Bloody Violent History

That's it folks.  Jamie and I have produced over 90 episodes for this show.  Here we talk about some of our favourites.  Thank you for listening. E79 Spy Plane E69 Waterloo E80 Civil War E91 Mobster E76 Disastrous Expeditions E77 Dambusters Raid E11 Twentieth Century Heroines E2 Cavalry Charge E8 Irish Terrier - True Dogs of War E49 IED pt2 - The Combat Surgeon E51 Pirates E28 Bomber Harris speech...

1.Intro  2.Mutiny through the ages  3.Naval Mutiny  4.Army Mutiny  5.Air Force Mutiny  ps The Wagner Group There is always an underlying grievance.  Jamie and Tom dive into the history of Mutiny. so it goes, Tom Assheton and James Jackson   See also: YouTube: BloodyViolentHistory https://www.instagram.com/bloodyviolenthistory/ https://www.jamesjacksonbooks.com https://www.tomtom.co.uk   If you enj...

1.Mob Rule  2.Power Play  3.The Hit  4.Global Rampage  PS ' The 5 Families' Organised crime has huge resources, wealth, high political connections.  They own and operate billion dollar corporations.  Jamie and Tom take a look at the underworld - the mafia man, the gangster, the mobster. so it goes, Tom Assheton and James Jackson   See also: YouTube: BloodyViolentHistory https://www.instagram.com/b...

1.Intro  2.Foundation  3. Genocide  4.Rampage  5.Explotation  6.Cull  ps St Valentine's Day Massacre Jamie and Tom take a long look at Massacre - the wholesale, indiscriminate killing of persons.   This episode was recorded before Palestinian Hamas terrorists massacred over 1,300 Israelis, mostly civilian men, women and children on 7th october 2023. It is a difficult subject so we have split it in...

1.  Royalty v Republic  2.  The 'Crown' tv show  3.  Princess Alice, the Duke of Edinburgh's mother  4.  Mad, bad and bonkers  5. Modernisation of the Royal Family.  6. Conclusion Tom talks with the UK's pre-eminent expert on royalty, Hugo Vickers.  He has written many biographies of 20th century figures, including Cecil Beaton, Vivien Leigh, the Duchess of Windsor, Princess Andrew of Greece, and...

Jamie goes solo to keep you up to speed with tech, tactics and time honoured aspects in war, conflict and adversity.  These 'Bloody Bites' are short podcast episodes which will hopefully answer a few questions thrown up in our general podcast discussions. A kind of  BVH glossary. Let us know if you would like to hear Jamie's take on a particular topic.  talk@bloodyviolenthistory.com So It Goes Tom...

Chapters cont... 4. Dysentery  5. Typhoid & Cholera  6. Yellow Fever, Typhus and Malaria  7. Small Pox  8. Aids to Covid  ps Biological Warfare The second and concluding part to our dive into the story of Contagion. Mankind has defeated all comers in the struggles we have had with the animal kingdom – no sabre-tooth tiger, crocodile or shark has been able to stall the Ascent of man … except perhap...

1. Introduction   2.The Plague ...  to be continued Mankind has defeated all comers in the struggles we have had with the animal kingdom – no sabre-tooth tiger, crocodile or shark has been able to stall the Ascent of man … except perhaps our microscopic competitors; pathogens in the form of a virus, bacteria or God forbid, fungus.  Throughout our history these miniscule machines of death have dest...

Chapters cont... 4. Anglo Norman period  5. Medieval  6. Early Modern  7. C20 &21  ps The Queen Mother The concluding section to 'Royals in War', continuing from th previous episode.  But before we go any further, please  SHARE this podcast with a friend – do it now https://www.bloodyviolenthistory.com/episodes To be King, Queen, Pharaoh, Tsar or Emperor a person had to gain power over people, a p...

1.Setting the Scene  2. Classical World  3. Dark Ages.  Chapters 4 to 8 in the next episode Today’s episode is Bloody and Violent, but before we go any further, please  SHARE this podcast with a friend – do it now   https://www.bloodyviolenthistory.com/episodes Thank you.  Many of you will recognise the opening quote from the fictional TV series A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin.  It may...

1.  Intro  2. British Crown Jewels  3. European Crown Jewels  4. Beyond Europe  5. ps  Bling for Today Jamie goes solo to keep you up to speed with tech, tactics and time honoured aspects in war, conflict and adversity.  These 'Bloody Bites' are short podcast episodes which will hopefully answer a few questions thrown up in our general podcast discussions. A kind of  BVH glossary. Let us know if y...

1. Fight or Flight  2. Deliverance  3. Embarrassing Retreats  4. Arduous  5. Catastrophic  6. ps Trafalgar Today we are going to discuss the contentious issue of going backwards in war.  And no, we are not just talking about certain nations driving their tanks with 10 reverse gears.  We are talking about retreat, generally seen as a bad thing and withdrawal, sometimes seen as not such a bad thing....

