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Carl Rylett
A History of Europe, Key Battles
A podcast on European conflicts from the perspective of each side to provide an alternative to the traditional national narratives. Going chronologically from the Ancient Greeks onwards I will describe to some extent how each battle was won or lost by particular decisions, tactics, technology or fortune. But the aim of each main narrative will be to place each battle in the context of the overall history of Europe. Hosted on Acast. See
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4.5 stars from 1,020 ratings
Best narration I’ve seen
Amazing & detailed. I’ve seen so many podcasts that skip over the details to try to keep their episodes short, and I love how Carl goes into all the juicy details. I love how he goes into all of the context for the historical moments he focuses on. On top of all this, he is also a good...Read full review »
Platypusoppossum via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/02/24
This podcast goes to 11
There is not a more complete history of Europe performed by any human being on this planet than this. Every battle's background is made perfectly clear as Carl includes the previous decades and even centuries of context or build up leading to the conflict. If he did one on North America and...Read full review »
jdhcbcufjf via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 02/14/24
I cannot thank you enough for the wonderful and comprehensive series. I've never been so sad that there weren't more wars in Europe so you could keep going. Please return soon. I'll listen.Read full review »
Omgnfw via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/17/23
Recent Episodes
The Paris Peace consisted of a group of distinct treaties, but the main concern of the delegates was the settlement with Germany, embodied in the Treaty of Versailles signed in June 1919. Germany’s eastern frontiers presented far greater...
Published 10/20/23
In Spring 1918 a massive German offensive made significant territorial gains, but ultimately not the intended breakthrough, and the Allied forces stood firm. Exhausted and demoralised at the scale of casualties, the Germans were pushed back in a major counter-attack in the late Summer and Autumn....
Published 09/29/23
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