History's Greatest Battles
Where the course of history has been decided on the battlefield. These are the battles that made us -- a detailed, entertaining, and tangent-free program about history's greatest battles. In this program, we journey through the constancy of human conflict, where the fates of nations and the course of global history have been decided on the battlefield. This podcast delves into our world-history's most significant and seminal battles, exploring not just the events themselves but their profound impact on the world timeline we live in today. Each episode is meticulously crafted by ardent and dedicated history fans with a passion for military history and an appreciation for the art of storytelling. Join us as we unravel the strategies, heroics, and consequences that have shaped civilizations and forged the destiny of entire continents.
Episodes
110 episodes
The Siege of Paris, 1870 - 1871. France Falls... But France Refuses to Forget; Seeding WWI.
Paris' surrender marked the end of the Franco-Prussian War, a conflict that not only crushed the Second French Empire but also gave birth to a new European superpower. In the wake of victory, the German Empire was proclaimed, uniting the fragme...
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Episode 20
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22:54
The Siege of Fort Fisher, US Civil War, 1865. The South's Last Artery, Severed. Heroic Last Stand of the Damned.
The fall of Fort Fisher sealed Wilmington’s fate, shutting down the last open port of the Confederacy and severing its final link to the outside world. No more weapons. No more supplies. No more war materiel smuggled through the blockade. With ...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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18:37
The Siege of Sevastopol, 1854 - 1855. Crimean War. First Use of Electrically Detonated Land Mines, Russia's Crimean Dreams Destroyed.
The loss of the port city shattered Russia’s campaign in the Crimean War. With Sevastopol gone, the Tsar’s ambitions in the region collapsed. His fleet was crippled, his armies bled white, and his empire humiliated on the world stage. No reinfo...
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Episode 18
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20:21
The Siege of Veii, ~ 404 BC - 396 BC. Rome's Walls Breached for the First and Last Time.
Rome’s victory did more than defeat a rival; it annihilated the one power that had stood as its greatest obstacle. With its most formidable enemy wiped from the map, the balance of power in central Italy shifted permanently. No force remained t...
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Episode 17
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15:56
The Siege of Plevna, 1877. Balkan Pan-Slavic Dream Stopped by Ottomans, but Planted Seeds for WWI.
Though the Ottomans fell at the end, their five-month stand shattered Russia’s momentum so completely that the road to Constantinople was never taken. The Tsar’s armies, bloodied and exhausted, were forced to settle for negotiation instead of c...
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Episode 16
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19:29
The Siege of Liege, 1914. Blindsided by Courageous Belgian Resistance, German's Lightening Plan Thwarted, Paris Saved.
Belgian resistance was not supposed to exist. The German war machine had counted on speed... on smashing through the Low Countries unopposed. Instead, Belgian troops stood and fought, throwing the invasion off balance. What should have been a r...
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Episode 15
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20:43
The Siege of Montségur, 1243 - 1244. The Last Stand of the Cathars. First Crusade Against Fellow Christians.
The fall of Montségur was not simply a siege, it was an annihilation of a faith. The last sanctuary of the Cathars, deemed heretics by the Catholic Church, was reduced to silence in fire and blood. Their doctrine did not fade by choice, nor by ...
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Episode 14
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15:15
The Siege of Boston, 1775 - 1776. America Refuses to be Ruled. Ragtag Militia Besieges and Takes Boston. America is Birthed.
By driving the British from Boston, the rebellion achieved its first decisive victory, expelling the bulk of British forces from the American colonies. This triumph was more than just a strategic success... it was a surge of confidence for the ...
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Episode 13
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22:52
The Siege of Tobruk, 1941. Hitler's Advance East from Africa Stopped. First Real NAZI Defeat. Oil Fields Secured. Suez Saved.
British troops refused to break, grinding down the German-Italian offensive in Egypt. Their defiance did more than just slow the Axis advance—it kept them from launching a full-scale assault on Malta, the island fortress that stood between Hitl...
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Episode 12
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19:10
The Siege of Sarajevo, 1991 - 1995. Ethnic Cleansing, Genocide. First UN Intervention with Force.
The relief of Sarajevo forced a turning point. Under relentless NATO bombardment and international pressure, Serbian forces withdrew, and for the first time, the government of Serbia recognized Bosnia-Herzegovina’s independence. It was a reluct...
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Episode 11
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16:11
The Siege of Kinsale, 1602. Ireland Falls to British Rule. Irish Seed the American Revolution.
The English victory crushed Ireland’s last real chance at freedom, locking the island under English rule, its warriors dead, its leaders in flight, and its people left to endure centuries of occupation. But the Irish who escaped carried their h...
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Episode 10
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22:03
The Siege of Fort Niagara, 1759. Iroquois Decide the Fate of France and Britain, Setting in Motion Events Leading to Iroquois Annihilation.
The British victory at Fort Niagara shattered French dominance and secured their grip on the Great Lakes, a turning point in the French and Indian War. But for the Iroquois, their cooperation in that war was not a triumph, it was the beginning ...
