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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265. Ukraine's Next Chapter
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264. The Aid Cut and the Letter: Ukraine's Response to US Pressure
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264. The Aid Cut and the Letter: Ukraine's Response to US Pressure
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263. British Isles, Nazi Rule - The Nazi Occupation of the Channel Islands
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263. British Isles, Nazi Rule - The Nazi Occupation of the Channel Islands
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262. US Pauses Military Aid to Ukraine - Emergency Episode
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262. US Pauses Military Aid to Ukraine - Emergency Episode
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261. Emergency Episode: Trump clashes with Zelenskyy
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261. Emergency Episode: Trump clashes with Zelenskyy
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260. Navigating the Trump Maelstrom
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260. Navigating the Trump Maelstrom
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259. Burma - The Forgotten Victory
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259. Burma - The Forgotten Victory
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258. 3 Years On - Your Questions Answered
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258. 3 Years On - Your Questions Answered
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257. Trump's Ukraine Betrayal: What's Next for Europe?
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257. Trump's Ukraine Betrayal: What's Next for Europe?
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256. Aid and Art in a Time of War
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256. Aid and Art in a Time of War
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255. Trying to Understand the Trump Administration's Ukraine Policy
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255. Trying to Understand the Trump Administration's Ukraine Policy
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254. US-Russia Talks: Is Trump Selling Out Ukraine?
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254. US-Russia Talks: Is Trump Selling Out Ukraine?
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253. Collecting the Fallen: Ukraine's Grim Harvest
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253. Collecting the Fallen: Ukraine's Grim Harvest
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252. Iwo Jima: Eight Square Miles of Hell
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252. Iwo Jima: Eight Square Miles of Hell
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251. Has Trump secured a deal with Zelensky?
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251. Has Trump secured a deal with Zelensky?
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250. The Khartiia Brigade and Kharkiv's evolution.
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250. The Khartiia Brigade and Kharkiv's evolution.
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249. The Bombing of Dresden, strategically justified or an Allied war crime?
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249. The Bombing of Dresden, strategically justified or an Allied war crime?
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248. Will Putin be able to flatter Trump?
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248. Will Putin be able to flatter Trump?
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247. From the Pearl of the Black Sea to the Embattled city of the East.
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247. From the Pearl of the Black Sea to the Embattled city of the East.
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246. Shaping the Post-War World at The Yalta Conference
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246. Shaping the Post-War World at The Yalta Conference
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245. Kupyansk, Kharkiv, and Trump's sanctions threat
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245. Kupyansk, Kharkiv, and Trump's sanctions threat
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244. The Soviets arrive in Germany
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244. The Soviets arrive in Germany
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243. Reaction from Ukraine to Trump's inaugural address.
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243. Reaction from Ukraine to Trump's inaugural address.
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242. Battleground returns to Ukraine & a Russian microcosm in Transnistria.
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242. Battleground returns to Ukraine & a Russian microcosm in Transnistria.
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241. Ukraine captures North Korean troops
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241. Ukraine captures North Korean troops
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240. The Second World War along the Elbe River
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