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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, Saul David, and Roger Moorhouse turn their attention every Friday to the war in Ukraine, and every Wednesday look back at the significant wars, events, and figures from conflicts around the world.Goalhanger Podcasts
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Episodes
Battleground211. Ukraine holds its breath
With Kyiv holding its breath in an anxious wait for the results of the US presidential election, Saul and Patrick discuss the widening international…
Battleground210. The Battle of Leyte Gulf
The Battle of Leyte Gulf, fought between US and Japanese naval forces in October 1944 is the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 personnel…
Battleground209. North Korean troops to be sent to Ukraine
The big news this week was an alarming report from South Korea’s National Intelligence Service that North Korea had transferred some of its special forces to…
Battleground208. Cassino '44
In this episode of Battleground '44 series Saul speaks to Historian and friend of the show James Holland. James will be familiar to many listeners as co-host…
Battleground207. Is Russia facing Economic disaster?
In this episode of Battleground Ukraine, Saul and Patrick discuss the curious state of limbo that is in play ahead of the US presidential election, the…
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206. Battleground '44 - Erwin Rommel, The Desert Fox
In this episode of Battleground '44 Saul and Patrick explore the story of Nazi Germany's most famous General - Erwin Rommel. Nicknamed the Desert Fox due to…
Battleground205. How important is the fall of Vuhledar?
In this week's Battleground Ukraine Saul and Patrick discuss whether the outlook for Ukraine is a gloomy as it looks on the surface? The fall of Vuhledar some…
Battleground204. Hitler's Vengeance Weapons
In this episode Patrick explores the deadly V weapons developed by the Nazi's best scientists, which reigned down destruction on London and elsewhere in the…
Battleground203. How will events in the Middle East impact on Ukraine?
Joining Patrick to discuss Ukraine and in particular the fallout from President Zelensky’s deeply disappointing visit to the US is great friend of the podcast…
Battleground202. Battleground '44 - Naples 44
Joining Saul for this episode of Battleground '44 is writer and historian Keith Lowe, to discuss the topic of his new book, Naples 44. Together they discuss…
Battleground201. Zelensky launches his diplomatic offensive
This week Saul and Patrick focus their attention on the huge diplomatic offensive President Zelensky is mounting in the US to try and rally international…
Battleground200. Battleground '44 - Black Tuesday at Arnhem
Joining Saul on this episode of Battleground '44 is Al Murray, co-host of our sister podcast - We Have Ways of Making You Talk, and author of Arnhem: Black…
Battleground199. Inside the economic war to bring down Russia
In this episode of Battleground Saul and Patrick speak to award-winning Bloomberg journalist Stephanie Baker about her in-depth investigation into the…
Battleground198. Ukraine's most spectacular strike on Russia yet
In another week of mixed news for Ukraine, Saul and Patrick discuss the unexpected and disappointing outcome to the summit between President Joe Biden and…
Battleground197. Battleground '44 - The Battle of Arnhem
This week on Battleground '44, Patrick discusses with Saul the Battle of Arnhem, part of perhaps the most famous Allied airborne operation of the Second World…
Battleground196. Ukraine launches air assault on Moscow
This week Saul and Patrick discuss the startling Ukrainian decision to unleash a wave of missiles on Moscow in the biggest air assault on the Russian capital…
Battleground195. Battleground '44 - Dieppe, Lend-Lease, and alternative historical scenarios.
In this episode of Battleground 44' Saul and Patrick take a deep dive into a host of fascinating listeners questions, anecdotes, and family stories from the…
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194. Three weeks on since Ukraines invasion of Kursk
In this episode, Saul is joined by Roger Moorhouse whilst Patrick is away. They discuss the state of play as it's now been three weeks into Ukraine’s surprise…
Battleground193. Battleground '44 - The forgotten war in Burma
Joining Saul to discuss his fresh take on the war in Burma is historian Jack Bowsher, who describes the importance of armoured warfare in the Burma theatre of…
Battleground192. The reality on the ground in Kursk
Joining Patrick and Saul this week, with the explosions of Russian fire in the background is friend of the show Askold Krushelnycky, who gives a fascinating…
Battleground191. Battleground '44 -The liberation of Paris
To mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Paris, Patrick takes Saul through the events, the myths and the remarkable cast of characters that make up…
Battleground190. The Kursk incursion from the Russian perspective
In this episode of Battleground Patrick speaks to friend of the show - veteran war reporter Julius Strauss - about the conflict from the Russian perspective…
Battleground189. Battleground '44 - The Warsaw Uprising (part 2)
In the second episode of our mini-series on the Warsaw Uprising, Saul speaks to friend of the show Clare Mulley who delves into the details of what happened…
Battleground188. Has the West released the shackles on its donated equipment?
