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  • The Spanish Civil War Part 6 - And Things Fall Apart

    The Spanish Civil War Part 6 - And Things Fall Apart
    Feb 23 2026

    The Republic is still recovering from the meat grinders of Brunete and Belchite, while it faces the grim prospect of Franco overrunning what was left of its northern enclave. Desperate for a success to silence the doubters, the Communists will take the biggest gamble of the whole war. After the Battle of Teurel, nothing will ever be the same again. #war #militaryhistory #historynerd #history #worldwar2 #spain



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    56 min
  • The Spanish Civil War Part 5 - The Failed Offensives

    The Spanish Civil War Part 5 - The Failed Offensives
    Feb 16 2026
    With the Communist's now dominant in Republican Spain after the May Days, they decide to launch two huge offensives. Brunete and Belchite will become disasters for the Republic, inflicting gaping wounds that will never heal. Meanwhile Mussolini embarks on a career as a Mediterranean pirate. #history #historynerd #spain #war #worldwar2

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    52 min
  • The Spanish Civil War Part 4 - From Guadalajara to Guernica

    The Spanish Civil War Part 4 - From Guadalajara to Guernica
    Feb 9 2026
    What a difference 3 months can make. In March 1937 the Republic won its greatest victory of the civil war at Guadalajara, for the first time since the coup it seemed as though they could defeat the Nationalists. Yet by May Franco's forces were on the verge of victory in the north, after destroying the town of Guernica with the help of the German Condor Legion. Meanwhile a civil war within a civil war raged behind the Republican lines, as the anarchists and Communists battled for dominance in Barcelona. #history #historynerd #war #worldwar2 #spain

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    57 min
  • The Spanish Civil War Part 3- The Battle for Madrid

    The Spanish Civil War Part 3- The Battle for Madrid
    Feb 2 2026
    As Franco's forces advance on Madrid everyone believes it will fall easily. General Mola even boasts he will soon drink coffee on the Grand Via. But it will be a much harder fight than anyone suspects, setting the scene is set for an epic contest that will leave the Nationalists frustrated, and guarantee that this will be a long drawn out war. #war #militaryhistory #historynerd #history #worldwar2

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    58 min
  • The Spanish Civil War Part 2- Into the Abyss

    The Spanish Civil War Part 2- Into the Abyss
    Jan 26 2026
    In July 1936 the army rose up and attempted to seize control of Spain, yet the nation was so polarized that while it was successful in some areas, in others it completely failed. With Spain split in half, Civil War is the only way to victory. Meanwhile in Berlin, Rome and Moscow plots are made that will soon internationalise the conflict. #Militaryhistory #War #History #Historynerd

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    55 min
  • The Spanish Civil War Part 1- The Centre Cannot Hold

    The Spanish Civil War Part 1- The Centre Cannot Hold
    Jan 19 2026
    The Spanish Civil War gave the world a tragic vision of the upcoming devastation of World War 2, in many ways it was its prelude. In the first episode of our series we trace the origins of the conflict, the battle between the two Spain's, as the Centre collapses and the army launches a coup. #worldwar2 #Spain #History #militaryhistory

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    49 min
  • The Hicks Expedition - Don't Mess with a Mahdi

    The Hicks Expedition - Don't Mess with a Mahdi
    Jan 12 2026
    It's 1883 and troubling news is coming out of the Sudan. Tales of a revolt in the name of God, a mysterious figure called the Mahdi who is winning victory after victory against Egyptian forces. Soon Cairo and its new master Great Britain will send one of the worst army's in history to finally put down the Mahdi, setting the stage for an epic defeat that drag Britain into multiple wars and change the history of Sudan forever. #History #Britain #MilitaryHistory #War

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    54 min
  • Operation Menace - De Gaulle's Debacle at Dakar

    Operation Menace - De Gaulle's Debacle at Dakar
    Jan 5 2026
    For our first episode of 2026 we cover one of World War 2's least known failures. Its 1940 and Britain stands alone against the might of Nazi Germany, while a battle for the soul of France rages between the Free French of Charles De Gaulle and the collaborationist Vichy regime of Marshall Petain. With the Battle of the Atlantic just beginning, Britain and the Free French cook up a scheme to seize the Vichy held West African port of Dakar. It was meant to be an easy, bloodless success, instead it would become an example of what not to do when planning an amphibious assault. #WorldWar2 #France #Britain, #History

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    1 h