A big thank you to everyone who supported our little podcast. Appearing in the goodpods military history top 20 list means a lot. Best, Max & Tony goodpods.com/leaderboard/top… PS See Helion Talks @Helionbooks for our next season

Hi Folks, We have recently collaborated with Helion & Co to create Helion Talks. This episode looks at the ‘Whiskey on the Rocks’ incident , a Cold War stand off. @Helionbooks @sean_f_scullion m.youtube.com/watch?v=UtT1qt… shows.acast.com/underground-…

They showed up early to the war. Wrote two books 📚. Took incoming 💥. Stayed. John & Natasha Sennett didn’t plan to become Accidental Ukrainians—but that’s what happened. 🎧 Listen here: undergroundstrategy.com/podc… #undergroundstrategy #accidentalukrainians #ukrainewar #civilianinwar #johnsennett #warandwriting #veteranvoices

Operation Boleas ⚔️ South Africa’s first post-apartheid deployment. 600 troops, no prep, and a political crisis spiraling into combat. @schermanjp74 was there—and he’s breaking it all down. 🎧 Listen here: undergroundstrategy.com/podc… #undergroundstrategy #operationboleas #sandf #lesotho #postapartheid #militaryhistory #sadc

For many military memoir is not just about violence; they are coming of age stories. Often boys and girls find their vocation in the military. Max’s book is one such story and we are delighted that he received a Front Line first place award! @Helionbooks @sean_f_scullion

You asked, @AmosFox6 answered. 🎯 Maneuver warfare, endurance, tech, doctrine—nothing was off limits. This is what happens when listeners take over the brief. 🎧 Listen here: undergroundstrategy.com/podc… #undergroundstrategy #amosfox #conflictrealism #militaryqa #modernwarfare #positionalwarfare #maxlauker

Why do soldiers fight? 🎖️ It’s not always for flag or country. Sometimes it’s for the unit. Sometimes it’s for revenge. 🔥 We sat down with Tarak Barkawi to talk colonial armies, battlefield ritual, and the stories we keep telling ourselves about war. 🎧 Listen here: undergroundstrategy.com/podc… #undergroundstrategy #whysoldiersfight #soldiersofempire #militaryhistory #colonialwarfare #ritualofwar #warandmemory

🦊 Rommel got the flair. South Africa got Tobruk. We sat down with Lt. Col. Jean-Pierre Scherman to talk desert warfare, bad orders, and what WWII looked like from the losing side of the myth. @schermanjp74 🎧 Listen here: undergroundstrategy.com/podc… #undergroundstrategy #tobruk #rommel #desertfox #southafrica #ww2history #jeanpierrescherman #northafricacampaign

You fight in Irpin and Kharkiv. Then you teach improv to help soldiers rebuild their minds. 🎭⚔️ In Part 2, Serhii Velychanskyi talks post-combat recovery, psychological warfare, and why healing is its own kind of resistance. 🎧 Listen here: undergroundstrategy.com/podc… #undergroundstrategy #ukrainewar #improv450 #combatrecovery #warandhealing #serhiivelychanskyi #psychologicalsupport

🎭 From the improv stage to a trench outside Kyiv. Serhii Velychanskyi fought in Irpin and Kharkiv with Ukraine’s 130th Territorial Defense Battalion—then used improv to survive what came next. 🎧 Part 1 is live: undergroundstrategy.com/podc… #undergroundstrategy #ukrainewar #territorialdefense #warandimprov #combatresilience #improv450

Pillboxes in hedgerows. 🌳 Anti-tank blocks in farm fields. And one archaeologist tired of the southern England obsession. Gordon Barclay’s If Hitler Comes rewrites the invasion story—Scotland included. ⚡ Read the review: undergroundstrategy.com/revi… #undergroundstrategy #ifhitlercomes #gordonbarclay #scotland1940 #fortressbritain #ww2history #BookReview