Korean War Podcast
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Episode 4.23 Hungarian Revolution 7
February 15, 2020 15:00 - 20 minutes - 22.6 MBThe events of Thursday 1st November until Saturday 3rd November 1956. The Soviet Army reinforces its tanks and troops in Hungary and prepares for an assault on Budapest to crush the Hungarian Revolution. The Soviet ambassador to Hungary lies to Imre Nagy as to the Soviet plans. Janos Kadar the leader of the Hungarian Communist Party flies to Russia, to offer his services to the Soviet Government, who choose him to the puppet leader of Hungary, a biography of him.
Episode 4.22 Hungarian Revolution 6
February 08, 2020 15:00 - 20 minutes - 23.7 MBThe events of Wednesday 30th October and Thursday 31st October 1956. The revenge killing of AVH secret policeman carries on. Prime Minister Imre Nagy promises dramatic democratic reforms for the country. At first the Soviet leadership agree to the withdraw of Soviet troops and tanks from Budapest but the next day they change their minds and order a full scale military effort to crush the Hungarian revolution.
Episode 4.21 Hungarian Revolution 5
February 01, 2020 15:00 - 20 minutes - 23.3 MBThe events of Friday 26th October until Monday 29th October 1956. the revolution in the rest of Hungary outside of Budapest a biography of Attila Szigetthy leader of the revolution in Western Hungary. Heavy fighting in Budapest between the Soviet Army and Hungarian freedom fighter carries on but Imre Nagy the Hungarian Prime Minister reaches a ceasefire agreement with the Soviets who on Monday 29th October begin to pull their troops and tanks out of Budapest.
Episode 4.20 Hungarian Revolution 4
January 25, 2020 15:00 - 19 minutes - 22.7 MBThe events of Wednesday 24th October and Thursday 25th October 1956. Soviet troops and tanks are sent into Budapest to crush the popular revolt against the Hungarian Communist regime. However young armed Hungarians resist the Soviet Army in street battles in Budapest. A biography of Hungarian Army Colonel Pal Meleter who joins the revolution movement in Budapest and becomes one of the best known leaders.
Episode 4.19 Hungarian Revolution 3
January 18, 2020 15:00 - 20 minutes - 22.7 MBThe events of Tuesday 23rd October 1956. A student march in Budapest grows into a mass protest of two hundred thousand people as the Citizens of Budapest take the chance to protest against the Communist regime. A gun battle breaks out when protesters take to capture the radio station. The Soviet leadership decide to send troops into Budapest to end the protest. A biography of Erno Gero, the Hungarian Communist leader.
Episode 4.18 Hungarian Revolution 2
January 11, 2020 15:00 - 20 minutes - 23.1 MBReformist Hungarian Prime minister Imre Nagy tries to bring in reforms but is partly blocked by Communist leader Rakosi. The Soviets remove both men from power. A biography of Imre Nagy a key figure in the Hungarian Revolution. Public discontent grows in Hungary against the Communists. On Monday 22nd October 1956 a student meeting in Budapest decides upon protest march for the next day, an event that will lead to the Hungarian revolution.
Episode 4.17 Hungarian Revolution 1
January 04, 2020 15:00 - 20 minutes - 22.5 MBThe story of Hungary from the Soviet occupation in 1944 to 1953. Stalin decides upon Rakosi to be the Hungarian Communist ruler, he imposes a harsh repressive regime upon the country, with a secret police the AVH. Hundreds of thousands are imprisoned and thousands are killed. The Communist policies and the need to pay the Soviet Union larges amounts of money in regard to war damages ruins the economy and the standard of living of Hungarian workers falls.
Episode 4.16 East German People Revolt
December 21, 2019 15:00 - 20 minutes - 23.3 MBIn 1953 workers in East Berlin went on strike to protest against new higher production demands set by the Communist East German Government. The strikers marched though East Berlin. The strikes and protests spread though the country. However the next day protesters were fired upon by Soviet tanks.
Episode 4.15 Kim Philby
December 14, 2019 15:00 - 20 minutes - 23.1 MBThe Albania Communist Party seized control of the country in late 1944. However the Albanian Communist Party would be greatly weakened by internal purges. After the break between Tito and Stalin in 1948, the Albania Communist Government which sided with Stalin was isolated and faced by growing discontent from its people. The Americans and British Government trained three hundred Albania agents to overthrown the Communist but all were arrested and executed, why well Kim Philby knew all abo...