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Episode 9
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21:42
The Siege of La Rochelle, 1627 - 1628. Protestant Huguenots Flee France, Seeds of Values Resulting in American Revolution Planted in the Colonies.
The fall of La Rochelle marked the definitive end of French toleration for Protestantism, dismantling any illusions of coexistence under the Edict of Nantes. This event triggered an exodus of Huguenots, tens of thousands fleeing persecution to ...
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Episode 8
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21:38
The Siege of Louisbourg, 1745. Overwhelming American Victory Plants Overconfidence That Dictated Military Doctrine for Two Centuries.
The American victory instilled an unwarranted confidence in the colonies’ military prowess, fostering a belief that their amateur forces could stand toe-to-toe with professional armies. Yet, this triumph was overshadowed by the betrayal felt wh...
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Episode 7
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22:42
The Siege of Pensacola, 1781. Spanish Covert Aid to American Rebels. Spanish Victory over British on the Gulf Coast Paves Way for America's Westward Expansion.
Spain’s resounding victory at Pensacola delivered them West Florida and, with it, a decisive blow to British ambitions in the Americas. Coupled with their relentless campaigns across the Mississippi Valley and along the Gulf Coast, the Spaniar...
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Episode 6
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21:23
The Siege of Monte Cassino, 1944; WWII. Allied Road to Rome via Gustav Line. Mixed Force Inspires NATO Formation.
The Germans’ relentless occupation of Cassino turned the town into an unyielding bastion, anchoring the Gustav Line. This fortress, besieged by Allied forces in wave after wave of bitter combat, became the lynchpin of German resistance, halting...
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Episode 5
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22:13
The Siege of Beirut, 1982. Seeds of Current Gaza Conflict Sewn. Power Vacuum Leads to New Militant Groups.
The occupation of Beirut successfully forced the Palestine Liberation Organization to relocate its headquarters out of Lebanon. However, it failed to deliver the lasting security for northern Israel that its architects had envisioned. The confl...
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Episode 4
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16:05
The Battle of Pharsalus, 48 B.C. Caesar Takes Rome. Enacts Reforms that turned the Republic in a Blueprint for Empire that we still use today.
With his victory, Caesar ascended to the apex of power, casting aside the fragile remnants of the Republic. Rome, once a city ruled by the collective will of its citizens, was now a vessel for one man’s vision, a crucible of ambition that would...
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Season 1
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Episode 90
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22:18
The Tet Offensive, 1968. Public Opinion Alters Dramatically. Largest Communist Defeat Transforms to US' Singular Cold War Defeat.
The spectacle of Communist forces unleashing a coordinated and relentless assault shook the American public to its core. Confidence in the war effort crumbled, and the nation’s collective resolve unraveled. This seismic shift in opinion set the...
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Season 1
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Episode 89
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20:47
The Battle of Adrianople, 378 A.D. The End of the Western Roman Empire. The End of Infantry Dominance for 1,000 Years. Ascendance of Cavalry.
The Battle of Adrianople in 378 AD was the combat event that shattered the illusion of Rome’s invincibility and declared the Goths as more than a wandering horde. Adrianople was their grim debut as architects of a new power dynamic in western E...
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Season 1
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Episode 88
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29:09
The Battle of Beth-Horon, 66 A.D. The End of the Independent Jewish State. Josephus Records the Defeat of the Roman Army near Jerusalem, and Rome's Retributions.
The overwhelming defeat of a Roman punitive force ignited a wildfire of belief among the Jewish populace. What had been skepticism turned into unshakable conviction: compromise was a betrayal, and God Himself had ordained their victory. This fe...
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Season 1
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Episode 87
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38:11
The Battle of Singapore, 1942. Imperial Britain Dismembered Piece by Piece. Japan's Elite Jungle Troops. British Embarrassment.
The fall of Singapore was a cataclysmic turning point, the crowning triumph of Japan’s unstoppable advance through the Malay Peninsula during World War Two. With its prized bastion in the Far East torn from its grasp, Britain suffered not just ...
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Episode 86
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17:44
The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. The Confederates Farthest Penetration into the Union. Lee's Gamble. The North Reinvigorated.
Gettysburg was the high-water mark of the Confederacy, the deepest penetration into Union soil Lee’s army would ever achieve. For three days, the fate of the war hung in balance on those Pennsylvania hills, and the Confederate dream of victory ...
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Episode 85
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28:01
The Invasion of Normandy, 1944. D-Day, Push to the Rhine, Invasion of Germany. Stalin's Red Wall Encroaching.
In the spring of 1944, the Allies prepared for an operation that would determine the course of the modern world. The men tasked with carrying it out knew what awaited them: an entrenched enemy, relentless fire, and the very real chance they wou...
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Season 1
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Episode 84
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21:24
The Battle of Megiddo, 1479 BC. The First Real-Time Chronicled Battle in History. First Blueprint for Imperialism.
With the rebellion in Palestine broken and Egyptian dominance restored, Thutmose the Third ignited a fire that would consume all who dared defy the kingdom of the Nile. This was the first step in a reign that would see Egypt’s power surge beyo...
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Season 1
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Episode 83
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