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211. Ukraine holds its breath Nov 01, 2024

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With Kyiv holding its breath in an anxious wait for the results of the US presidential election, Saul and Patrick discuss the widening international consternation at the impending arrival of North Korean troops in Ukraine.

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210. The Battle of Leyte Gulf Oct 30, 2024

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The Battle of Leyte Gulf, fought between US and Japanese naval forces in October 1944 is the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 personnel involved. Joining Saul to discuss the events of this enormous battle is historian Evan Mawdsley.

Together they discuss the main components of the battle, they key players and their decisions and the aftermath of the battle.

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209. North Korean troops to be sent to Ukraine Oct 25, 2024

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The big news this week was an alarming report from South Korea’s National Intelligence Service that North Korea had transferred some of its special forces to eastern Russia where they are said to be training for deployment to the front line in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Together Saul and Patrick discuss what the consequences of this escalation could be, as well as what the gathering of world leaders in Russia for a BRICS summit tells us about the rest of the worlds relations with Russia.

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208. Cassino '44 Oct 23, 2024

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In this episode of Battleground '44 series Saul speaks to Historian and friend of the show James Holland. James will be familiar to many listeners as co-host of our sister podcast, We Have Ways of Making You Talk, and today he joins Saul to discuss is new book Cassino '44, which focuses on the brutal Allied campaign in Italy in 1944.

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207. Is Russia facing Economic disaster? Oct 18, 2024

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In this episode of Battleground Ukraine, Saul and Patrick discuss the curious state of limbo that is in play ahead of the US presidential election, the relentless and bloody nature of the fighting in the east of Ukraine, and the potential economic time bomb that awaits the Russian economy.

They also look at news that North Korean troops are heading to Ukraine and provide an update on Ukrainian operations on the eastern flank of the Dnipro river.

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206. Battleground '44 - Erwin Rommel, The Desert Fox Oct 16, 2024

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In this episode of Battleground '44 Saul and Patrick explore the story of Nazi Germany's most famous General - Erwin Rommel. Nicknamed the Desert Fox due to his successful exploits in North Africa, he soon became a favourite of Hitler. But by October 1944, all that had changed with the fallout from the failed bomb plot to kill Hitler placing Rommel under suspicion of treason.

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205. How important is the fall of Vuhledar? Oct 11, 2024

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In this week's Battleground Ukraine Saul and Patrick discuss whether the outlook for Ukraine is a gloomy as it looks on the surface? The fall of Vuhledar some have said might lead to a significant Russian breakthrough but is that actually the case?

They also speak to Charlotte Leslie from the Grain from Ukraine initiative, which seeks to highlight and maintain the importance of Ukrainian grain shipments throughout the globe.

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204. Hitler's Vengeance Weapons Oct 09, 2024

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In this episode Patrick explores the deadly V weapons developed by the Nazi's best scientists, which reigned down destruction on London and elsewhere in the final months of the second world war.

Joining Patrick to discuss the story behind these weapons is Christy Campbell, Author of Target London: Under attack from the V-weapons during WWII. Together they look at the secrecy that surrounded the development of these weapons, the key figures in the story, and what the purpose of the weapons was.

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203. How will events in the Middle East impact on Ukraine? Oct 04, 2024

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Joining Patrick to discuss Ukraine and in particular the fallout from President Zelensky’s deeply

disappointing visit to the US is great friend of the podcast Julius Strauss.

With the big story at the moment being of course the growing conflict between Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah and Iran, together they dive into how the deepening conflagration in the

Middle East will impact the Russia Ukraine conflict.

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202. Battleground '44 - Naples 44 Oct 02, 2024

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Joining Saul for this episode of Battleground '44 is writer and historian Keith Lowe, to discuss the topic of his new book, Naples 44.

Together they discuss the devastating and unexpected consequences that the war brought upon Naples, from the starvation and desperation felt by the population, to Mafia involvement in the theft of supplies.

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