Episode 4.14 Berlin Airlift
December 07, 2019 15:00 - 20 minutes - 22.9 MBIn the summer of 1948, Stalin decides to cut road, rail and river transport into West Berlin, to force the Western allies out of the City. However the Americans and British began an operation to supply West Berlin by air transport. The story and biography of the so called 'Candy Bomber'.
Episode 4.13 Empire of the Red Czar
November 30, 2019 15:00 - 20 minutes - 22.7 MBThe story of how the Soviets occupied Eastern Europe at the end of the Second World War. Stalin effectively runs an empire that runs from Central Europe to the Pacific Ocean an empire greater than that of any Russian Czar. The story of how in 1948 the Czech Communist gain power in that country. A biography of the Czech Communist leader Gottwald.
Episode 4.12 Trieste Crisis 2
November 23, 2019 15:00 - 20 minutes - 22.2 MBLack of support from Stalin forces Tito to withdraw from Trieste in 1945. However in 1946 a crisis over control of the city flares up after the Yugoslavs shot down two American planes, war seems possible. However Stalin refuse to back Tito who is forced to back down. A further crisis over Trieste occurs in 1953 when the Americans and British agree to hand the City over to the Italians.
Episode 4.11 Trieste crisis 1
November 16, 2019 15:00 - 20 minutes - 21.5 MBAt the end of the Second World War Churchill and Truman agree to send the Second New Zealand Division on a race to reach the city of Trieste before the Yugoslav Communist can reach. However the Yugoslav Communist do capture Trieste and a battle with the remaining German forces. A biography of General Peter Drapsin the commander of the Yugoslav Fourth Army whose troops occupy Trieste.
Episode 4.10
November 09, 2019 15:00 - 20 minutes - 22.9 MBThe largest and mostly costly battle of the Greek Civil War takes places in August 1949 in the Vitsi and Grammos mountain range, it results in a victory for the Greek Government forces. The Greek Communists could have carried on the war but Stalin has the Albanian and Bulgarian Governments disarm the Greek Communists due to his fears of provoking an alliance between Greece, Yugoslavia and the United States which could bring down the Communist regime in Albania. A brief history of Greece si...
Episode 4.9
November 02, 2019 14:00 - 20 minutes - 21.9 MBThe most important factor in the defeat of the Greek Communist was the spilt between Yugoslavian leader Tito and Stalin. A biography of Tito and a the nature of the spilt. The Greek Communist support Stalin in the dispute and in July 1949 the Yugoslavs close the border and close down Greek Communist bases in Yugoslavia. The military campaign in the summer of 1949 is told and the preparations for the major Battle of Grammos which features in the next episode.
Episode 4.8
October 26, 2019 14:00 - 20 minutes - 22.4 MBThe Communist Democratic army of Greece launches a conversational war offensives against several Greek towns, however they are badly beaten at the Battle for the town of Florina in Northern Greece. Field Marshall Papagos becomes the commander of the Greek Government's National Army, he introduces reforms to make the military high command more effective, his biography is given. The Greek National Army forms elite Mountain Raider companies to fight the Communist guerrillas in the mountains.
Episode 4.7
October 19, 2019 14:00 - 21 minutes - 23.4 MBThe Communist Democratic Army of Greece is reorganised to take part in conversational warfare. The Greek Government's National Army receives weapons and equipment from the American Government. The murder of American journalist George Polk, his biography is given. The Greek National Army wins an important victory in Peloponnese defeating the Communist guerrilla forces there.
Episode 4.6
October 12, 2019 14:00 - 20 minutes - 21.9 MBIn 1947 the Greek Civil War becomes much more intense and wider in scale than in 1946. American military advisors find the Greek National Army in a poor state to fight a guerrilla war against the Communists. A major Greek National Army offensive in Central and Northern Greece fails to dislodge the Communists. Greek King George II dies in April 1947 and is succeeded by his brother King Paul, a biography of the new king. The Greek Communist Party decides to full back the war but the leader...
Episode 4.5
October 05, 2019 14:00 - 20 minutes - 23.9 MBThe United States Government replaces the British Government has the main backer of the Greek Government. In March 1947 President Harry S Truman addresses congress to announce large scale help in terms of money and weapons for both Greece and Turkey. Part of that speech that deals with Greece is used. American military advisors arrive in Greece, they find that Greek National in poor shape to face the Communist menace. In 1948 the United States government will offer further aid to Greece ...
