Historian Mat McLachlan brings Australian history to life in this engaging, educational and entertaining podcast. From the ancient age to the modern world, take a trip through time with Living History! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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For more than 40 years bestselling author and historian Peter Hart has interviewed thousands of veterans about their experience of war. Join him and his chum Gary Bain as they explore all aspects of military history, from the ancient world to the Second World War. Pete and Gary don't just tell the history, they bring it to life with the words of the men and women who were there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Historians Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith explore the great battlefields of Europe, from ancient times to the Second World War. Join them as they bring the history of the battlefields to life, through exploring the ground and reliving the experience in the words of the people who were there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep260: The Road to Passchendaele - The Final Reckoning (Part 5)
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On October 12th, 1917, Captain Clarence Jeffries led one hundred Australian troops toward a German machine gun position on the Passchendaele road. He'd already captured one pillbox that morning—exactly the kind of action that had worked brilliantly in September. But the ground had turned to liquid mud. The barrage was invisible. Everything was diff…
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SPECIAL: South Notts Hussars - NW Europe (Part 2)
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Pete and Gary are returning to their roots in this special series ahead of the release of Season 8. The South Notts Hussars were a WW2 artillery unit, and Pete interviewed dozens of veterans from this unit during his time at the Imperial War Museum. This is their story. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an…
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SPECIAL: South Notts Hussars - NW Europe (Part 1)
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Pete and Gary are returning to their roots in this special series ahead of the release of Season 8. The South Notts Hussars were a WW2 artillery unit, and Pete interviewed dozens of veterans from this unit during his time at the Imperial War Museum. This is their story. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an…
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SPECIAL: South Notts Hussars - Sicily & Home
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Pete and Gary are returning to their roots in this special series ahead of the release of Season 8. The South Notts Hussars were a WW2 artillery unit, and Pete interviewed dozens of veterans from this unit during his time at the Imperial War Museum. This is their story. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an…
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SPECIAL: South Notts Hussars - Road to Tunis
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Pete and Gary are returning to their roots in this special series ahead of the release of Season 8. The South Notts Hussars were a WW2 artillery unit, and Pete interviewed dozens of veterans from this unit during his time at the Imperial War Museum. This is their story. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an…
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SPECIAL: South Notts Hussars - El Alamein
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Pete and Gary are returning to their roots in this special series ahead of the release of Season 8. The South Notts Hussars were a WW2 artillery unit, and Pete interviewed dozens of veterans from this unit during his time at the Imperial War Museum. This is their story. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an…
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SPECIAL: South Notts Hussars - Knightsbridge (Part 2)
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Pete and Gary are returning to their roots in this special series ahead of the release of Season 8. The South Notts Hussars were a WW2 artillery unit, and Pete interviewed dozens of veterans from this unit during his time at the Imperial War Museum. This is their story. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an…
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SPECIAL: South Notts Hussars - Knightsbridge (Part 1)
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Pete and Gary are returning to their roots in this special series ahead of the release of Season 8. The South Notts Hussars were a WW2 artillery unit, and Pete interviewed dozens of veterans from this unit during his time at the Imperial War Museum. This is their story. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an…
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Ep259: The Road to Passchendaele - Broodseinde Ridge (Part 4)
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On October 4th, 1917 a thousand British guns opened fire on German positions along Broodseinde Ridge. What followed was described by Crown Prince Rupprecht as "the black day of the war." For the first time, German high command began to consider the unthinkable: that they might actually lose. The Battle of Broodseinde was the third and final success…
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SPECIAL: South Notts Hussars - Tobruk Breakout
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Pete and Gary are returning to their roots in this special series ahead of the release of Season 8. The South Notts Hussars were a WW2 artillery unit, and Pete interviewed dozens of veterans from this unit during his time at the Imperial War Museum. This is their story. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an…
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SPECIAL: South Notts Hussars - Conditions at Tobruk
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Pete and Gary are returning to their roots in this special series ahead of the release of Season 8. The South Notts Hussars were a WW2 artillery unit, and Pete interviewed dozens of veterans from this unit during his time at the Imperial War Museum. This is their story. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an…
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Ep258: The Road to Passchendaele - Polygon Wood (Part 3)
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On September 26th, 1917, at Polygon Wood, three cousins from the same Australian pioneering family waited in the pre-dawn darkness. Raymond Single would soon be shot by a sniper who saw his luminous watch glow. Within hours, Hubert Thompson and Wilfred Single would also be dead. At 5:50 AM, a thousand guns opened simultaneously in what Frank Hurley…
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Pete and Gary are returning to their roots in this special series ahead of the release of Season 8. The South Notts Hussars were a WW2 artillery unit, and Pete interviewed dozens of veterans from this unit during his time at the Imperial War Museum. This is their story. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an…
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Ep257: The Road to Passchendaele - Menin Road (Part 2)
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On September 20th, 1917, at the Battle of Menin Road, Private Roy Inwood lay in the mud east of Ypres. His brother had died at Pozières the year before. In three hours, Roy would earn the Victoria Cross. The day after, he'd be dead. Nearby, three brothers from Petersham waited with their unit. By nightfall, their mother would have lost all three so…
