Forgotten Wars

On a remote Island in the Pacific a grumpy farmer shoots a pig gouging on his potatoes. Little does he know that he will almost start a war between America and Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Find out how Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie, the Butcher of Lyon, escaped to Bolivia after working for US intelligence. Here he would ally with drug lords such as Pablo Escobar to build a cocaine empire that would seize control of Bolivia and almost build a Fourth Reich in the Andes. #History #WorldWar2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After suffering devastating defeats at Laings Nek and Ingogo, the British start negotiating with the Boers. But an increasingly erratic General Colley, desperate for redemption, seizes Majuba Hill. What follows is one of the most devastating defeats in British History. #Britishempire #Boers #History #Britain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Britain's war against the Boers continues to be a bloody fiasco after defeats at Laings Nek and Ingogo. Meanwhile the British garrisons in the Transvaal struggle to hold on with no support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Its South Africa in 1880 and Britain is about to drift into a war with the local Boer farmers, a war so disastrous that they won't win a single battle. Join me for tale of incompetence, arrogance, diamonds and a commander who couldn't tell the difference between cows and armed Boers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we enter the murky world of mercenaries in Cold War Africa. 'Mad Mike' Hoare became a global celebrity as he led his famous 5th Commando against the Simba rebellion in the Congo, and then tried to overthrow the government of the Seychelles in possibly the worst coup in history. Yet behind the glamour there was a dark side of ex-Nazis, war crimes and rampant looting. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

At the end of the Cold War coups, cartels and cocaine have left Haiti in chaos, leading to yet another American occupation. Join me for a tale of a Voodoo priest president waging a spirit war on Bill Clinton, an anti-American militia leader who was a CIA agent, and how not to rebuild a shattered nation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As World War One rages in Europe, America invades the small Caribbean nation of Haiti. Join me a for tale where the US Marines commit one of the largest bank robberies in history and battle Voodoo priests, all in the name of Wall Street. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Saladin sets a trap for King Guy, but will he fall for it? Join for me for a battle that will decided the fate of the Holy Land Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Its 1187 and the Crusader States face the gravest threat in their history, Saladin. Join me for a tale of bravery, treachery, nobility and stupidity as the countdown to the Battle of Hattin begins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pancho Villa - Bandit, revolutionary hero, general, war lord. Down on his luck in the civil wars of the Mexican Revolution, he launches a devastating attack on America, the 9/11 of its day. Soon American troops will be hunting Pancho across a war torn Mexico in the last days of the old west. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As World War One rages in Europe, Mexico has plunged into revolution. Soon America will be plotting regime change and invading the Mexican port of Veracruz, all in the name of democracy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The allies thought the war was over, they were wrong. After a disastrous defeat at the Taku Forts, France and Britain will send new armies to march on Beijing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We return to the South China Seas where war is once again brewing in the name of the Poppy. Find out how a pirate ship and a slap started a whole new conflict between the Britain, France and China. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Its 1983; Big shoulder pads are cool, Return of the Jedi is in the cinema's, the Cold War is still raging and America is about to invade the small Caribbean Island of Grenada. Join me for a tale of voodoo, UFO's, revolution and Cold War intrigue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Its 1896 and Italy is determined to build a new Roman Empire at the expense of the ancient kingdom of Ethiopia. The scene is set for an epic contest that will change both nations forever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The First Opium War enters its final stages as the British fight their way towards Nanking. Join me for a tale of attack monkeys, corruption on an epic scale and a good candidate for the worst general in Chinese history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imperial forces launch a huge surprise attack on British forces as the sides battle for Canton. Out of this inferno a Chinese legend will born and British views will harden as they decide to strike at the very heart of the Middle Kingdom Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After being driven from Canton and taking refuge on the barren island of Hong Kong, Britain declares war on China in the name of the poppy. Soon both governments are struggling to wage a conflict neither wanted, but that is now taking on a life of its own, as British forces approach the very gates of Canton itself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's 1839 and a war is brewing in the South China Sea. Join me for the first episode of our multi-part series on the Opium Wars, as we see how a Devil's Brew of silver, tea and opium combined to put China and Britain on the road to war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spain endures a bitter retreat after the disaster at Anual, while their foe Abd el Krim reaches the height of his power. However, in his hubris, he will make a fatal mistake that will doom his Rif Republic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join me as we head into the mountains of the Rif for our 10th episode. Spain thinks conquering northern Morocco will be easy, but is soon facing devastating defeats, a General who loses his mind and one of the greatest guerilla forces in history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the last episode our mini-series on the Spanish American War, America takes the war to Spain's possession in the Pacific. America will eventually triumph, yet its success will sow the seeds of a new war that will be even more bloody. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Outside the walls of Santiago the final battle for Cuba rages. Teddy and his Rough Riders will make their famous charge and the US Navy will win a great victory, but on land this will be no easy victory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America goes to war with Spain, yet it will soon have to prove if it's army is up to the job. As chaos & incompetence grip the American war effort, Teddy Roosevelt forms the famous Rough Riders. Led by perhaps the most incompetent General in American history, they will soon be battling the Spanish in the jungles of Cuba Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.