The Battles of Scarif & Yavin 4 (Star Wars)

09/30/19 • 129 min

Battles and Banter: A Relaxed Military History Podcast

This week, Battles and Banter goes to a galaxy far, far away with its next episode on STAR WARS. Avery and the first special guest of Battles & Banter Podcast, Justin Voithofer, examine the Battles of Scarif and Yavin 4, as seen in the movies "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" & "Star Wars: A New Hope". Justin gives his professional opinion on Star Wars strategy & tactics, Avery forgets to connect his microphone & quotes a lot of Star Wars lines, and Codie arrives just in time to save the podcast from descending into complete and total anarchy. Good times had by all! Enjoy!

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The Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down)

For this episode, Avery, Codie & Tony journey to Somalia during October 3, 1993 to discuss the Battle of Mogadishu, more popularly known as Black Hawk Down. The guys take on their first modern warfare battle and discuss how the battle still resonates in popular culture and modern memory. Enjoy!

Next Episode

"Protest after Pickett's Charge": 'Stonewall' Hays and the Birth of Anti-Confederate Sentiment at Gettysburg

Another bonus episode has dropped featuring Battles & Banter's very own Codie Eash, who gave a lecture on Union General Alexander Hays & the rise of Anti-Confederate Sentiment. The audio is taken from Codie's lecture of which he gave at the 2019 History Symposium at the Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center. This will be a continuation of the "Battles for Civil War Memory", which the guys hope to return to soon in a larger, feature-length episode. For now, Codie examines precisely what happened on the day of July 3, 1863 at Gettysburg, how it was remembered by those who observed and participated, and the ways it impacted many veterans' reflections on Gettysburg's status as a site of a United States triumph, as well as a major Rebel defeat. Enjoy!