BattleWalks

Join Mat McLachlan on YouTube Live on Feb 15, 2024 at 6pm Sydney (7am London) time to discuss the Battle of Passchendaele!Click here to join: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfWdbJGaBZ0

A special bonus episode from our sister podcast, Living History with Mat McLachlan! To kick off Season 8, Mat is joined by historian John McManus to discuss the new Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg production Masters of the Air, currently streaming on Apple TV+. Mat and John discuss the history behind the mini-series, and the immense contribution made to victory in the Second World War by the US Army Air Forces. What was is like to take to the skies in a B-17 over Nazi Germany, what psychological effect did the terror of combat have on the young airmen, and should we feel uncomfortable about the human cost of strategic bombing more than eight decades after the war?If you enjoyed this podcast, please subscribe to Living History with Mat McLachlan, available wherever you get your podcasts, or by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/matmclachlanAnd join us on a battlefield tour at https://battlefields.com.au/

Mat and Pete are on the last day of their Signature Tour of the battlefields of the Western Front. Join them for a recap of an extraordinary week's touring!Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Pete SmithProducer: Jess StebnickiBecome a member to listen ad-free and to receive exclusive bonus episodes from only $2.99 per month!: https://plus.acast.com/s/battlewalksJoin us on a battlefield tour at www.battlefields.com.auSupport the show with a one-off contribution: www.buymeacoffee.com/battlewalksFind out everything Mat and Pete have going on at https://linktr.ee/battlewalksFollow us on Twitter @BattleWalks and Facebook @Battle.WalksFor more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV

Mat and Pete are live on the battlefields! Join them as they discuss an exciting day of exploring 1918 battlefield sites, fascinating isolated cemeteries and a V1 rocket launch site!Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Pete SmithProducer: Jess StebnickiBecome a member to listen ad-free and to receive exclusive bonus episodes from only $2.99 per month!: https://plus.acast.com/s/battlewalksJoin us on a battlefield tour at www.battlefields.com.auSupport the show with a one-off contribution: www.buymeacoffee.com/battlewalksFind out everything Mat and Pete have going on at https://linktr.ee/battlewalksFollow us on Twitter @BattleWalks and Facebook @Battle.WalksFor more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV

Mat is joined by battlefield historian Jo Hook as they walk the famous Second World War battlefield of Arnhem. It was here in September 1944 that British paratroops fought a desperate action to capture the Rhine bridges, as part of the huge Allied attack known as Operation Market Garden.Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Jo HookProducer: Jess StebnickiBecome a member to listen ad-free and to receive exclusive bonus episodes from only $2.99 per month!: https://plus.acast.com/s/battlewalksJoin us on a battlefield tour at www.battlefields.com.auSupport the show with a one-off contribution: www.buymeacoffee.com/battlewalksFind out everything Mat and Pete have going on at https://linktr.ee/battlewalksFollow us on Twitter @BattleWalks and Facebook @Battle.WalksFor more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV

Mat and special guest Richard Osgood, an archaeologist who has dug on battlefields from ancient to modern, discuss Richard's latest project, an excavation of the English village where Easy Company trained before parachuting into Normandy on D-Day.Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Richard OsgoodProducer: Jess StebnickiBecome a member to listen ad-free and to receive exclusive bonus episodes from only $2.99 per month!: https://plus.acast.com/s/battlewalksSupport the show with a one-off contribution: www.buymeacoffee.com/battlewalksFind out everything Mat and Pete have going on at https://linktr.ee/battlewalksFollow us on Twitter @BattleWalks and Facebook @Battle.WalksFor more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV

Mat and Pete are continuing their examination of a British WWI soldier from top to bottom (or bottom to top in this case!). What did a soldier wear on his upper body? How did he keep warm? How did he carry his gear? This episode covers everything from vests to tunics and bizarre goat skin coats!To find out more about the podcast, visit https://linktr.ee/battlewalksJoin us on a battlefield tour at www.battlefields.com.au

Mat and Pete continue their exploration of the clothing and equipment carried by a First World War soldier in this special bonus episode of 'A Tommy from Top to Bottom'! Having covered boots and puttees in a previous episode, they now discuss trousers and undergarments, a vitally important part of a soldier's fit-out, but one that is sadly overlooked! Long-Johns, corduroy trousers, kilts and woollen undies all feature in this fascinating episode!To find out more about the podcast, visit https://linktr.ee/battlewalksJoin us on a battlefield tour at www.battlefields.com.au

Mat and Pete would love you to join them on their Signature Tour of the battlefields of France and Belgium in 2024. The Signature Tour is the only tour that Mat personally escorts, and it is the most popular tour offered by Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours.In 2024 the tour will visit all the key Australian battlefields of the Somme, the Ypres Salient and French Flanders. It starts and ends in Paris, and includes upgraded accommodation in the heart of the battlefields, many meals, plus visits to bonus sites not included on other tours.The tour will book out quickly so, if you would like to join us, please visit https://battlefields.com.au/western-front-signature-tour-with-mat-mclachlan-2024/The Mat McLachlan Signature Tour is a 9-day tour that departs Paris on September 16, 2024.