Neil Eckart

War And Conquest

History EN ↓ 223 episodes

The rise of Western Civilization through its political and military conflicts. Sarcasm throughout but still as grounded to reality as possible, there's no reason this can't be fun. Multiple episodes on a specific time period or leader with a different metal intro for every episode

Author

Neil Eckart

Episodes

{13.5} Anglo Saxons vs The Great Heathen Army: Round One 13.11.2022 42:03

865-71 AD: The Sons of Ragnar land in East Anglia with the largest Viking army ever assembled with the intent to conquer all of the Anglo Saxon Kingdoms Song: Heathen by Currents- Life Lost www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.inst...

{13.4} The Vikings: A Pirate By Any Other Name 19.10.2022 43:10

790-1066: For one reason or another large waves of Scandinavian raiders explode from their icy homes on to an unsuspecting Europe Song: Twenty Five by The Devil Wears Prada- Color Decay www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.instagra...

{13.3} Anglo-Saxons: The 8th Century(or the episode that broke me) 25.09.2022 34:44

700-800 AD: I throw my hands up at this abysmally sourced period in history and decide to have some fun with this one Song: Blindness by Insolvency- Illusional Gates www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.instagram.com/warandconquest...

Off The Rails Sampler Platter 12.09.2022 38:37

Episode for this week isn't done so enjoy some OTR highlights while I finish the real show www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.instagram.com/warandconquestpcast/ https://twitter.com/warandconquest1 Venmo: @Warand Conquest https://...

{13.2} Anglo-Saxons: Knock Knock...It's Catholicism 28.08.2022 33:44

597-700 AD: Pope Gregory sends the first Roman Missionaries to the British Isles since the collapse of Roman authority to reestablish the faith Song: Twilight of the Thunder God- Amon Armath- Twilight of the Thunder God www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warand...

{13.1} Anglo-Saxons: From The Ashes of Rome 17.08.2022 35:16

410-500 AD: After the collapse of Roman rule, the inhabitants of the Britannic Isles have to try to put their lives back together in the face of lawlessness, famine and pagan raiders Song: The End Of All We Know by Bleed From Within- Fracture Content Creator of the Week: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrPhoxotic www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD...

Vacation's Over 10.08.2022 10:43

Somehow, Neil Returned

Season 12 Source Review 09.07.2022 12:00

The books and sources used to create this past season Watch this episode with video on YouTube www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.instagram.com/warandconquestpcast/ https://twitter.com/warandconquest1 Venmo: @Warand Conquest http...

Lepanto: Dance On Their Watery Graves 27.06.2022 48:44

1571: The largest clash of oared vessels in the history of the Mediterranean since Antiquity. The Holy League of Venice, The Papal States and The Hapsburgs vs the Ottoman Navy Song: Forever Marked by Currents- I Let the Devil In www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.c...

The Grand Finale of the Great Siege of Malta 06.06.2022 44:23

Sepetember 1565: Thousands litter the battlefield on both sides as the the game of chicken between the Knights and Ottomans draws to a bloody conclusion Song: Martyrs by August Burns Red- Found in Faraway Places www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquest...

Historian Interview: Bruce Ware Allen 22.05.2022 58:09

I sit down with author and historian Brue Ware Allen, author of The Great Siege of Malta, for discussion about Malta and getting published in the historical books industry

{12.12}Siege of Malta Pt. 5: The Will to Resist 08.05.2022 43:13

August 1565: Mustapha uses every trick in the book of siege warfare to capture Birgu and Senglia Song: Addicted by Tetrarch- Unstable www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.instagram.com/warandconquestpcast/ https://twitter.com/waran...

Historian Interview: Roger Crowley 24.04.2022 1:04:01

Author of 1453 and Empires of the Sea, both of which have been used as sources in past series www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.instagram.com/warandconquestpcast/ https://twitter.com/warandconquest1 Venmo: @Warand Conquest https...

{12.11} Siege of Malta Pt. 4: The Grapeshot of Wrath 17.04.2022 54:38

July 1565: After taking St. Elmo. the Ottomans move on to surround Senglia and force it to fall

Some Announcements and Light Ranting 10.04.2022 11:12

Its all in the title, really www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.instagram.com/warandconquestpcast/ https://twitter.com/warandconquest1 Venmo: @Warand Conquest https://www.twitch.tv/theproslayer7

{12.10} Siege of Malta Pt.3: Saint Elmo's Defiance 27.03.2022 58:50

May-June 1565: The Ottoman cannon finally open up on their first target, the little Fort St. Elmo. What was supposed to be a walkover, turns into a month long bloodbath Song: Ghosts by August Burns Red- Majoring in the Minors(Instrumental) www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www...

{12.9} Siege of Malta Pt. 2: First Blood 13.03.2022 28:48

May 1565: The Turks arrive at Malta after a year and a half of speculation with the largest navy to ever sail the Mediterranean Song: Blindness by Insolvency- Illusional Gates www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.instagram.com/wara...

{12.8}Siege of Malta Pt. 1: The Provocation 27.02.2022 35:00

1559-65: The Knight's Hospitaller's continued piracy and disruption of Ottoman trade lanes provokes the sultan to finally respond Song: Violence by A Day to Remember - Common Courtesy (had to change this week's music because it didn't sound the way I wanted)

{12.7} The Barbarossa Brothers: Naval Jihad 13.02.2022 32:26

1515-1545: The Barbarossa Brothers terrorize the Mediterranean Sea and become so powerful, they are accepted into the Ottoman Empire to fight for Suliman Song: Wishful Sinking by blessthefall- Hard Feelings www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast...

{12.6} Second Siege of Rhodes: Power of the Spade 30.01.2022 33:13

1522: Suliman the Magnificent comes to finish what his great grandfather left undone in his war with the Knights Hospitaller on Rhodes Song: Dream Thief by Phineas- The Fire Itself www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.instagram.com...

Season 14 Voting Options 22.01.2022 5:51

It's that time again. If you want to be eligible to vote join the Patreon community or use the donate button on the website www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.instagram.com/warandconquestpcast/ https://twitter.com/warandconquest1...

{12.5} Live Show: The Rise of Sulieman 04.01.2022 32:36

1480-1521: In the wake of Mehmed II's death, the Ottoman empire saw three completely different sultans who nonetheless left a lasting legacy in their wake www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.instagram.com/warandconquestpcast/ http...

{12.4} Rhodes: The Rebuilding Years 19.12.2021 31:15

1480-1522: The Knights Hospitaller, led by their Grand Master Pierre D' Aubusson use the popularity of their victory and some lucky breaks to rebuild their shattered citadel for the next Ottoman attack Song: Left for Dead by Memphis May Fire www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://w...

{12.3} First Ottoman Siege of Rhodes 1480 05.12.2021 34:31

1480: The Knights Hospitaller brace for the greatest siege the Order has ever faced to defend their home island of Rhodes Song: Black Smoke by Breakdown of Sanity- Single www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.instagram.com/warandcon...

{12.2} Rhodes: Come and Take It 19.11.2021 31:50

1306-1309: Despite being "given" the island of Rhodes by the Pope, the local Greeks make the Knights Hospitaller take the island by guile and force Song: To Believe by Trivium- Vengeance Falls www.warandconquest.com warandconquestpcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUOD52RBg1BBm_zndE-DdA https://www.patreon.com/warandconquest https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast https://www.i...