Aug 20, 202656 min
This episode from battlefieldtravels.com examines the First Battle of the Matanikau, one of the least-documented yet most consequential actions of the early Guadalcanal campaign. The full study is at: First Battle of...
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Battlefield Travels
Hosted by Mick Prictor · history · EN
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260+ battlefields on six continents. 2,500 years of conflict. I have walked the ground on every one of them. And I am still exploring!A military history resource like no other.Original analysis drawn from primary sources, GIS terrain analysis, and fieldwork on every battlefield covered on this podcast. Deep dives into the battles, campaigns, and tactical innovations that defined the conduct of warfare — from ancient warfare to the modern era.From the Pass of Thermopylae to Frederick the Great’s Silesian campaigns, Caesar’s battles for Gaul to the jungles of Vietnam. I have walked every one of them. BattlefieldTravels goes where the secondary sources don’t.The podcast is produced from original research by a retired Australian Army officer, former Black Hawk pilot, and doctoral researcher at the Australian National University — bringing four decades of operational experience and rigorous primary source scholarship to military history that is too often told at second hand.The full ar
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What is Battlefield Travels about?
260+ battlefields on six continents. 2,500 years of conflict. I have walked the ground on every one of them. And I am still exploring!A military history resource like no other. Original analysis drawn from primary sources, GIS terrain analysis, and fieldwork on every battlefield covered on this podcast.
Who hosts Battlefield Travels?
Battlefield Travels is hosted by Mick Prictor. The show has published 26 episodes to date.
What has Battlefield Travels covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Payback time for the Marines: First Battle of the Matanikau, 18-19 August 1942" (20 August 2026, 56 minutes), "The Foreign Legion's Camerone in Tonkin: Siege of Tuyên Quang Nov 1884 - Mar 1885:" (19 August 2026, 78 minutes), and "300 against an empire: The Battle of Thermopylae 480 BC" (3 July 2026, 54 minutes).
How often does Battlefield Travels publish?
Battlefield Travels publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 26 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Battlefield Travels?
Booking probability for Battlefield Travels is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Battlefield Travels requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Battlefield Travels's contact route on record: public web form.
About the host
Mick Prictor hosts Battlefield Travels, a history podcast with 26 episodes published.
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- Aug 19, 20261h 18m
This episode from battlefieldtravels.com examines the legendary Siege of Tuyên Quang, one of the most celebrated battles in French Foreign Legion history. The full study is at: Siege of Tuyen Quang 1884-85: The Foreign...
- Jul 3, 202654 min
This episode examines one of history's most famous last stands — the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, where King Leonidas of Sparta and a small Greek coalition held the narrow coastal pass of the 'Hot Gates' against...
- Jul 3, 202636 min
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- Jun 11, 202633 min
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- Jun 9, 202636 min
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- Jun 9, 202643 min
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- Jun 8, 202641 min
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- Jun 8, 202654 min
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- Jun 8, 202645 min
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- Jun 8, 202645 min
This episode examines the Ambush at Bắc Lệ on 23 June 1884, the skirmish in northern Tonkin that ended French diplomatic negotiations with China and triggered the Sino-French War of 1884-1885. A French column of...
- Jun 7, 202654 min
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- Jun 7, 202647 min
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- Jun 7, 202633 min
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- Jun 7, 202641 min
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- Jun 6, 202638 min
This episode examines the Battle of Polygon Wood, 26 September 1917, the second of General Plumer's methodical bite-and-hold offensives during the Third Battle of Ypres, and one of the most tactically successful Allied...
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