Join Chris and Luke in the North Georgia Bunker as they recount the Battle of Cannae. The beer this month is Peroni, 3 bullets out of 5. Note this map is dated wrong, the battle took place in 216 B.C.

http://media.blubrry.com/429895/archive.org/download/BattlecastBattleofCannae/Battlecast%20Cannae.mp3

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Map of battle locations:

Book References:

Rome and Carthage by T.A. Dorey and D.R. Dudley

The Histories by Polybius

History of Rome from its Foundations by Livy

The Oxford History of the Classical World by Griffin Murray (ed.)

Music References:

Liz Katrin music reference:

youtube.com/user/lizkatrin/videos

Dynatron – Stars of the Night:

https://dynatron.bandcamp.com/

Courtesy of New Retro Wave Records: https://newretrowave.com/

Join Chris and Luke in the Atlanta Ivory Tower as they discuss the battle of Atlanta and drink beer. The beer this episode is Sweetwater Blue, bunker grade: 3.5 out of 5 bullets.

http://media.blubrry.com/429895/archive.org/download/BattleofAtlantaPart2Final/battle%20of%20atlanta%20part%202%20final.mp3

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Picture Credits: “War is Hell” by Mort Kunstler

References:

The Siege of Atlanta by Samuel Carter III

Co. Aytch by Sam Watkins

Sherman’s March by Richard Wheeler

The Blues in Gray by Roger S. Durham

Diary of a Confederate Soldier by William C. Davis

A History of Georgia by Kenneth Coleman and Numan Bartley

The American Heritage New History of the Civil War by Bruce Catton and James M. Mcpherson (ed.)

The Civil War Told by Those Who Lived it by Various, edited and compiled by Library of America

Music in this Episode:

Endless Melancholy

“Vanishing Whispers”

http://endlessmelancholy.bandcamp.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Rsvw4NTIA

2nd Carolina String Band

“I’m a Good Old Rebel”

http://www.civilwarband.com

https://www.facebook.com/2nd-South-Carolina-String-Band-221406579722/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKih6b7IssA

Join Luke and Chris in the bunker as they drink beer and review the greatest battles in history. Beer this episode is Laughing Skull Craft Lager: four bullets out of five.

http://media.blubrry.com/429895/archive.org/download/BattlecastBattleOfAtlantaPartOne/Battle%20of%20Atlanta%20part%20one.mp3

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References:

The Siege of Atlanta by Samuel Carter III

Co. Aytch by Sam Watkins

Sherman’s March by Richard Wheeler

The Blues in Gray by Roger S. Durham

Diary of a Confederate Soldier by William C. Davis

Join Chris and Luke in the bunker as they recount the battle of Hastings. The beer this episode is Fuller’s London Porter. Bunker rating: 4 bullets out of 5.

http://media.blubrry.com/429895/archive.org/download/battlecasthastings/battlecasthastings.mp3

Download episode 2 here: download

References:

Bradbury, Jim. The Battle of Hastings.

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

Sturluson, Snorri. The Saga of King Harold

Bloch, R. Howard. A Needle in the Right Hand of God.

Freeman, Edward. William the Conqueror.

Jenkins, Simon. A Short History of England.

Join us in the bunker this week as we recount the harrowing tale of Dien Bien Phu. Dien Bien Phu was fought between the French and Vietnamese in 1954. The battle is a classic example of encirclement warfare. Our beer this week is 33 export beer out of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

http://media.blubrry.com/429895/archive.org/download/BattlecastDienBienPhuUpdate2/battlecast%20dien%20bien%20phu%20update2.mp3

Download episode 1 here: download

Works cited for this episode:

Fall, Bernard. Hell In A Very Small Place: The Siege Of Dien Bien Phu.

Maclear, Michael. The Ten Thousand Day War.

Christian Appy. Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered from all Sides.

Douglas Porch. The French Foreign Legion.