46 - Leopard 1 - The Cold Warrior

Early war tanks on all sides were surprisingly rattly and rickety contraptions. In this episode we're going to count the rivets on the Panzer II which really proved that some tank is better than no tank as it conquered Poland and France. The halftime interview features Graham fro ... Show More

After a world war spent building very bad tanks the British got their act together and unleashed Centurion on the world. It would fight with distinction in the Korean War, the Suez Crisis, Indo-Pakistani wars, Vietnam, and on both sides of Arab-Israeli wars. Bruce Springsteen was ... Show More

The US Army had a lot of ideas for tank destroyers, but they arrived half a war too late, leaving the operators driving open-topped assault guns. But the M10 was there when they needed it in crucial moments of the Second World War, packing a big gun on a reliable chassis. We'll a ... Show More

Hitler edges the idea of starting one of the most disastrous battles of all time while the Soviets build Fortress Kursk. Correction: Panzer V - Panther Panzer VI - Tiger Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys 

Ukraine's defence minister has had a "frank discussion" with his German counterpart about German Leopard 2 tanks, which Kyiv is urgently requesting to confront the Russian military. Germany has not yet decided whether to send the tanks to Ukraine, or allow other countries to dona ... Show More

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"The Indochina War (1946-1954)" Transcription: https://www.patreon.com/posts/la-guerre-87784989/edit If you like my podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon :-) https://www.patreon.com/talkslowfrench/membership 

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In October 1962, a U-2 spy plane discovered Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba.  The subsequent 13 days were some of the tensest in human history.  The United States and the Soviet Union came closer to nuclear war than at any point in the cold war.  It was only a last-minute co ... Show More

What is the Cold War? Let's put it here in simple words! Slow Russian Podcast Transcript and audio download for $20 – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/slowrussian Join my free email course with A LOT of useful materials for self-learning – http://realrussianclub.com/ ... Show More

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, and allow other countries to do the same, reports in Germany say. We look at what impact this could have on the war in Ukraine. Also on the programme: at least 124 have people died in freezing temperatu ... Show More

Think Tank signifie "réservoir d’idées" en anglais. Un Think Tank est un groupe privé, réunissant des experts qui produisent des études et élaborent des propositions à destination des gouvernants. On compte de nombreux Think Tanks puissants à travers le monde, parfois critiqués p ... Show More

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