Episode 4.4
September 28, 2019 14:00 - 20 minutes - 21 MBIn March 1946, a Communist guerrilla raid upon a town is seen in hindsight as the start of the Greek Civil War, yet it would be many months before most Greek people realised they there was a civil war in the country as attacks in 1946 were usually small in scale. However in December 1946, the Communist set up the Democratic Army commander by Vapiadis an experienced guerrilla commander. A biography of Mark Vapiadis. A Communist civilian support system was established to aid the guerrillas,...
Episode 4.3
September 21, 2019 14:00 - 20 minutes - 22.2 MBAny hope that the Greek Left could take part in the Greek political system is prevented by a campaign of harassment against the Left. Thousands of Leftist are imprisoned and others are attacked by Right Wing terror groups, all part of what becomes known as the White Terror. Many Communists flee to the Greek Mountains or Yugoslavia. A biography of Zachariadis the leader of the Greek Communists. The Cold War begins in Europe, a look at Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech in 1946.
Episode 4.2
September 14, 2019 14:00 - 20 minutes - 22 MBThe Battle of Athens between the British Army and Greek Communists carries on. British reinforcements and firepower began to turn the tide of the battle in their favour. A biography of Lieutenant General Scobie, the British Military commander in Greece. Winston Churchill travels to Athens in Christmas 1944 to show his support for the Greek Government against the Communists. The Communist kill many of their alleged political opponents in Athens but in February 1945 the Communists agree to...
Episode 4.1
September 07, 2019 14:00 - 20 minutes - 21.6 MBThe Communist controlled ELAS becomes the strongest resistance movement against Axis occupation of Greece during the Second World War. When in late 1944 the German army pulls out of Greece the Communist take control of most of Greece. Winston Churchill who is determined to prevent a Communist take over of Greece sends British troops to Greece to aid the Greek Government led by George Papandreou, the Communist are ordered to disarm, they refuse and hold a mass demonstration, at which the At...
Introduction to season four
August 10, 2019 14:00 - 6 minutes - 7.51 MBAn introduction to season four of this podcast which will deal with the Cold War in Europe between 1944 to 1956. It will begin on Saturday 7th September will a ten part weekly series on Greece dealing with the battle of Athens fought between the British Army and Greek Communist in December 1944 and January 1945 and then go on to tell of the Greek Civil. After that there will be episode on the Trieste crisis which nearly led to war between Communist Yugoslavia and the United States. Then t...
Episode 3.15
March 30, 2019 14:00 - 20 minutes - 21.8 MBIn 1946 the Philippines becomes independent but there is much corruption and Police oppression. A rural revolt begins, the Communist do not support it until May 1948. When the Korean War starts the United States Government increases military aid to the Government of the Philippines but the Americans insist that Ramon Magsaysay becomes Minster of Defence to led the fight back against the now communist supported revolt. A biography of Ramon Magsaysay who would become President of the Philip...
Episode 3.14
March 23, 2019 14:00 - 21 minutes - 22.1 MBThere is growing distrust between Indonesian President Sukarno and the Communist towards the Army Generals. After a failed left wing coup in October 1965, the Generals turn on the Communists killing at least half a million of them. In 1966 the General began to oust President Sukarno from power. A biography of General Suharto who would rule Indonesian for over thirty years and would ally himself with the west.
Episode 3.13
March 16, 2019 14:00 - 20 minutes - 22.1 MBIndonesian troops launch raids against the Malaya mainland. In North Borneo there are several firefights between Indonesian and Commonwealth troops. The war goes badly for the Indonesians, it peters out in 1966 after dramatic events within Indonesia in October 1965. A biography of the new commander of Commonwealth forces in North Borneo, Major General George Lea.
Episode 3.12
March 09, 2019 15:00 - 20 minutes - 21.5 MBThe left wing revolt in North Borneo in 1962 is defeated by the British Army. Indonesian President Sukarno sends Indonesian regular troops to fight in North Borneo in 1963. The battle of Long Jawai. British Government hands over most of North Borneo to Malaysia but promises to maintain troops there. A biography of General Walker the commander of Commonwealth in North Borneo during the first part of the Indonesian Confrontation.
