Warfare

From ancient conflicts to modern warfare, this category covers the pivotal clashes, brilliant tacticians, and game-changing campaigns that altered the course of history. Our short-form podcasts and articles make the story of war clear, compelling, and surprisingly digestible — perfect for the tactically curious.

The Battle of the Somme

By the end of 1915, the First World War had ground itself into a stalemate that nobody had planned for,…

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The Battle of Poitiers

By the mid-fourteenth century, the Hundred Years’ War had shifted from dynastic argument to brutal reality. What began as a…

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The Battle of Cannae

By the summer of 216 BC, the Roman Republic was fighting for its survival. What had begun as a struggle…

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The Battle of Salamis

By the late summer of 480 BC, the Greek world stood on the edge of annihilation. The heroic stand at…

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The Fall of Constantinople

By the mid-fifteenth century, Constantinople was a city living on reputation as much as reality. Once the glittering capital of…

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The Battle of Waterloo

In early 1815, Europe was trying, very deliberately, to relax. After more than two decades of near-constant war, the defeat…

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The Soviet-Afghan War

In the years before Soviet tanks crossed the Afghan border, Afghanistan was already a country in deep turmoil. Far from…

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The Battle of White Mountain

By the early seventeenth century, Bohemia sat on a political and religious fault line, primed for explosion. For decades, the…

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The Battle of Bosworth

The morning of 22 August 1485 was cool and grey over the fields south of Market Bosworth. Men woke stiff…

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The Battle of Alesia

Some battles decide the fate of armies, others shape the destiny of nations. But occasionally, one changes the balance of…

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