Men Among Men Stories Podcast episodes:

• April 19, 2022Episode 19: “No Mean Soldier” by Peter McAleese, Pt. 2

  Hank and Bindu dive deep into the second half of a legendary memoir of a

  true “fighting man”. In this podcast, Hank and Bindu go over the second

  half of the book; looking at McAleese’s time in Rhodesia in both the

  Rhodesian SAS and BSAP Special Branch, his journey to South Africa after

  Rhodesia’s fall, his service in the 44 Parachute Brigade and private

  security companies, and finally his recruitment into two secret missions in

  Colombia with the ultimate aim of killing Pablo Escobar.

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• April 08, 2022Episode 18: “No Mean Soldier” by Peter McAleese, Pt. 1

  Hank and Bindu explore the first half of a legendary memoir of a true

  “fighting man”. In this podcast, Hank and Bindu go over the first half of

  the book; looking at McAleese’s rough childhood, his service in the Aden

  and Borneo campaigns with the SAS and finally his time as a mercenary in

  the Angolan Civil War.

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• March 01, 2022Episode 17: “The Recollections of Rifleman Harris” by Benjamin Harris

  Hank and Bindu go further back in time then they have ever gone before, and

  discuss a lost classic of military history: the personal reflections of a

  Napoleonic era soldier. Benjamin Harris joined the British Army in 1803 and

  quickly joined the famed 95th Regiment of Foot.

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• January 24, 2022Episode 16: New Year, Same Podcast

  Hank and Bindu reminisce over 2021, talking about their favourite podcasts

  they have recorded and going into a bit more detail about some of them.

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• December 16, 2021Episode 15: “No Colours or Crest” by Peter Kemp

  Hank and Bindu explore a forgotten book about a forgotten corner of the

  Second World War: British special operations in the Balkans and elsewhere.

  This is the sequel to Peter Kemp’s book “Mine Were of Trouble” which we

  covered in a previous podcast. In this book, Kemp returns from the Spanish

  Civil War and steps into the Second World War and the British Special

  Operations Executive.

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• October 04, 2021Episode 14: Interview with Larry Jenkins Pt. 2

  Hank and Bindu once again interview our good friend, Rhodesia Regiment and

  BSAP veteran Larry Jenkins. We continue Larry’s story of his time in

  Rhodesia and his experiences going home to Canada. Larry explains the

  difficulties former soldiers face returning to civilian life, and together

  we explore his time with the Veterans Transition Network and go over their

  play Contact! Unload.

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• August 28, 2021Episode 13: Afghanistan 1842- A History that Rhymes

  Hank and Bindu discuss the recent American pullout from Afghanistan and the

  similarities and contrasts to the First Anglo-Afghan War in 1839-1842.

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• August 14, 2021Episode 12: “Mine Were of Trouble” by Peter Kemp

  Hank and Bindu investigate a fascinating memoir of a British volunteer in

  the Spanish Civil War, fighting for the rebel Nationalist cause. Peter Kemp

  was an Englishman who went to Spain in 1936 and using his former military

  training rose through the ranks to become an officer, first in the Carlist

  Requetés and then in the elite Spanish Foreign Legion.

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• July 28, 2021Episode 11: “Bush War Operator” by A. J. Balaam

  Hank and Bindu explore one of our favourite books on the Rhodesian Bush

  War, written by A.J. Balaam a veteran of both the Rhodesian Light Infantry

  and the Selous Scouts. Balaam grew up in Rhodesia and after national

  service in the RLI, he suffered through the legendary Selous Scouts

  selection course and became a member of this formidable elite unit.

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• July 18, 2021Episode 10: The Death of History

  Changing pace, Hank and Bindu speak about the problems we face when talking

  about military history and history more generally today. We talk about

  cancel culture, political correctness, the politicization of history,

  yellow journalism, trading up the chain, and our own personal experiences

  with all of the above.

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