The Napoleonic Wars Podcast

I speak to Malia Ogawa on how Napoleon motivated his men on and off the battlefield in a discussion which ranges from the horrors of war, to oratory, PTSD, and authoritarian rulers.You can support this content, and receive exclusive perks including your name in the credits, and decide on future content at: www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicist Twitter: @zwhitehistory Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I speak to the historian Jacqueline Reiter about her research on William Pitt (Lord Chatham), the disastrous Walcheren expedition, and the incredibly pompous maverick Sir Home Popham.  You can support this content, and receive exclusive perks including your name in the credits, and decide on future content at: www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicist Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @latelordchatham Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking at how confidence, morale and xenophobia intertwined in the minds of British soldiers on campaign, I give  a taster of some research which I published in Helion's recent book 'Life in the Redcoat'. You can support this podcast, and receive exclusive perks including your name in the credits, and decide on future content at: www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the run up to Christmas, I review three titles that you might want to feature on your Christmas wish list: Rory Muir's Wellington: Path to Victory, S. G. P. Ward's Wellington's Headquarters, and Ron McGuigan and Rob Burnham's Wellington's Brigade Commanders.You can support this podcast on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicistTwitter: https://twitter.com/ZwhiteHistoryYoutube: The Napoleonicist - YouTube  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I speak to Gareth Glover about his two recent publications on the 52nd Foot and the Great Waterloo Controversy, discussing why the British Guard doesn't deserve all the glory, why there is a competition to discover more break ins at Hougoumont, and why fans of the Prussians might be angry about his book.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicistTwitter: https://twitter.com/ZwhiteHistoryYoutube: The Napoleonicist - YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm joined by Josh Provan as we continue to explore the careers of Napoleon's marshals who fought in the Peninsular War. In this episode Marmont, Jourdan and Suchet are discussed.  Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @LandOfHistory Join the conversation at www.thenapoleonicwars.netPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicistTwitter: https://twitter.com/ZwhiteHistoryYoutube: The Napoleonicist - YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In an epic episode, Josh Provan and I chat about four of Napoleon's marshals who served in Spain: Soult, Victor, Massena and Ney, in the first of a new series exploring the records of all of Napoleon's marshals.Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @LandOfHistoryPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicistTwitter: https://twitter.com/ZwhiteHistoryYoutube: The Napoleonicist - YouTubeOr support the podcast at no extra cost to yourself when you buy any book at a HUGE discount at Naval & Military press. Just click here & shop as normal: www.naval-military-press.com/?ref=zack.white Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Beatrice de Graaf returns in a brilliant discussion of Napoleon's diplomacy, and how the different nations of Europe struggled to achieve state security both during and immediately after his reign.Twitter: @beatricedegraff | @zwhitehistoryBeatrice's book Fighting Terror after Napoleon is available to order from Cambridge University Press online now.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicistTwitter: https://twitter.com/ZwhiteHistoryYoutube: The Napoleonicist - YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second instalment of 'Napoleon's Greatest Battle', Vanya Bellinger, Marcus Cribb and Will Fletcher join me to make the cases for Arcole, Toulon and Jena-Auerstadt.Part of Napoleon month.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicistTwitter: https://twitter.com/ZwhiteHistoryYoutube: The Napoleonicist - YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In an epic discussion on a wide range of aspects of Napoleon's rule and reputation, Marcus Cribb and Luke Daly Groves have a passionate, detailed, and respectful debate about the opposing perspectives on the Emperor's life. We also discuss why Napoleon is a bit like ordering a take away!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicistTwitter: https://twitter.com/ZwhiteHistoryYoutube: The Napoleonicist - YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.