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SPECIAL: South Notts Hussars - Egypt 1940
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Pete and Gary are returning to their roots in this special series ahead of the release of Season 8. The South Notts Hussars were a WW2 artillery unit, and Pete interviewed dozens of veterans from this unit during his time at the Imperial War Museum. This is their story. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an…
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Ep256: The Road to Passchendaele - The Gathering Storm (Part 1)
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When Field Marshal Douglas Haig launched his great Flanders offensive in July 1917, he believed he was unleashing the battle that would end the war. Instead, he condemned three-quarters of a million men to fight and die in what would become synonymous with the horror of the Western Front. In this opening episode, Mat McLachlan reveals how the stage…
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Pete and Gary are returning to their roots in this special series ahead of the release of Season 8. The South Notts Hussars were a WW2 artillery unit, and Pete interviewed dozens of veterans from this unit during his time at the Imperial War Museum. This is their story. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an…
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When 35,000 Allied paratroopers dropped into Holland in September 1944, four Australians from opposite corners of the continent found themselves at the heart of one of World War Two's most catastrophic operations. In this remarkable episode, Mat McLachlan reveals the forgotten Australian stories of Operation Market Garden. Through authentic account…
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SPECIAL: South Notts Hussars - Mobilisation
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Pete and Gary are returning to their roots in this special series ahead of the release of Season 8. The South Notts Hussars were a WW2 artillery unit, and Pete interviewed dozens of veterans from this unit during his time at the Imperial War Museum. This is their story. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an…
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Pete and Gary are returning to their roots in this special series ahead of the release of Season 8. The South Notts Hussars were a WW2 artillery unit, and Pete interviewed dozens of veterans from this unit during his time at the Imperial War Museum. In this episode, Pete and Gary introduce their remarkable story. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Su…
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While the world watched Iwo Jima and Okinawa, over 70,000 Australian soldiers were fighting and dying in what many would later call the 'unnecessary wars' - the final campaigns in Bougainville, New Guinea and Borneo. In this powerful episode, Mat McLachlan tells the forgotten story of Australia's last battles of World War Two. From November 1944 to…
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Ep259: Egypt and Sudan - Omdurman, the Aftermath
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Pete and (the recently resurrected) Gary continue their special series on Egypt and the Sudan, 1882 to 1898. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an autographed copy at https://peter-hart.sumupstore.com/ Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Visit Gallipoli wit…
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Ep258: The Return of Gary! (Plus Omdurman Part 3)
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Gary's back!!! The lovers' tiff that briefly separated military history's most treasured podcast duo has been resolved, and Gary has rejoined Pete for the final instalment of the story of the Battle of Omdurman. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an autographed copy at https://peter-hart.sumupstore.com/ Pre…
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Ep253: Hiroshima 1945 - Was the Atomic Bombing Justified?
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Was dropping the atomic bomb necessary? For nearly 80 years, historians have debated President Truman's decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan. But secret intelligence intercepts - classified for decades after the war - reveal what Japanese leaders were actually planning in the summer of 1945. Using newly available evidence from the "Magic" …
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Ep257: Egypt and Sudan - Battle of Omdurman (Part 2)
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Peter Hart continues the special series on Egypt and the Sudan, 1882 to 1898. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an autographed copy at https://peter-hart.sumupstore.com/ Presenter: Peter Hart Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Visit Gallipoli with Pete! Go to https://phbt.uk/ for more inform…
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Ep256: Egypt and Sudan - Battle of Omdurman (Part 1)
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: After more than five years of podcasting together, Gary has made the decision to move on. We wish him all the best. It's a sad day, but the good news is, the podcast will be continuing! Watch this space for updates on the new direction for the future. Peter Hart continues the special series on Egypt and the Sudan, 1882 to 1898…
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Ep252: Waterloo Relics at the Guards Museum
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Step into the hallowed halls of London's Guards Museum with Mat McLachlan as he uncovers extraordinary artifacts from one of history's most pivotal battles. In this captivating episode, Mat takes you behind the scenes to examine authentic Waterloo relics that have survived over two centuries - from battle-worn uniforms and weapons to personal effec…
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Pete and Gary continue their special series on Egypt and the Sudan, 1882 to 1898. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an autographed copy at https://peter-hart.sumupstore.com/ Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary! Go to http…
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In advance of our new series of BattleWalks, Mat and Pete are taking you back to some of their favourite episodes. In this episode we explore one of the concrete V1 flying bomb launch sites that once terrorized London during the final years of World War II. Walking among the overgrown bunkers and crumbling launch ramps, we uncover the story of Oper…
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In October 1942, as Field Marshal Rommel's Afrika Korps prepared for one final push towards Cairo, Australia's 9th Division and New Zealand's 2nd Division stood ready at El Alamein for what would become the decisive battle of the North African campaign. Author Tom Gilling joins Mat McLachlan to explore how Montgomery's meticulously planned offensiv…
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Ep254: Egypt and Sudan - The Battle of Atbara
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Pete and Gary continue their special series on Egypt and the Sudan, 1882 to 1898. Pete's new book on Egypt and the Sudan, Chain of Fire, is available now. Get an autographed copy at https://peter-hart.sumupstore.com/ Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary! Go to http…
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