In this photograph you can see Mike Durant’s crash site. We’re covering it in the next show and it’s coming soon. It’s going to be a special episode because it’s our anniversary. I just want everyone to know: the response we have received is tremendous. We’ve grown from tens to hundreds to thousands and we’re… Continue reading Coming Soon: Show 13 – the Battle of Mogadishu part 2
Show 12: Black Hawk Down – the Battle of Mogadishu part 1
It’s October 3, 1993 and 160 soldiers of an American task force are making a routine raid into Mogadishu. It should have been just another minor skirmish. It became a battle that would cost the lives of thousands. On today’s show we’ve got a classic showdown of cutting-edge military technology and training versus the sheer… Continue reading Show 12: Black Hawk Down – the Battle of Mogadishu part 1
Coming soon: Black Hawk Down – the Battle of Mogadishu
Merry Christmas everyone! Chris and I decided to drop the next episode early as a Christmas gift for you. The Battle of Mogadishu is an epic story of modern war made famous in the film Black Hawk Down. In this epic battle, 160 elite American soldiers will battle an entire city of two million inhabitants. It’s… Continue reading Coming soon: Black Hawk Down – the Battle of Mogadishu
Wild Beauty – the Work of Grainger McKoy
Mankind has reflected on lessons from nature since time immemorial. Consider the book of Proverbs: “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest” (Proverbs 6:6). We could also cite the widespread… Continue reading Wild Beauty – the Work of Grainger McKoy
Show 11: Texas Forever – The Battle of the Alamo
Join Chris and Luke in the North Georgia bunker as they recount the Battle of the Alamo, the famous battle from the Texas Revolution. General Santa Anna, an opium addict and dictator, is bringing an army of 7,000 men to decimate the homes and firesides of Texas. Only 200 men stand in their way –… Continue reading Show 11: Texas Forever – The Battle of the Alamo
Coming Soon: Texas Forever – The Battle of the Alamo
Chris and I want to thank everyone for the support. We’re working on Episode 11 right now – The Battle of the Alamo. In this epic battle, a little less than 200 Texans will try and stem the surging tide of 4,000 Mexicans at San Antonio. It’s an epic story filled with legends from American… Continue reading Coming Soon: Texas Forever – The Battle of the Alamo
Show 10: Clearing Hell – The Battle of Iwo Jima part 3
“Among the Americans who served on Iwo Island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.” — U.S. Navy Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, March 16, 1945 Join Chris and Luke as they guide you through one of the bloodiest battles in American history: the Battle of Iwo Jima. In this episode the marines will drive across… Continue reading Show 10: Clearing Hell – The Battle of Iwo Jima part 3
Coming Soon – Clearing Hell: The Battle of Iwo Jima part 3
Chris and Luke return next month with another episode of Battlecast, the world’s foremost podcast about battles and the only podcast about the Battle of Iwo Jima. It’s called Clearing Hell: The Battle of Iwo Jima part 3 and it’s coming next month. This is the bloodiest part of the battle and a show you… Continue reading Coming Soon – Clearing Hell: The Battle of Iwo Jima part 3
Brutal Romance: A Foreign Legion Memoir
Legionnaire: Five Years in the French Foreign Legion Simon Murray There are books that are not quite great but are still touching – books like plain women with beautiful souls – and Legionnaire by Simon Murray is one of them. Murray, a privileged, nineteen-year old Englishman, possessed with an ill-defined malaise, turned his back on… Continue reading Brutal Romance: A Foreign Legion Memoir
Clearing Hell: Episode 10 Trailer
Check out the trailer for episode 10: Clearing Hell – the Battle of Iwo Jima part 3. Notice the extensive use of flamethrowers. Because of the difficult terrain, which often mitigated the effective use of tanks, the Marines relied on flamethrowers. You can see them in action on Iwo Jima in the trailer footage. Below the trailer, a Marine tells the story of what it was like to wield the flamethrower on Iwo Jima.
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