Peter Hart

Pete & Gary's Military History

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For more than 40 years bestselling author and historian Peter Hart has interviewed thousands of veterans about their experience of war. Join him and his chum Gary Bain as they explore all aspects of military history, from the ancient world to the Second World War. Pete and Gary don't just tell the history, they bring it to life with the words of the men and women who were there! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep62: Somme Success - Air War 1916 24.03.2021 1:00:15

Peter and Gary continue their series about the air war during WWI, by exploring the desperate fighting that took place in the skies over the Somme in 1916. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Militar...

BONUS: Behind the Scenes! 21.03.2021 22:11

How does Pete and Gary's Military History get made? Join the two hosts as they lift the curtain on what goes into each week's episode. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a Living...

Ep61: Attack on the Dardanelles! 18.03.2021 57:23

On the anniversary of the famous naval action that began the Gallipoli Campaign, Pete and Gary explore this fascinating chapter of the Gallipoli story. Could it have succeeded, and what effect would that have had on the First World War? Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe...

Ep60: Battle of Neuve Chapelle 1915 10.03.2021 56:15

Pete and Gary tell the story of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, one of the most important British actions of 1915. This was also the first major action on the Western Front for both Canadian and Indian troops. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at ww...

Ep59: Playing with Great War Poets 03.03.2021 1:02:40

Peter and Gary leave their comfort zone well behind, as they discuss the military careers and written works of some of the great First World War poets! Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military Hi...

Ep58: South Notts Hussars - Germany & Post-War 25.02.2021 53:32

It's a sad day! Pete and Gary bid farewell to the brave men of the South Notts Hussars in this final podcast following their exploits in the Second World War. This episode explores their time in Germany and their demobilisation at the end of the war. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com...

Ep57: Haig at War, 1914 17.02.2021 1:01:44

Peter and Gary continue their exploration of the life and career of Sir Douglas Haig, this time discussing his role during the first year of the Great War. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Militar...

Ep56: South Notts Hussars - NW Europe Part 2 10.02.2021 57:41

Peter and Gary continue the story of the South Notts Hussars as they fight through North-West Europe. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Ac...

Ep55: South Notts Hussars - NW Europe Part 1 03.02.2021 53:31

In the first episode of the RELAUNCHED Pete & Gary's Military History, the boys continue the story of the South Notts Hussars, as this WW2 artillery unit fights in North-West Europe. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHis...

Ep54: General Hunter-Weston 27.01.2021 1:13:13

Peter and Gary tell the story of Lieutenant-General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston, the controversial figure who commanded the British 29th Division at Gallipoli. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Milita...

Ep53: SPECIAL - Isandlwana 21.01.2021 1:21:36

On the 142nd anniversary of the ill-fated Battle of Isandlwana, Peter and Gary tell the story of this dark chapter of the British Army. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a Livin...

Ep52: South Notts Hussars - Sicily and Home 20.01.2021 52:24

In the latest installment of their series following the South Notts Hussars, a WW2 artillery unit, Peter and Gary explore the unit's time in Sicily and their return to Britain in 1943. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingH...

Ep51: Haig - Building an Army 1902-14 13.01.2021 1:14:44

Peter and Gary explore the vital work contributed by Douglas Haig to assembling and building the British Army prior to the First World War. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a L...

Ep50: Gallipoli - Evacuation of Helles 07.01.2021 1:02:22

Peter and Gary explore the remarkable evacuation of Cape Helles in January 1916, the final chapter in the Gallipoli saga. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a Living History prod...

Ep49: South Notts Hussars - Advance to Tunis 30.12.2020 51:42

Peter and Gary continue following in the footsteps of the South Notts Hussars, a WW2 artillery unit, as they join the Tunisian campaign of 1943. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History i...

Ep48: Christmas Truce 1914 23.12.2020 54:52

In this special Christmas episode, Peter and Gary explore the fabled Christmas Truce of 1914. Who was involved, what happened, and how has it been remembered over the decades? Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV...

Ep47: Gallipoli - Evacuation of Anzac and Suvla 16.12.2020 1:05:39

Peter and Gary explore the incredible achievement to evacuate thousands of men, horses and tonnes of equipment from the Anzac and Suvla sectors of Gallipoli in December 1915. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV P...

Ep46: Winter 1914 - Life in the Trenches 09.12.2020 57:33

Peter and Gary explore life in the trenches during the harsh first winter of the war. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Ep45: Haig and the Boer War 02.12.2020 1:08:00

In their ongoing series of episodes about Sir Douglas Haig, Peter and Gary explore his service during the Boer War. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a Living History production...

Ep44: Tommy Flowers & Colossus 25.11.2020 57:25

This veteran special is based on Peter's Imperial War Museum interview with the remarkable Tommy Flowers - the man who built the Colossus computer that cracked the German codes in the Second World War. Tommy Flowers is a different type of hero, and this episode includes excerpts from the interview with the man himself. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess St...

BONUS: BattleWalks - Walking the Somme 24.11.2020 45:34

A special bonus episode of our new podcast series, BattleWalks, which explores the great battlefields of Europe. This episode features the Sunken Road sector of the Somme battlefield. Subscribe to BattleWalks on Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify, or on your favourite podcast app. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep43: South Notts Hussars - El Alamein 18.11.2020 49:57

Peter and Gary continue to tell the gripping tale of the South Notts Hussars, as they regroup and prepare for the Battle of El Alamein in 1942. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is...

Ep42: Apres la Guerre 11.11.2020 56:48

In this special Remembrance Day episode, Peter and Gary explore the stories of several soldiers and their experiences 'apres la guerre' - after the war. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military H...

Ep41: Battles of Coronel and the Falklands 04.11.2020 59:19

Peter and Gary explore the Battles of Coronel and the Falklands, two important, yet overlooked, naval battles of the First World War. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a Living...

Ep40: Soldiers of First Ypres 28.10.2020 50:47

Peter and Gary tell the stories of soldiers who served in the First Battle of Ypres in 1914. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www. LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See...