Forgotten Wars

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.

Cuba is racked by war as rebels fight to be free of Spanish rule, neighbouring America is emerging as a Great Power on the World Scene. Join me as Spain and America collide leading to the birth of American Empire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As World War One rages on and Russia collapses into revolution and civil war, the Czech Legion embarks on an epic journey across Siberia to get to the western front. As they travel across one of the most hostile environments on earth, they will face German plots, Bolshevik attacks and White Russian hostility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do Voodoo priests, Slaves fighting for their freedom and Napoleon Bonaparte have in common? The Haitian Revolution! After the slaves of Haiti rose up and overthrew their French masters, Napoleon sends a vast army to restore French rules and reimpose slavery. Yet he had underestimated the man the French would come to call the Black Spartacus, Toussaint L'Ouverture Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

As World Two rages in Europe, Finland has to fight its own desperate struggle for survival as it is invaded by the full might of the Soviet Union. The Finns would earn the respect of world and legends would be born in this epic David and Goliath struggle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A British army invades Afghanistan expecting an easy victory, instead it would lead to the worst British military defeat in the 19th Century. Join me for a tale of heroism, incompetence, super spies and disaster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our first episode we head to East Africa in World War One. Far from the trenches of the Western Front, Paul Von Lettow Vorbeck leads German forces on an epic campaign to tie down as many Allied troops as possible, ending the war as Germany's only undefeated General. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.