the Philippine Sea

    On this episode of Battleground '44 Saul speaks to friend of the show Evan Mawdsley about the subject of his new book -The Battle of the Philippine Sea. The often overlooked battle was one of the major naval battles of World War II that eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy's ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions. It took place during the United States' amphibious invasion of the Mariana Islands during the Pacific War.
    If you have any thoughts or questions, you can send them to - podbattleground@gmail.com
    Producer: James Hodgson
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    • 52 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
406 Ratings

406 Ratings

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Modern Historical Analysis

Saul David and Patrick Bishop apply their renowned expertise to the war in Ukraine. Whether it’s tactics, equipment, Putin’s in effective regime or the UN’s role, they provide a fascinating insight into the war.

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Highly recommend

I love the updates on Ukraine but I’m just not interest in listening to world war 2 analysis. I wish you guys would list this separate to the Ukraine podcasts.

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