Season 2
Episode #34: Return to the Graveyard of Empires
An Unknown Soldiers Podcast Update - Schedule Change
Welcome to Season 2 of the Unknown Soldiers Podcast!
Season 1
In 1878, after 36 years of peace between their countries, the British Empire invaded Afghanistan once again. Some people never learn. The Second Anglo-Afghan War would shake the Empire...and the Afghans...to their foundations. Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod Music: Jalandhar Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
Brief update on the current status and future direction of the Unknown Soldiers Podcast. No episode this week, but more to come soon! Check the Website: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/ Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod
Coming September 5 - SEASON 2 of the Unknown Soldiers Podcast! Premiering with Episode #34, "Return to the Graveyard of Empires". Check the website: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/ Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod
A surprise Special Edition episode from the Unknown Soldiers Podcast! Military logistics is one of the least sexy but most important aspects of warfare. This episode contains four case studies: Xerxes in Greece, Sherman in Georgia, Hitler in Russia, Eisenhower in France...that lay out the challenges imposed by the Iron Hand of Logistics. Sources: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episode-33-the-iron-hand-of-logistics-sources Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod Music: x4 Checkpoint by Hayden Folker | https://soundcloud.com/hayden-folker Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US “Traditional Americana Folk Ballad” by CBL, via Pond5.com. 100 Seconds by Punch Deck | https://soundcloud.com/punch-deckMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Superepic by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
First in the Unknown Soldiers Podcast's interview series, we have Mr. David Townsend, author of "My Road to Mandalay: Compiled from his Father's Letters." David's father fought in the Burma Campaign of World War II, and his letters were only found years later. David tells us about his discovery of the side of his father that he never knew: one more of history's Unknown Soldiers. Amazon link to My Road to Mandalay: https://tinyurl.com/mw9m3689 Check the website: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com David's website: https://www.myroadtomandalay.com/ Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod
In the early months of the American Civil War, the Confederacy launched an invasion of New Mexico to achieve their dream of empire. This forgotten campaign culminated in a small but important battle at Glorieta Pass - the Gettysburg of the West. Sources, Images, Maps: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episode-32-gettysburg-of-the-west-maps-images-and-sources Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod Music: "Spaghetti Western Theme P5" by CrossGateProductions, via Pond5.com
Russian imperialism, and its opponents, are often forgotten. Throughout the early 19th Century, Russia fought to subdue the mountain tribes of Chechnya and Dagestan and the Muslim guerrilla leader Imam Shamil. Who will become Lord of the Caucasus? Check out my hand-drawn maps: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episode-27-31-crimean-war-maps Where did I get my info? Here are my sources: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episodes-27-31-the-crimean-war-series-sources Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod
The soldiers of the Crimean War had pretty miserable diets and a strong desire for all kinds of alcohol. If you are what you eat, the Crimean War's soldiers were salt beef, biscuit, and liquor - though that, like everything else, was about to change. Check out my hand-drawn maps: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episode-27-31-crimean-war-maps Where did I get my info? Here are my sources: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episodes-27-31-the-crimean-war-series-sources Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod
The last stages of the Crimean War saw some of its fiercest combat in the Allied assaults on Sevastopol. What the nations of Europe learned in the trenches would change how they viewed each other - and how they viewed themselves. Check out my hand-drawn maps: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episode-27-31-crimean-war-maps Where did I get my info? Here are my sources: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episodes-27-31-the-crimean-war-series-sources Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod Music: Slow Walk Into The Sunset by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
In 1855, a woman of color arrived on the Crimea to do her part for the British war effort. Mary Seacole, a mixed-race Creole widow, would be one of the great British heroines of the Crimea, a light driving back the melting dark. Check out my hand-drawn maps: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episode-27-31-crimean-war-maps Where did I get my info? Here are my sources: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/unknown-soldiers-podcast-episodes-27-31-the-crimean-war-series-sources Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/unknownsoldierspodcast https://twitter.com/unksoldierspod