1.  Intro  2. Antiquity  3. Crusaders  4. Middle Ages  5. C18  6. C19  7. C20  8. postscript  Jamie goes solo to keep you up to speed with tech, tactics and time honoured aspects in war, conflict and adversity.  These 'Bloody Bites' are short podcast episodes which will hopefully answer a few questions thrown up in our general podcast discussions. A kind of  BVH glossary. Let us know if you would...

1. The Violence of Civil War  2. England  3. Ireland  4. America  5. Russia  6. Europe  7. Africa  8. China  9.  Democracy or Bread and Order There is nothing more brutal than when a country goes to war with itself.  The scale of horrors almost always descends from the battlefield to ragged lines of refugees, violent insurgency, mass starvation, and long term schismatic destruction.  Towns are div...

1.  Ancient spies to the 19th century  2. WW1 & WW2  3. Cold War  4. ps Drones and planes Jamie goes solo to keep you up to speed with tech, tactics and time honoured aspects in war, conflict and adversity.  These 'Bloody Bites' are short podcast episodes which will hopefully answer a few questions thrown up in our general podcast discussions. A kind of  BVH glossary. Let us know if you would like...

1.  Intro  2. Spy Ships  3. Merchant Raider WW 1 & 2   4. Cold War Spy Trawlers  5. Middle East  6. ps Future Roles Jamie goes solo to keep you up to speed with tech, tactics and time honoured aspects in war, conflict and adversity.  These 'Bloody Bites' are short podcast episodes which will hopefully answer a few questions thrown up in our general podcast discussions. A kind of  BVH glossary. Let...

1. Genesis  2. The People  3. The Plan - Operation Chastise  4.  Aftermath On the night of 16th May 1943, 133 men of the Royal Air Force, in 19 Lancaster Bombers, flew a daring mission to destroy the Dams in Germany’s Ruhr valley.  Flying at night, at low level, these intrepid men destroyed 2 out of 3 of the dams.  1,300 where killed on the ground. 8 out of the 19 bombers didn’t return.  3 airmen...

1. Reality Bites   2. Cannibals   3. Desert & Jungle   4. Mountain  5. Sea  6. The Odd Triumph  7. Aviation  8. Outer Space  9.  postscript I hope you have calibrated your compass and zeroed your altimeter - for we are about to set off on a journey of exploration.  Anyone who has led any sort of life will have embarked on an expedition or two: some more hair raising than others, but things can sti...

Today we talk about a subject close to our hearts on this show – what happens when the Brits get in touch with their inner pirate.  To help me I am joined by Colonel Tim Spicer OBE.  Tim had an illustrious career in the army, including commanding his Regiment, the 1st Battalion Scots Guards.  He then had 20 years running Private Military Security businesses; founding both Sandline International an...

1.  Intro  2. Evolution  3. WW2,  all grown up  4. The Funnies  5. C20 & C21 - Battles  6. Ukraine  7. ps In Extremis Jamie goes solo to keep you up to speed with tech, tactics and time honoured aspects in war, conflict and adversity.  These 'Bloody Bites' are short podcast episodes which will hopefully answer a few questions thrown up in our general podcast discussions. A kind of  BVH glossary. L...

On 14th Oct, northwest of the town of Hastings, the Anglo-Saxon army of the English King Harold met and fought the invading Norman army of the Duke of Normandy, later to be known as William the Conqueror.  This was the moment, the turning point in English history, still considered today as the last successful invasion of the British Isles by a foreign army.  The Battle roiled from dawn to dusk – a...

1.  Intro  2. The Missile  3. Comparing today's missiles with the past  4. The beginning  5.  Air to air missiles  6. Air to surface missiles  7. The range extends - surface to air  8.  Ballistic missiles and interceptors  9.  Lasers, particle beams and railguns Jamie goes solo while we are on our end of series break.  These 'Bloody Bites' are short podcast episodes which will hopefully answer a f...

We examine an iconic event from World War Two carried out by Greek and British members of the Special Operations Executive.  The SOE.   To help me with this is I am joined by Rick Stroud.  Rick, a director of film and television, has also published a number of books, mostly within the military sphere.  His latest, Lonely Courage, is the true story of SOE heroines in WW2.  As some of you know we pu...

1.Intro  2. Soft Underbelly  3.An Old Profession  4. US Civil War  5. Boer War  6. Latin America 7. Lawrence of Arabia  8. World War 2  9. Cold War  10. Afghanistan  11. What have we learnt  PS Ukraine As this podcast demonstrates, Insurgency is one of the world’s oldest professions.  It is a chance for the oppressed or the invaded to push back, to challenge the larger force with unconventional an...

1.Intro  2. Lead up to the Campaign (2:07)  3.  Commanders (9:17)  4.  Weapons (30:37)  5.  Lead up to the Battle (41:16)   6. The Battle of Waterloo (58:20)  7.  Key Moments/Hot Points (1:49:20)  8. Troops, Tactics and Tech (1:52:50)  9.  Individuals in Action (1:58:58)  10.  Conclusion and Aftermath Today we are going to talk about the famous Battle of Waterloo which took place on 18thJune 1815...