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
165. 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 by D Company, 2nd (Airborne) Battalion,…
00:38:49 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
164. 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 states to lift prohibitions against Ukraine …
00:36:42 |
Fri 31 May 2024
163. 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 despite this immense effort, the wider …
00:41:40 |
Wed 29 May 2024
162. 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 Ukraine in the last week.
They discuss …
00:42:33 |
Fri 24 May 2024
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 Dunderdale.
To help Patrick he speaks to hi…
00:33:22 |
Wed 22 May 2024
160. 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, military and symbolic significance.
They a…
00:33:30 |
Fri 17 May 2024
159. 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 often overlooked battle was one of the ma…
00:52:58 |
Wed 15 May 2024
158. 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 Ukraine’s intelligence service has foiled …
00:42:10 |
Fri 10 May 2024
157. 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 about the most infamous of all the war …
00:42:43 |
Wed 08 May 2024
156. 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 Ukraine.
Positively there are signs that…
00:45:58 |
Fri 03 May 2024
155. 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 20th century - Franklin D. Roosevelt.
To …
00:54:55 |
Wed 01 May 2024
154. 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 military aid.
They’ll also be talking to Can…
00:37:30 |
Fri 26 Apr 2024
153. 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 War, we thought we’d devote a special epis…
00:50:30 |
Wed 24 Apr 2024
152. 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 is happening in the Middle East where t…
00:33:46 |
Fri 19 Apr 2024
151. Battleground 44' - Churchill
In the latest instalment of our warlord series, where we look at the great leaders of the Second World War, we look into the titanic figure of Sir Winston Churchill. Patrick is joined by probably the…
00:29:15 |
Wed 17 Apr 2024
150. Russia and China Strengthen their relationship
In this episode of Battleground: Ukraine Saul speaks to friend of the show Julius Strauss, veteran journalist, Russian speaker and former bureau chief for the Daily Telegraph in Moscow, who has just …
00:49:42 |
Fri 12 Apr 2024
149. Battleground 44' - Joseph Stalin
In this episode of Battleground 44' we kick of our warlords series - first up perhaps the most complex character of them all - Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. To gain insight into this remarkable figure…
00:36:01 |
Wed 10 Apr 2024
148. Zelensky lowers Ukraines conscription age
In this episode of Battleground Saul and Patrick speak to distinguished reporter, author and political analyst Tim Judah, who has just returned from a month in Ukraine.
They also dive into the latest…
00:45:27 |
Fri 05 Apr 2024
147. Battleground 44' - German POWs, French collaboration, and Hill 112
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 Second World War.
If you have any thought…
00:42:25 |
Wed 03 Apr 2024
146. Murder in Moscow
In this episode of Battleground Saul and Patrick discuss what the ramifications of the deadly terror attack that happened last Friday at the Crocus concert hall in Moscow.
Patrick also speaks to vete…
00:46:52 |
Fri 29 Mar 2024
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