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Nicholas Orwin

The Ravages history podcast focuses on military history, from the wars of Ancient Greece and Rome to the battlefields of the Second World War. As well as this focus, it will also spotlight important events and individuals throughout history.

Episodes

  1. 03/30/2014

    Episode 9 – Galia Est Pacata I

    Before he fought the Republic, Julius Caesar made his name as a legendary military commander fighting in Gaul. In the first part of our series we look at how the war began and what happened during the first summer of … Continue reading →

  2. 03/15/2014

    Episode 8 – Basilica at the Walls

    The Eastern Roman Empire finds itself surrounded on all sides by the Ottoman Turks, who are bringing their the largest gun in the world of the time to try and smash through the famous walls of Constantinople Episode 8 – … Continue reading →

  3. 03/01/2014

    Episode 7 – Clash at Kadesh

    Three thousand, three hundred years ago the Ancient Egyptian Empire went to war with the Hittite Empire and fought the earliest battle in recorded history for which details of tactics and formations are known. Episode 7 – Clash At Kadesh

  4. 02/15/2014

    Episode 6 – Rise of the Regicides III

    Napoleon now holds the entire nation of France in his hands. The greatest general of the time will throw the greatest armies of the time against the whole of Europe in the largest battles ever fought before. Episode 6 – … Continue reading →

  5. 02/02/2014

    Episode 5 – Rise of the Regicides II

    War against a united Europe, a reign of terror, uprisings, rebellions and the rise and fall of men of power. Who will survive the most dangerous time of the revolution, and who will find themselves under the guillotines blade? Episode 5 … Continue reading →

  6. 01/19/2014

    Episode 4 – Rise of the Regicides I

    Debt crisis, famines and resentment of the nobility led to massive social and political change in France, a change the monarchies of Europe were deeply afraid of, driving them to form coalitions with the sole aim of stopping the revolution … Continue reading →

  7. 01/05/2014

    Episode 3 – General Monsoon

    The forces of nature can often change the tides of war, but can the monsoon rains save what was one of the largest cities in the world and the greatest city in South East Asia from an army, a general … Continue reading →

  8. 12/22/2013

    Episode 2 – On Horsa Wings

    At 00:16 on June 6th, 1944, glider number one landed right next to the Bénouville bridge. Two more gliders would be landing just behind it and the German defenders had no idea the British paratroopers were there. The bridge was right … Continue reading →

  9. 12/08/2013

    Episode 1 – Pyrrhic Victories

    Pyrrhus of Epirus travels across the Adriatic sea from Greece into Italy, coming to aid an ally in their struggle against Rome and to carve out an empire for himself. His Macedonian phalanx is the first foreign power on Italian … Continue reading →

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About

The Ravages history podcast focuses on military history, from the wars of Ancient Greece and Rome to the battlefields of the Second World War. As well as this focus, it will also spotlight important events and individuals throughout history.

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  • Creator
    Nicholas Orwin
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2014
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Nicholas Orwin 2013
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