Episodes

  • The First Boer War Part 3 - Majuba Hill

    The First Boer War Part 3 - Majuba Hill
    Aug 4 2025
    After suffering devastating defeats at Laings Nek and Ingogo, the British start negotiating with the Boers. But an increasingly erratic General Colley, desperate for redemption, seizes Majuba Hill. What follows is one of the most devastating defeats in British History. #Britishempire #Boers #History #Britain

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    35 mins
  • The First Boer War Part 2 - 'May Eton Flourish'

    The First Boer War Part 2 - 'May Eton Flourish'
    Jul 28 2025
    Britain's war against the Boers continues to be a bloody fiasco after defeats at Laings Nek and Ingogo. Meanwhile the British garrisons in the Transvaal struggle to hold on with no support.

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    38 mins
  • The First Boer War Part 1 - A Tale of Boers and Brits

    The First Boer War Part 1 - A Tale of Boers and Brits
    Jul 21 2025

    Its South Africa in 1880 and Britain is about to drift into a war with the local Boer farmers, a war so disastrous that they won't win a single battle. Join me for tale of incompetence, arrogance, diamonds and a commander who couldn't tell the difference between cows and armed Boers.


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    37 mins
  • Mad Mike Hoare - War Lord of the Congo

    Mad Mike Hoare - War Lord of the Congo
    Jul 14 2025
    Today we enter the murky world of mercenaries in Cold War Africa. 'Mad Mike' Hoare became a global celebrity as he led his famous 5th Commando against the Simba rebellion in the Congo, and then tried to overthrow the government of the Seychelles in possibly the worst coup in history. Yet behind the glamour there was a dark side of ex-Nazis, war crimes and rampant looting.

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    51 mins
  • Operation Uphold Democracy - Clinton vs the Spirits

    Operation Uphold Democracy - Clinton vs the Spirits
    Jul 7 2025
    At the end of the Cold War coups, cartels and cocaine have left Haiti in chaos, leading to yet another American occupation. Join me for a tale of a Voodoo priest president waging a spirit war on Bill Clinton, an anti-American militia leader who was a CIA agent, and how not to rebuild a shattered nation.

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    44 mins
  • Occupying Haiti - Gangsters for Capitalism

    Occupying Haiti - Gangsters for Capitalism
    Jun 30 2025
    As World War One rages in Europe, America invades the small Caribbean nation of Haiti. Join me a for tale where the US Marines commit one of the largest bank robberies in history and battle Voodoo priests, all in the name of Wall Street.

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    49 mins
  • The Battle of Hattin Part 2 - House of War

    The Battle of Hattin Part 2 - House of War
    Jun 23 2025
    Saladin sets a trap for King Guy, but will he fall for it? Join for me for a battle that will decided the fate of the Holy Land

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    37 mins
  • The Battle of Hattin Part 1 - God Wills It

    The Battle of Hattin Part 1 - God Wills It
    Jun 16 2025
    Its 1187 and the Crusader States face the gravest threat in their history, Saladin. Join me for a tale of bravery, treachery, nobility and stupidity as the countdown to the Battle of Hattin begins.

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    42 mins