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.

  • No. of episodes: 46
  • Latest episode: 2022-07-15
  • History

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Questions & Answers

How many episodes are there of Great Battles in History?

There are 46 episodes avaiable of Great Battles in History.

What is Great Battles in History about?

We have categorized Great Battles in History as:

  • History

Where can you listen to Great Battles in History?

Great Battles in History is available, among others places, on:

  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcasts
  • Podtail
  • Google Podcasts

When did Great Battles in History start?

The first episode of Great Battles in History that we have available was released 30 June 2020.

Who creates the podcast Great Battles in History?

Great Battles in History is produced and created by Darryl Dee.