With the drama of the Kursk invasion still unfolding as Ukraine continues its operations and no sign yet of co-ordinated counter attack from the Russians, we…
Battleground187. Battleground '44 - The Warsaw Uprising (part 1)
What was behind the Polish resistance's decision to launch the Warsaw uprising? In the first of a two part series on one of the most brutal and bloody events…
Battleground186. Bold & Daring - Ukraine's attack on Russia
In this special edition of Battleground Ukraine, Saul and Patrick look at the huge developments of the past few days, as against all expectations Ukraine has…
Battleground185. Ukraine invades Russia
This week Saul and Patrick look at the astonishing news that, at long last, Kyiv has launched a sizeable incursion into Russian territory. With the situation…
Battleground184. Battleground '44 - Pétain & de Gaulle
The dramatic quarrel between the leader of the Free French forces - Charles de Gaulle and Philippe Pétain - head of Vichy France, during the dark days of the…
Battleground183. Wagner in Mali, Ukraine recruits prisoners, and F-16's
Returning their focus to events on the ground, Patrick and Saul discuss the latest developments on the battlefield. With the F-16's finally arriving in…
Battleground182. Battleground '44 - The July Bomb Plot
In the second of our two part series on the attempts to Assassinate Hitler, Saul and Roger discuss the most famous attempt on Hitler's life - the July bomb…
Battleground181. Would Harris continue support for Ukraine?
This week Saul and Patrick digest another week of drama in the world of US politics, with the tardy but sensible decision by President Joe Biden to withdraw…
Battleground180. Battleground '44 - Killing Hitler
In the first of two episodes on the attempts to assassinate Hitler, Saul is joined by close friend of the show, Roger Moorhouse. Together they discuss the…
Battleground179. Is Russia overstretching itself?
This week to help Patrick and Saul assess what has been a dramatic past week, and to make some sense of it, they welcome back to the podcast veteran journalist…
Battleground178. Battleground '44 - The Liberation of Paris
With the Allied armies now in France, the fate of Paris and it's inhabitants was in the air, for many residents, even those who had so far co-operated or even…
Battleground177. Fractured Families
In this latest episode of Battleground Ukraine, Saul and Patrick take a look at the latest developments from the war in Ukraine and discuss what is likely to…
Battleground176. Battleground '44 - Paris under occupation
In the first of two episodes Patrick delves into the remarkable tale of the events in French capital Paris during the Second World War, a place at the time was…
Battleground175. How Will the Current Elections Affect the War in Ukraine?
This week Saul and Patrick will be concentrating on three elections whose outcomes will have profound effects on the war in Ukraine. The British general…
Battleground174. Battleground '44 - The pow experience in the Far East
The conditions for allied servicemen in Japanese prisoner of war camps were notoriously brutal, with the pow's having to deal with malnutrition, rampant…
Battleground173. Explaining UK-led training programme for Ukrainian infantry
This week key Trump advisors revealed that if the Donald becomes president, he will threaten to cut weapons supplies to Ukraine as part of a plan to end the…
Battleground172. Battleground 44' - Operation Bagration
A matter of weeks after the western allies landed on the beaches in Normandy and began their offensive in the west of Europe, the Soviet Red Army began a…
Battleground171. How significant is Russia's Alliance with North Korea
This week Vladimir Putin met with fellow autocrat - the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un in another public demonstration of what is being touted as another…
Battleground170. Battleground '44 - The SAS
In this episode of Battleground '44, Saul speaks to former SAS troop commander Tom Petch - author of the book Speed, Aggression, Surprise: The Untold Secret…
Battleground169. Taking on Russian propaganda
In a special bonus episode Patrick and Saul speak to Russian-American Ilya Nuzov, who is the Head of Eastern Europe and Central Asia Desk for the International…
Battleground168. Will Russia loose its satellite navigation?
This week Saul and Patrick look at the interesting developments that have emerged both on and off the battlefield. Noticeably the results of the relaxation of…
Battleground167. Battleground '44 - The Massacre at Graignes
In this latest episode of Battleground '44, Patrick tells us of the heroic stand made by American airborne forces at the small Normandy village of Graignes, in…
Battleground166. A Significant Escalation
This week Saul and Patrick discuss the recent and significant escalation in the Ukraine conflict, that is the decision by the US and other Nato countries to…
Battleground165. Battleground '44 - Pegasus Bridge: ordinary men doing extraordinary things
This week as we hit the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Patrick is joined by friend of the podcast Tim Butcher. Tim tells the story of the capture of Pegasus bridge…
Battleground164. 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…
Battleground163. Battleground '44 - 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…
Battleground162. 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…
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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…
Battleground160. 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…
Battleground159. 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…
Battleground158. Zelensky avoids Assassination plot
This week Saul is joined by Roger Moorhouse who is stepping in for Patrick to discuss this week's news coming from the war in Ukraine. The big story is that…
Battleground157. Battleground 44' - Adolf Hitler
In our latest instalment of our Warlords series, Saul speaks to good friend of the show expert historian and occasional co-host of Battleground Roger Moorhouse…
Battleground156. Freezing the lines
A week after the US Congress finally voted to release £61 billion in military aid for Ukraine, Patrick and Saul take a look at the latest news from the war in…
Battleground155. Battleground 44' - Franklin D. Roosevelt
In this episode of Battleground 44' we return to our warlord series to look at the figure who many historians consider the greatest American president of the…
Battleground154. Ukraine finally receives much needed aid
On this week's Battleground: Ukraine, Saul and Patrick assess the significance of Ukraine finally receiving the US package of 61 billion dollars worth of…
Battleground153. Battleground '44 - Sky Warriors
In this special edition of Battleground ’44, to coincide with the publication of Saul’s new book - Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World…
Battleground152. Is World War 3 on its way?
What is the significance for Ukraine of Iran's attack on Israel? In this episode Saul and Patrick discuss how the war in Ukraine is inextricably linked to what…