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    Battlecast

    Battlecast is the world’s foremost podcast about war and it’s sociopolitical impact. Each month Dr. Luke Wolf works to bring you an unfiltered understanding of the most important battles and wars of mankind’s history. The official motto of the show: “not left, not right: above,” provides a fresh look at the conventional understandings found in history books. So pull up a chair, grab a beer, and join the conversation.

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    The Tet Offensive part 2 / Hue and Khe Sanh /// 31 Jul 30, 2019
    Show notes

    The battles for Hue and Khe Sanh were some of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War. Hue was the third largest city in South Vietnam and its capture by Communist forces led to the first urban conflict of the Marine Corps since the Korean War. Khe Sanh was the battlefield where classical encirclement strategies faced off against the overwhelming technological might of the United States. It all makes for a riveting show and it’s all free on Battlecast – the world’s foremost podcast on war and its sociopolitical impact.

    This is the conclusion of a two part series on the Tet Offensive. Find part 1 here: Tet part 1.

    http://media.blubrry.com/429895/archive.org/download/bc31final/BC%2031%20final.mp3

    Download link: download

    Maps and Figures

    A number of South Vietnamese targets during the Tet Offensive800px-Tet_Offensive_map

    Huế and the Citadel
    Map of Hue. Notice the Perfume river cutting through the city. The heavy black lines represent the citadel.
    Vietnamtet
    A scene from Tet.
    References: The Tet Offensive: A Concise History by James Willbanks The Ten Thousand Day War : Vietnam 1945-1975 by Michael MacLear Vietnam: A History by Stanley Karnow The Soldier’s Story: Vietnam in their own Words by Ron Steinman From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations since 1776 by George Herring Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam by Mark Bowden Battle for Hue: Tet 1968 by Keith Nolan Battle for Saigon: Tet 1968 by Keith Nolan “An Interview with General Giap,” New York times Magazine, June 1990, pages 131-135. Interview conducted by Stanley Karnow. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason Dispatches by Michael Herr
    The Tet Offensive part 1 /// 30 Jun 30, 2019
    Show notes

    The Tet Offensive. It’s not a battle – it’s a campaign, a campaign that would change the course of American history. Tet combined major set-piece battles with guerrilla strikes up and down the length of South Vietnam, there was fighting everywhere. One Colonel said his situation map lit up like a pinball machine. With this one stroke, General Giap and the North Vietnamese high command undercut the American war effort in Southeast Asia and considerably hobbled American foreign policy for decades. It wasn’t talk or ideas or values that seriously curtailed American policy ambitions – it was a battle – it was war. It was Tet.

    It’s all here and it’s all for free on Battlecast – the world’s foremost podcast on war and its sociopolitical impact.
    Download link: download Maps and Figures:
    A number of South Vietnamese targets during the Tet Offensive
    800px-Tet_Offensive_map
    Notice the vulnerable location of Khe Sanh in the northwest of South Vietnam
    Attacks on Saigon, Phase II, May 1968
    Initial Communist thrusts of the battle for Saigon
    Attacks on Saigon
    References: The Tet Offensive: A Concise History by James Willbanks The Ten Thousand Day War : Vietnam 1945-1975 by Michael MacLear Vietnam: A History by Stanley Karnow The Soldier’s Story: Vietnam in their own Words by Ron Steinman From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations since 1776 by George Herring Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam by Mark Bowden Battle for Hue: Tet 1968 by Keith Nolan Battle for Saigon: Tet 1968 by Keith Nolan
    Lone Survivor: Operation Red Wings /// 29 May 30, 2019
    Show notes

    Lone Survivor. It’s the deadliest day for United States special forces since World War II. Four Navy Seals, cut off and alone, fought for their lives on a literal mountain of pain – in terrain so hostile it actually fought against the men. I mean this literally, the terrain cut them, smashed them – foiled their plans. The true story is different from the movie and we’ve got it all here for you – with every resource the libraries of the world can bring to bear on this story. Every shot, every cut, every fall, every sacrifice – they’re all here and it’s all for free on Battlecast – the world’s foremost podcast on war and its socio-political impact.

    http://media.blubrry.com/429895/archive.org/download/BC29final/BC29final.mp3

    Download: download link

    Maps:

    (L to R) Matthew Axelson, Daniel Healy, James Suh, Marcus Luttrell, Eric Patton, Michael Murphy operation redwing
    (L to R) Matthew Axelson, Daniel Healy, James Suh, Marcus Luttrell, Eric Patton, Michael Murphy

    korengal valley area map
    The inset shows the area of Afghanistan where Operation Red Wings took place

    korengal valley topography
    This map shows the topography of the battlefield

    Operation_Red_Wing_planning_map
    This was a planning map used by the Americans in Operation Red Wings

