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Great Battles in History

Great Battles in History

Darryl Dee

Welcome to Great Battles in History. This podcast explores some of the most famous and most important battles in world history from ancient times to the Second World War. Each episode dives deeply into a single battle, investigating its origins, the course of combat, and the outcomes. We will examine the contending forces, including some of history’s most celebrated armies, navies, and air forces. We will meet great captains like Hannibal Barca, Saladin, Napoleon, and Chester Nimitz. We will also delve into the experiences of the soldier at the sharp end: the Spartan hoplite at Thermopylae, the English longbowman at Agincourt, the mounted samurai at Nagashino, the Soviet tanker at Kursk. Battles are regarded as events that change the course of history; the most important have been described as decisive. We will come to question this idea, for, as we’ll see, while a handful of battles do qualify as momentous, epochal turning points, most others—including not a few widely considered decisive—changed very little if anything at all. Finally, battles are more than just exercises of pure strategy and tactics; they are artifacts— creations of the political, social, economic and cultural forces of their times. To investigate great battles is to open up history in its widest sense.
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How many episodes does Great Battles in History have?

Great Battles in History currently has 46 episodes available.

What topics does Great Battles in History cover?

The podcast is about History, Podcasts and Education.

What is the most popular episode on Great Battles in History?

The episode title 'Lepanto-The Complete Episode' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Great Battles in History?

The average episode length on Great Battles in History is 51 minutes.

How often are episodes of Great Battles in History released?

Episodes of Great Battles in History are typically released every 1 hour.

When was the first episode of Great Battles in History?

The first episode of Great Battles in History was released on Jun 30, 2020.

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