By the end of the First World War, J.F.C. Fuller had seen the future of warfare—but Britain wasn’t ready to follow him there. Part Two traces Fuller’s post-war career, his growing isolation, and the slow sidelining of one of the army’s most original thinkers. It’s the story of a man whose ideas survived long after his influence did.

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Today, we pause to honor every man and woman who has ever worn a uniform. From the mud of Flanders to the sands of the desert, from the skies above Europe to the streets of faraway cities — each answered when their country called. This episode is dedicated to them: the veterans who fought, who endured, and who carried home the memories that the rest of us cannot. Their courage built our freedom, and their sacrifice reminds us that peace is never free.

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In this first part of our two-episode look at J.F.C. Fuller, we explore how a curious, eccentric English officer became one of the most influential—and controversial—military thinkers of the twentieth century. From his unusual upbringing to the trenches of the First World War, Fuller’s restless intellect reshaped the way modern armies would fight.

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In this special episode, we explore the mysterious Japanese O-I superheavy tank—the 120+ ton prototype shrouded in secrecy and speculation. With almost no hard evidence of its existence beyond a few blueprints and scattered reports, the O-I remains one of World War II’s biggest “what ifs.” I’m joined by a guest to discuss its theoretical battlefield role, logistics, and legacy. This is a conversation built on what we know… and what we can only imagine.

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The Medium D was Britain’s bold attempt to build a true fast tank after WWI — powerful, experimental, and ambitious, but ultimately too unreliable to survive.

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This episode explores the Medium Mark C, Britain’s attempt to carry the momentum of WWI tank design into the postwar era. A weapon designed for a war that never came, the Mark C highlights both the ambition and the limitations of early interwar tank development.

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The Mark VIII “International” was unlike any other tank of the First World War. Built through cooperation between Britain, the United States, and France, it was designed to spearhead the massive 1919 offensive. Though it never saw combat, it stands as a symbol of Allied ambition, innovation, and the future of armored warfare.

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Season 2 begins with an introduction to the interwar years. After tracing the birth of the tank in Season 1, this new season explores nearly a hundred vehicles, prototypes, and the people who shaped them between 1919 and 1935. We’ll look at how different nations experimented, debated doctrine, and laid the foundations for the iconic tanks of the Second World War.

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Steel fortresses on rails—armored trains thundered across battlefields from the First World War to the Second, shaping revolutions, civil wars, and empires. In this case study episode, we explore their origins, battlefield use, and eventual decline, from Trotsky’s command train to German Panzerzüge. Once symbols of unstoppable industrial power, these iron leviathans ultimately became relics, remembered as war machines that rode the very rails of war.

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In this episode we wrap up Season 1 with listener questions, a look back at where we’ve been, and a preview of what’s ahead in Season 2. 

I’ll also be dropping a bonus episode during the short break so don’t miss it!

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