    References:

    Seal of Honor: Operation Red Wings and the Life of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, USN by Gary Williams

    Victory Point: Operations Red Wings and Whalers – the Marine Corps’ Battle for Freedom in Afghanistan by Ed Darack

    Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson

    Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics) by Thomas Barfield

    Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the War against the Taliban by Stephen Tanner

    Simo Hayha – the Greatest Sniper of all Time /// 28 Apr 29, 2019
    Show notes

    Simo Häyhä was the greatest sniper that ever lived. Using only iron sights and the normal equipment of the Finnish soldier in the Russo-Finnish Winter War, he carried out a 90-day reign of terror on the Soviet invaders of his homeland. They called him “The White Death.” He had over 200 confirmed kills. He gave all he had to give and never stopped – engaging the Russians in constant combat. Here is the story of a man worthy of a Hollywood epic. Here is a man that can show you the way to self-mastery and achievement. Here is Simo Hayha – the greatest sniper of all time. His story and the story of the Winter War are all free on Battlecast – the world’s foremost podcast on war and its socio-political impact.

    Download link: download

    Pictures and Maps:

    Simo with his favorite dog
    Simo recovering from his wounds
    Simo in retirement
    Atlas of the Winter War. Simo operated in the region above Lake Ladoga

    References:

    The White Sniper: Simo Häyhä by Tapio Saarelainen

    A Frozen Hell: The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-1940 by William R. Trotter

    The Winter War: The Soviet Attack on Finland, 1939-1940 by Eloise Engle and Lauri Paananen

    Finland at War: The Winter War 1939–40 by Vesa Nenye, Peter Munter, et al.

    Waterloo /// 27 Apr 01, 2019
    Show notes

    Waterloo. It’s a battle that’s on the top of every list of decisive battles in human history. It’s a day that changed the world forever. It’s the nail in the coffin for one of the greatest military leaders in human history and it’s all covered on Battlecast, the world’s foremost podcast on war and its socio-political impact.

    http://media.blubrry.com/429895/archive.org/download/BC27final/BC27final.mp3

    Download episode 27 here: download

    Battle Maps:

    Map of the battlefield. The French are in blue. The British are in red.

    References:
    Waterloo: Day of Battle by David Howarth
    The Fifteen Most Decisive Battles of the World by Edward Creasy
    The Face of Battle by John Keegan
    With Napolean at Waterloo by Mackenzie Mcbride and Edward Bruce
    Waterloo by Alessandro Barbero
    Waterloo: 1815 by Thierry Lentz
    Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts
    Napoleon: A Concise Biography by David Bell

    The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Feb 28, 2019
    Show notes

    In 1956 the Hungarian nation revolted against their Soviet masters. The Soviets responded with massive force – columns of tanks that went on for miles, like an interminable death train. The rest of the world looked on dumbfounded. They did nothing. The Hungarians fought against overwhelming odds – in the teeth of air strafing, tanks, and artillery – they fought and they died. And the rest of the world drank tea and chased women as the youth of Hungary were massacred by their gallant Soviet allies – as the dictatorship of the proletariat murdered workers in the street. It’s a little told story. Most people have never heard of it. Today you won’t be one of them. It’s all for free on Battlecast – the world’s foremost podcast on war and it’s sociopolitical impact.

    Download the show here: download

    Battle maps

    Soviet Thrusts into Hungary

    References:

    Twelve Days: The Story of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution by Victor Sebestyen

    The Cambridge History of the Cold War edited by Melvyn P. Leffler and Odd Arne Westad

    The Hungarian Revolution 1956 by Erwin Schmidl et al.

    Show 25: War to the Knife – the Paraguayan War II Jan 30, 2019
    Show notes

    This is the second part of our series on the Paraguayan War, the bloodiest war in South American history. It’s a war of waste, of burned cities and child soldiers. It’s a war of tyrants and monarchs. It’s a war to the knife. It’s all here and it’s all for free on Battlecast – the world’s foremost podcast on military history and its sociopolitical impact. You can find the first episode in this series here: link

    Download this episode here: link

    References

    The Road to Armageddon by Thomas Whigham link: amazon

    The Paraguayan War: Causes and Early Conduct by Thomas Whigham link: amazon

    I Die with my Country: Perspectives on the Paraguayan War by Hendrik Kraay and Thomas Whigham

