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Beatrice de Graaf and Alex Mikaberidze return to this show, to discuss the implications and impact of the Peninsular War on the wider situation across Europe with a particular focus on 1808-10, considering whether the conflict was a sideshow, the extent to which Napoleon blundered, and why there are surprising echoes with modern times. Review this show on Apple Podcasts! Please, and thank you! Our social media and merch: ⁠https://linktr.ee/napwarspod⁠

Kevin Linch joins us for the fourth part of a long-anticipated and fascinating series on all things British Army. Check out Kevin's book, the inspiration for this series here: Pen and Sword Books: The British Army, 1783–1815 - Hardback Kevin's other work includes: Britain and Wellington's Army: Recruitment, Society and Tradition, 1807-15 | SpringerLink Check out our socials, join our mailing list or browse our shop at: https://linktr.ee/napwarspod

On Saturday, January 13, 1917, an ocean liner docks in New York Harbor. Among the disembarking emigrants is one Lev Davidovich Bronshtein—better known by his nom de guerre, Leon Trotsky. Bronshtein has been on the run for a decade, driven from his beloved Russia after escaping political exile in Siberia, his companion and two sons in tow. He lives and would die for a worker’s revolution, at any cost—but is he ready to become an American?

Dave Brown, author of General D'Armee 2, joins me, the co-host of Little Wars TV, and Dr Andrew Dorman to discuss the Art of the War game, the tricks to creating a successful wargaming experience, how to get started in the hobby, and how the value they bring to history. Buy the rulesets: https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/reisswitz-press/general-darmee/ Little Wars TV: https://www.youtube.com/@LittleWarsTV

Naval historian Kate Jamieson joins me to talk about the Battle of the Glorious First of June - Britain's first major naval engagement of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, in which Britain sought to deprive France of a vital grain and food convoy which saved the French nation from starvation, propping up the revolutionary government in the process. Get episodes early and exclusive perks: www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod

Who was Napoleon's greatest marshal? It's a question that has dogged fans of the period for 200 years, and will do for 200 more. On the 220th anniversary of Napoleon creating the marshals of France, and marking the 200th instalment of the Napoleonic Wars pod, fans of the show fire the opening salvo in the epic journey that will be the Battle of the Marshals. In this first heat, Ed Coss makes the case for Berthier, Todd Campbell argues for Ney, and Dan Hazelwood defends Soult. Only one can make it through to the semi final. Who wins? You decide.With expert commentary from Josh Provan and Sam ...

What was the greatest on-screen depiction of the Napoleonic era? That Hamilton Woman? All for Love? The Duellists? Gance's Napoleon? Waterloo? Bondarchuk's War and Peace? Master & Commander? Sharpe? With so many to chose from Charley White, Kirsteen Mackenzie, Everette Rummage, Matt Bone, Tom Fournier, Josh Provan, and Marcus Cribb all join me to chat through a myriad of contenders, in an episode of truly epic proportions.Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @restorationcake | @kirsteenMM | @AgeofNapoleon | @tom4141tom | @LandOfHistory | @mcribbHistoryYou can support this content & get exclusive perks ...

Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig’s King: A Life is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.—and the first to include recently declassified FBI files. In this revelatory new portrait of the preacher and activist who shook the world, the bestselling biographer gives us an intimate view of the courageous and often emotionally troubled human being who demanded peaceful protest for his movement but was rarely at peace with himself.