Battleground
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 1945.Goalhanger Podcasts
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Episodes (1229)
62. Sabotage Attacks
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61. 'As heavy as warfare gets'
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60. The Opening Phase
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59. An 'Improvised Nuclear Device'
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58. Dam Disaster
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57. A Series of Operations
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56. The War Arrives in Russia
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55. 'A War of Technology'
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54. Bakhmut Falls
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53. Prigozhin - Putin's Replacement?
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52. Storm Shadow
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51. The Georgian National Legion
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50. A Threadbare Parade
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49. Stop Tanks With Books
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48. Smoke Rises From The Kremlin
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47. The Big Interview: Phillips O'Brien on Intelligence Leaks, Ukrainian Resolve...
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46. 'Invisible' Russian Tanks
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45. The Big Interview: Philip Ittner on the Realities in Ukraine
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44. Prigozhin Back in Favour?
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43. The Big Interview: Back to the Front with Julius Strauss
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42. Intelligence Leaks
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41. The Big Interview: Janet Anderson & Stephanie van den Berg on Putin's Arres...
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40. Snipers, Assassinations, and New Nato Members
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39. The Big Interview: Matteo Patrone on Reconstruction and Development in Ukrai...
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38. 'The Ukrainian Churchill'
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37. The Big Interview with Dr Karin von Hippel
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36. Xi's Moscow Visit
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35. Mark Urban on Airborne Forces, Western Armour, and What Next?
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34. Mutiny in the Russian Ranks?
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33. David Alexander on The Cyber War
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32. What Next in Bakhmut?
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31. Simon Sebag Montefiore - Russian Rulers Past and Present
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30. China's Peace Plan
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29. One Year On
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28. Military Incompetence
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27. The People's Fight
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26. Russian Advances
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25. Leopards are coming
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24. Tanks, Missiles, and Generals
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23. Sir Mike Jackson
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22. The Cyber War
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21. Peace talks?
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20. Escalation dominance
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Battleground: Christmas Special
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19. The HALO Trust
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18. Britain's contribution
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17. A Russian's perspective
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16. Frontline Reality
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15. A storm in a teacup
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14. President Zelensky
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