    Francisco Solano Lopez and the Ruination of Paraguay by James Saeger

    Seven Eventful Years in Paragay by George Masterman

    The War in Paraguay by George Thompson

    Maps

    Show 24: The Paraguayan War and the Battle of Tuyutí Dec 30, 2018
    Show notes

    The Paraguayan War. It’s the bloodiest inter-state war in South American history. It’s the bloodiest war in modern history on a per capita basis. Because of this war, the Paraguayan people, an entire culture, almost ceased to exist. And how many of you even knew about it before you read this? But it’s not just me on the show today. Riding shotgun is Dr. Thomas Whigham, Professor of Latin American history at the University of Georgia and the definitive historian on the Paraguayan War. In our show tonight, you’ll hear about the bloodiest battle in South American history – the battle of Tuyutí. You’ll hear about Solano Lopez – the man who took dictatorial control over the nation of Paraguay and brought his people to the brink of annihilation. You’ll hear about pain, blood, sacrifice. So much sacrifice. Sacrifice that you can’t even imagine. Starvation. Limbs hacked with machetes. Men blown to pieces. Trench warfare. Devastation. Waste. Child soldiers. And it won’t cost you a dime. It’s all here on Battlecast – the world’s foremost podcast on war and its socio-political impact.

    Download here: download

    References

    The Road to Armageddon by Thomas Whigham link: amazon

    The Paraguayan War: Causes and Early Conduct by Thomas Whigham link: amazon

    I Die with my Country: Perspectives on the Paraguayan War by Hendrik Kraay and Thomas Whigham

    Francisco Solano Lopez and the Ruination of Paraguay by James Saeger

    Seven Eventful Years in Paragay by George Masterman

    The War in Paraguay by George Thompson

    Maps

    Show 23: Christmas at the Battle of the Bulge Dec 01, 2018
    Show notes

    Christmas, 1944. The weakest sector of the American line is getting ready to celebrate the Yuletide when Nazi Germany, like a second-Mordor, disgorged multiple armies no one knew Hitler even had into the green American troops. The tide of steel was overwhelming. Hundreds of thousands of men would die. Hundreds of thousands of mothers would weep. And the Devil laughed because it was his best Christmas ever. The battle is the Battle of the Bulge – the bloodiest battle in American military history. It’s all here and it’s all free, our gift to you in this most holy time where the bird of dawning sings all night long and no spirit dare stir abroad. But with our battle tonight we’ll make the planets strike.

    The beer this episode is Winter Lager by our favorite Patriots, Samuel Adams Brewing Company. 4.5 bullets out of five.

    Download the show here: download

    Battle Maps

    German Plan of Attack
    Actual German Attack
    Red lines show German thrusts. Blue lines show Allied counterattacks.

    References

    Battle of the Bulge Volumes 1 and 2 by Hans Wijers

    Citizen Soldiers by Stephen Ambrose

    The Second World War by John Keegan

    The Longest Winter by Alex Kershaw

    Atlas of the Second World War by John Keegan

    Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge by Antony Beevor

    Battle – The Story of the Bulge by John Toland

    A Time for Trumpets by Charles Macdonald

    Show 22: The Real Dracula Oct 19, 2018
    Show notes

    Dracula. He’s a legend who will appear at innumerable parties on Halloween. Children will wear capes and not understand why. Adults will watch movies about vampires sucking blood and never know why they do it. As Armand said in Interview with the Vampire: “I know nothing of God, or the Devil. I have never seen a vision nor learned a secret that will damn or save my soul. And as far as I know, after four hundred years, I am the oldest living vampire in the world.” Armand was wrong. The oldest vampire was Dracula. On tonight’s show, we will show you the first vampire. We will tell you the origins of the cape you will see on every American street. We know why the legend of blood-sucking appeared. We have the answer for the stake-through-the-heart. Allow us to introduce you to Vlad Tepes, the real Dracula. You hear his orchestral soundtracks in your mind’s ear; he still haunts your children’s nightmares. Here he is and the truth, if you can believe it, is more brutal than the art it imitates. It’s all free and it’s all on Battlecast- the world’s foremost podcast about war and it’s sociopolitical impact.

    The beer this episode is Pumpkin Ale by Sam Adams: 3.5 bullets out of 5.

    http://media.blubrry.com/429895/archive.org/download/nothing_BC22/BC22.mp3

    Dracula download: download

    Illustrations

    vlad dracula battlecast2
    Painting of Vlad Dracula

    Map of the balkans dracula
    Map of the Balkans showing the growth of the Ottoman Empire

    battlecast wallachia and moldavia
    Detailed Italian map of Wallachia and Moldavia; Wallachia is on the bottom

    References:

    Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and His Times by Radu R Florescu and Raymond T. McNally

    In Search of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires by Radu Florescu and Raymond T. McNally

    A Concise History of Romania (Cambridge Concise Histories) by Keith Hitchins

    The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 3, Part 1: The Prehistory of the Balkans, and the Middle East by John Boardman and I. E. S. Edwards

    History of the Byzantine State by George Ostrogorsky

    A History of the Ottoman Empire by Douglas Howard

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