Episode 3.11
February 02, 2019 15:00 - 20 minutes - 21.1 MBThe Indonesian War of Independence against the Dutch. A biography of Indonesian President Sukarno, he slide into dictatorship. Sukarno growing links with Communism at home and aboard. Sukarno opposes plans by the British Government to hand over North Borneo to Malaysia. The geography of North Borneo.
Episode 3.10
November 02, 2018 14:32 - 20 minutes - 22.1 MBMalaysia becomes an independent state. A biography of Henry Lee a senior member of the Government of Malaysia. The emergency comes to an end in 1960, the Communist guerrillas having been defeated by the Commonwealth forces. The reasons why the victory in Malaya could not be copied in Vietnam. A second Communist insurgence begins in 1968.
Episode 3.9
October 27, 2018 14:00 - 20 minutes - 22.2 MBThe British Army and Malay Police grind down the Communist guerrillas, increasing amounts of Malaya are declared free of Communist terrorism. The Malay Communist Party seek a peace deal with the newly elected Government of Malaysia but talks break down and the war carries on. The politics of Malaya and Singapore. A biography of Tunku the first prime minister of Malaysia.
Episode 3.8
October 20, 2018 14:00 - 20 minutes - 22.2 MBHigh Commissioner Gerald Templer creates so called 'white areas' free of Communist terrorism where the emergency regulations can be ended. The British Army push the Communists back into the jungle highlands. The level of Communist activity declines. Templer leaves Malaya and is replaced as director of operations by Lieutenant General Bourne, a biography of the man.
Episode 3.7
October 13, 2018 14:00 - 20 minutes - 22 MBGerald Templer becomes the new High Commission and Director of Operations in Malaya. He dismisses officials who have been block to good cooperation between the Army and civil administration. The British Intelligence service greatly improves, cash rewards are given for information. British Army and Malay Police begin to defeat the Communists. A biography of Gerald Templer.
Episode 3.6
October 06, 2018 14:00 - 20 minutes - 22.9 MBThe life and death of Sir Henry Gurney, who is murdered in a Communist ambush. The rising level of Communist terrorism in Malaya. The disappointing results for the British military in 1951. A new British Government led by Winston Churchill demands changes in the way the war is fought.
Episode 3.5
September 29, 2018 14:00 - 20 minutes - 23.3 MBThe military campaign in 1950 in Malaya. A look at the Communist tactics against British Army patrols and what life was like in a Communist camp. Sir Harold Briggs arrives in Britain to become the Director of Operations he creates a plan to improve relation between the Army, the Police and the civil service. The Chinese squatter population are to be forced into so called ‘new villages’ to stop the flow of suppliers to the Communist guerrillas. A biography of Sir Harold Briggs.
Episode 3.4
September 22, 2018 14:00 - 20 minutes - 22.9 MBThe war in Malaya between the British Army and the Communists in 1949. The growing level of Communist terrorist activity. The British Colonial Government recruits ethnic Malays to fight the mainly ethnic Chinese Communist forces. The expansion of the Malay Police force. A biography of Chin Peng the leader of the Malayan Communist Party.
Episode 3.3
September 15, 2018 14:00 - 20 minutes - 22.7 MBThe war in Malaya between the British Army and the Communists begins in June 1948 with the killing of three British rubber planters. The British killed the military commander of the Communist forces. The Communist establish areas of control within the jungle highland with the support of the ethnic Chinese squatter population. A Biography of the British High Commission from 1946 to 1948 Sir Edward Gent.
Episode 3.2
September 08, 2018 14:00 - 20 minutes - 22.6 MBThe Communist Malay People's Anti Japanese Army fight a guerrilla war against the Japanese occupation and are armed by the British. In 1945 British troops reoccupy Malaya but their policy of the issue of citizenship manages to alienate each of the ethnic groups in Malaya. A biography of Lai Teck Communist leader during the Second World War.
Episode 3.1
September 01, 2018 14:00 - 21 minutes - 23.3 MBA short history of the growing British economic and political power in Malaya during the 18th, 19th and early 20th Century. The large scale immigration of Chinese and Indians to work in British owned tin mines and rubber plantations. The defeat of the British Army by the Japanese Empire in 1942. The Japanese occupation of Malaya between 1942 and 1945 with its brutal repression of the ethnic Chinese population. A biography of Lieutenant General Arthur Percival, the commander of the Britis...
Episode 2.20
March 03, 2018 15:00 - 20 minutes - 22.1 MBAt the Geneva Peace conference in 1954, an agreement is reached to end the war in Indochina. Vietnam would be divided, the Communist gaining control of the north. The French Army leave Hanoi and the Red River Delta. Diem becomes the leader of South Vietnam from 1954 until is overthrow and death in 1963, a biography of him.
