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Forgotten Wars

Forgotten Wars

By: James Barton
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Forgotten Wars covers the conflicts overlooked in popular history. Journey to World War One in East Africa with an undefeated German General, trek across Siberia during the Russian Revolution with a lost Czech legion, watch as Britain bombards Chinese forts in service to the Opium trade, and find out if a war actually started because of a football result.


Expect bravery, incompetence, fascinating figures and incredible drama.


By James Barton, proud History Nerd

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  • Mussolini's War - A Greek Tragedy

    Mussolini's War - A Greek Tragedy
    Sep 22 2025
    Not content with a disaster in North Africa, Mussolini decides to invade Greece to show Hitler whose boss in the Balkans. What he claimed would be a walkover turns into his most humiliating mistake.

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    52 mins
  • Mussolini's War - Operation Compass

    Mussolini's War - Operation Compass
    Sep 14 2025
    In a 3 part series we delve into why Italy's campaigns in World War 2 turned into humiliating defeats, starting with the beginning of the duel in the desert. As Mussolini tries to build a new Roman Empire by invading Egypt, a genius British general will launch one of the greatest forgotten offensives of the whole war.

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    1 hr
  • Canada in World War 1 - Stormtroopers of the Empire

    Canada in World War 1 - Stormtroopers of the Empire
    Sep 1 2025
    Today Canada is most famous for its politeness, maple syrup and ice hockey, but during World War 1 they were the most feared and brutal soldiers on the Western Front. Join me for a tale of heroism, raids on enemy trenches and a force that became the Stormtroopers of the British Empire.

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    55 mins
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