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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 346
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
145. Battleground 44' - Agent Zo
This episode of Battleground 44' explores the incredible story of Polish resistance fighter Elzbieta Zawacka, who ended the second world war as one of the most highly decorated women in Polish histor…
00:34:28 |
Wed 27 Mar 2024
144. How big is NATO's presence in Ukraine?
In this episode of Battleground - in the wake of Putin's "re-election" - Patrick Bishop and Saul David, ask how much that support is actually genuine and just how solid are the foundations of Putin’s…
00:51:15 |
Fri 22 Mar 2024
143. Battleground 44' - The Battle of Shangshak
In this episode of Battleground 44' Saul takes us through the extraordinary but relatively unknown story of the heroic stand made by the 50th Indian Parachute Brigade at the Battle of Shangshak. This…
00:58:54 |
Wed 20 Mar 2024
142. An exercise in fake democracy
Today Russians go to the polls to select a president for the next six years, with only one result to come - the re-election of President Vladimir Putin for a record fifth term in office.
To help Sa…
00:50:07 |
Fri 15 Mar 2024
141. Battleground 44' - The Eastern Front
On this edition of Battleground 44' Saul and Patrick speak to the historian Richard Overy, about the vast and devastating theatre of war that was the European Eastern front. They discuss what the sit…
00:29:09 |
Wed 13 Mar 2024
140. Can Ukraine rely on Germany?
This week on Battleground, Saul and Patrick will be speaking to German Historian Katja Hoyer who will be shedding light on both German political attitudes towards Ukraine and the latest governmental …
00:42:10 |
Fri 08 Mar 2024
139. Battleground 44' - The Great Escape
The 1963 film The Great Escape immortalised the audacious real-life mass escape of 76 Allied airmen in March 1944 from the German Luftwaffe prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III in eastern Germany, no…
00:41:32 |
Wed 06 Mar 2024
138. Will western troops be sent to Ukraine?
As we enter the third year of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Saul and Patrick delve into the latest developments in the conflict, with the news emerging in the past week looking a little be…
00:45:18 |
Fri 01 Mar 2024
137. Battleground 44' - The French Resistance
In this latest episode of Battleground ’44 with Saul David and Patrick Bishop, the subject is Resistance and in particular the French Resistance. Their importance to the struggle in the West at least…
00:53:29 |
Wed 28 Feb 2024
136. Two years of bloodshed
With the second anniversary of Russia’s full scale invasion upon us, it is, it must be said a rather gloomy occasion. Saul and Patrick take a look back over the past two years and delve into the many…
01:05:45 |
Fri 23 Feb 2024
135. Battleground 44' - War in the Pacific
In this episode of Battleground 44' Saul and Patrick turn to look at the Pacific theatre where, the attention of the Americans was focused on after the traumatic surprise Japanese attack on the US fl…
00:45:41 |
Wed 21 Feb 2024
134. Will Ukrainian morale withstand the coming months?
In this latest episode of Battleground, Saul David and Patrick Bishop take a step back as the full-scale war in Ukraine approaches its second anniversary and look at the wider picture surrounding the…
00:37:39 |
Fri 16 Feb 2024
133. Battleground '44 - Arrival of the Americans
In this instalment of Battleground '44, Saul and Patrick look at the dramatic social impact that the mass arrival of American soldiers and Airmen had on UK society during the second world war and the…
00:49:57 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
132. Zelensky Sacks Zaluzhnyi
In this latest episode of Battleground, Saul and Patrick react to the highly significant news that Ukraine's commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi has been sacked. They asses what this means going for…
00:46:41 |
Fri 09 Feb 2024
131. Battleground '44 - The Battle of Anzio
In this episode of Battleground '44, Saul is joined by James Holland, the Historian and co-host of our sister podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk - to talk about the pivotal Battle of Anzio which…
01:03:06 |
Wed 07 Feb 2024
130. Defiance in Kharkiv
In this episode of Battleground we have the full interview with friend of the podcast - American Journalist Joe Lindsey - who speaks to Saul and Patrick from the Eastern Ukrainian City of Kharkiv, ju…
00:35:12 |
Mon 05 Feb 2024
129. Zelenksy moves against General Zaluzhny
In this episode of Battleground Saul and Patrick discuss the big news of this week, that President Zelensky of Ukraine tried to sack his highly-regarded armed forces chief, General Valery Zaluzhny, …
00:33:04 |
Fri 02 Feb 2024
128. Battleground '44 - The Siege of Leningrad
In this instalment of our Battleground '44 series, the subject of discussion is the epic 872 day long siege on Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg), where hundreds of thousands of civilians peris…
00:43:40 |
Wed 31 Jan 2024
127. Is Russian political opposition genuine?
In this episode of Battleground Saul and Patrick assess the headline story of the week - the downing of a Russian transport plane inside Russia north east of Belgorod. Which at first sight this looks…
00:42:26 |
Fri 26 Jan 2024
126. Battleground '44 - The Battle of Monte Cassino
In this instalment of our Battleground '44 series, Saul speaks to Historian Matthew Parker - Author of the book "Monte Cassino: The Hardest Fought Battle of World War II". Together they go through t…
00:46:51 |
Wed 24 Jan 2024
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