ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
From Napoleonic battles to Cold War confrontations, the Normandy landings to 9/11, this podcast opens up fascinating new perspectives on how wars have shaped and changed our modern world. Each week, twice a week, war historian, writer, and broadcaster, James Rogers, teams up with fellow historians, veterans, and experts to reveal astonishing new histories of inspirational leadership, breakthrough technologies, and era defining battles. Together they highlight the stark realities and consequences of global warfare. Join us on the front line of military history.
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Hosts:
Update frequency:
semiweekly
Average audio length:
35 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
United States
423 episodes
since Aug. 3, 2020
episodic
AUDIENCE OF THIS PODCAST 🔗
~39.08% of listeners are from United States.
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US
39.08%
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GB
23.56%
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AU
8.95%
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CA
4.68%
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NL
2.95%
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IE
2.54%
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DE
2.34%
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1.78%
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ZA
1.52%
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PL
1.37%
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0.96%
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0.76%
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IN
0.71%
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PT
0.71%
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IT
0.55%
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PH
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