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Killing Time

This is a podcast about the greatest military battles and campaigns that changed the course of history for non-military listeners.

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Episode 5 - The Battle of Gettysburg - 1-3 July 1863

Episode 5 - The Battle of Gettysburg - 1-3 July 1863

The greatest military battle ever fought on the North American continent, Gettysburg has often been considered the turni... Read more

26 Apr 2015

1hr 14mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 8 - The Six Day War - 1967

Episode 8 - The Six Day War - 1967

The State of Israel faced mortal danger in June, 1967.  Surrounded on three sides by hostile Arab states, armed to the t... Read more

5 Sep 2015

1hr 36mins

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Episode 4 - The Battle of Waterloo - 18 June 1815

Episode 4 - The Battle of Waterloo - 18 June 1815

The most famous battle of all time, Waterloo reached iconic status within days as news of the defeat of the greatest mil... Read more

26 Apr 2015

1hr 13mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 7 - The Battle of France 1940

Episode 7 - The Battle of France 1940

As Winston Churchill watched the French army march past on Bastille Day, 1939, amid the tensions of Europe, he exclaimed... Read more

19 Jul 2015

1hr 30mins

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Episode 10 - Trafalgar

Episode 10 - Trafalgar

In October 1805, Britain had been almost continuously at war with Napoleonic France and under the constant menace of inv... Read more

16 Nov 2015

1hr 32mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 11 - Yorktown and the Battle of the Capes

Episode 11 - Yorktown and the Battle of the Capes

In 1781, the American Revolutionary War had been going on for over six years with more defeats for George Washington and... Read more

28 Feb 2016

1hr 12mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 9 - The Battle of Austerlitz

Episode 9 - The Battle of Austerlitz

After a dizzying rise to power, the 35 year old Napoleon Bonaparte faced his downfall in the summer of 1805 when first R... Read more

8 Oct 2015

1hr 3mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 6 - Poltava and the Great Northern War

Episode 6 - Poltava and the Great Northern War

The Great Northern War pitted the Swedish Empire at the peak of its power against its southern and eastern neighbors, De... Read more

10 May 2015

53mins

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Episode 3 - The Battle of Koniggratz - 1866

Episode 3 - The Battle of Koniggratz - 1866

The Battle of Koniggratz, fought on July 3, 1866, was the largest military battle on the continent of Europe between the... Read more

28 Feb 2016

1hr 10mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 16 - The Battle of Stalingrad

Episode 16 - The Battle of Stalingrad

A disastrous offensive launched by the Red Army in May, 1942 around Kharkov ended in a rout that paved the way for a ren... Read more

26 Apr 2018

1hr 47mins

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