Episode 2.19
February 24, 2018 15:00 - 20 minutes - 20.9 MBOn May 1st General Giap orders the Viet Minh army to attack the remaining French defensive positions, most of the attacks are successful. The French are greatly outnumbered and even the wounded are pressed into service. French resistance ends on May 7th. General Ely becomes the French Army commander in Indochina a biography of him. The French Government falls and the new premier promised to end the war in Indochina within 30 days.
Episode 2.18
February 17, 2018 15:00 - 20 minutes - 20.8 MBThe Viet Minh took some weeks to restock their supply of Artillery and Mortar shells and received new recruits into their infantry to replace the losses they had suffered. A biography of Colonel An who would become the new commander of the Viet Minh 174th Regiment. There was a growing problem of French troops deserting within the Dien Bien Phu garrison. However the French retake the hill position of Elaine One.
Episode 2.17
February 10, 2018 15:00 - 20 minutes - 21.5 MBLieutenant Colonel Langlais assumes effective control of the French garrison at Dien Bien Phu, a biography of him. The Viet Minh attack the eastern defences of the French base, most of which are successful but some French defensive positions do fight the Viet Minh off. The Isabelle position, south of the main base is cut off by the Viet Minh. However the Viet Minh do suffer heavy losses during this battles.
Episode 2.16
February 03, 2018 15:00 - 20 minutes - 21.2 MBOn March 1954, the Viet Minh launched an artillery barrage upon the French garrison. In the evening Viet Minh infantry attacked the Beatrice defensive position, capturing it an destroying a Foreign Legion battalion. On March 14th the Viet Minh attack and latter captured the Gabrielle position, destroying an Algerian battalion. A biography of Colonel Le Tan, the commander of the Viet minh 312th Division.
Episode 2.15
January 27, 2018 15:00 - 20 minutes - 22.4 MBThe French Army build a defensive positions around Dien Bien Phu, with blockhouse protected by barbed wire and trenches. The French Army raids into the surrounding countryside become more difficult as the Viet Minh move four infantry divisions and a heavy weapons division into the area. The French Army launch and offensive in Central Vietnam. A biography of General Cogny, the French Army commander in North Vietnam.
Episode 2.14
January 20, 2018 15:00 - 20 minutes - 22.7 MBOn November 20th 1953, the French Army drop parachute troops into the area of Dien Bien Phu. The French win control of the area after a battle with local Viet Minh forces. An airstrip is built and sup[plies flown in. The French garrison commander is Colonel De Castries, a biography of him. The Viet Minh pour troops into the hills surrounding the French base. General Giap orders two invasions into Laos.
Episode 2.13
January 13, 2018 15:00 - 20 minutes - 21.1 MBOpposition to the war in France grows. General Henri Navarre is appointed as the new commander of the French Army in Indochina. He plans to expand both French forces and those of his Vietnamese allies. The French Army launch an operation along Highway Four near the border with China and another operation to defeat the Viet Minh 320th Division. General Navarre plans for a French military operation to occupy a valley in North Vietnam which contains Dien Bien Phu. A biography of General Na...
Episode 2.12
January 06, 2018 15:00 - 20 minutes - 21.1 MBGeneral Salan becomes the new commander of the French Army in Indochina, a biography of him. The French Army sends men to train the hill tribesmen to fight the Viet Minh. The French Army launches an offensive to the North West of Hanoi. General Giap orders his army to invade Laos but along the way suffers a repulse at Na Sam.
Episode 2.11
December 30, 2017 15:00 - 20 minutes - 20.2 MBThe commander of the French Army in Indochina, General De Lattre improves relations with the Americans. The French Army captures the town of Hoa Binh but the Viet Minh fight to cut the supply routes to the town and the French Army is forced to retreat. The death of General De Lattre and General Chanson commander of the French Army in South Vietnam, his biography.
Episode 2.10
December 23, 2017 15:00 - 20 minutes - 22.5 MBGeneral Giap decides to defeat the French Army in a open battle within the Red River Delta. The appointment of the French Army commander in Indochina General De Lattre, a biography of him. He orders a fortified line around Hanoi and the Red River Delta to be built. The French Army defeat the Viet Minh in three battle in January, March and May 1951.