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Send me a messageBecome A PatronMake A DonationDid the film Zulu get it wrong?In the 1964 epic, Lieutenant Gert Adendorff rides into Rorke's Drift with dire news of the disaster at Isandlwana. He explains Zulu tactics, warns of the impending attack—and when asked if he'll stay to fight, replies:“Is there anywhere else to go?”But just a year later, Donald Morris's classic book The Washing of the Spears claimed he fled—not once, but twice. Ever since, Adendorff has been caught in a storm of controversy.Was he a deserter who abandoned his men?Or was he the only man to survive Isandlwana and then stand alongside Chard and Bromhead to help defend Rorke's Drift?In this documentary, we investigate the mystery behind Gert Adendorff. Using eyewitness accounts, official reports, and modern research, we ask why history has treated him so harshly—especially when regular British officers who fled to Helpmekaar were never questioned.This is the forgotten story of the man who may have fought in both of the Anglo-Zulu War's most famous battles.The Battle of IsandlwanaSupport the show

I am an un-credentialed amateur historian who has done very little archive work and lack the substantial infrastructure credentialed historians have to practice their craft. I have debated esteemed historians and won on stage (Daniel Walker Howe looked at my CV and did not prepare) but that doesn't make me better than them.I think my various detours in life mostly outside the formal academy gives me a unique insight into how history works and why I think I am more sober than university historians.I describe some of the reasons I do it and the techniques I employ to get the single most accurate picture of what happened then to determine what's going on now.I am the Smedley D. Butler Fellow for Military Affairs at the Libertarian Institute.Recommended Reading:Mortimer Adler How To Read a BookRobert Strassler The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika (Landmark Series)Mike Snook How Can Man Die Better: The Secrets of Isandlwana RevealedMike Snook Like Wolves on the Fold: The Defence of Rorke's DriftDavid Stahel Operation Barbarossa and Germany's Defeat in the EastDavid Hackett Fischer Historians' Fallacies : Toward a Logic of Historical ThoughtKeith Windschuttle The Killing of HistoryJohn Burrow A History of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth CenturyHarry Elmer Barnes A History of Historical WritingUS Army Center of Military HistoryMy SubstackEmail at cgpodcast@pm.me

La batalla de Rorke's Drift, en enero de 1879, fue un enfrentamiento menor pero convenientemente magnificado por los británicos para paliar, en cierta medida, la humillante derrota que sufrieron unas horas antes en Isandlwana, durante los primeros compases de la Guerra Anglo-Zulú. Para hablar con detalle de este hecho histórico, de la situación estratégica y del conflicto en general, Franjo entrevistará a Javier Veramendi, director de Historia Contemporánea de la editorial Desperta Ferro. Esta escaramuza de Rorke's Drift, que a pesar de la escala no dejaba de ser una hazaña militar, está muy bien representada en una de las mejores películas bélicas realizadas hasta la fecha: Zulú, estrenada en 1964. Para hacer una reseña extensa y detallada de la película, tenemos a Albert Galdor, Eligio R. Montero, David G. Relloso y Javier Veramendi. Y para analizar el juego Zulus on the Ramparts de Victory Point Games, una de las mejores simulaciones que existen sobre esta batalla, contaremos con David G. Relloso y con Franjo, quienes harán, cómo no, el necesario homenaje a Alan Emrich, el fundador y alma mater de Victory Point Games, fallecido recientemente. Partes: 00:00:00 Presentación 00:55:00 Reseña de la película Zulú, primera parte 02:37:00 Reseña de la película Zulú, segunda parte 03:56:00 Primera parte histórica 05:10:00 Segunda parte histórica 06:15:30 Análisis del juego 07:37:00 Conclusiones Tal y como se indica al final del episodio, los audios de terceros se incluyen bajo los acuerdos de ivoox con la SGAE.

Send us a textIn this episode, we bring you Rorke Denver. Commander Rorke T. Denver has run every phase of training for the U.S. Navy SEALs and led special-forces missions in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and other international hot spots. He starred in the hit film Act of Valor, which is based on true SEAL adventures. His New York Times bestseller, Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior, takes you inside his personal story and the fascinating, demanding SEAL training program. In his second book Worth Dying For: A Navy SEALs Call to a Nation, Rorke tackles the questions that have emerged about America's past decade at war–from what makes a hero to why we fight and what it does to us. Rorke was most recently seen on FOX's American Grit. The series followed 16 of the country's toughest men and women as they faced a variety of military-grade and survival-themed challenges set in the wilderness. Support the show

If you ever wonder how lessons learned in sports translate to life, look no further than to former NAVY SEAL Commander Rorke Denver. Rorke couldn't have led missions all over the world and become the leader of every phase of training for the SEALS, including the infamous BUDS, without the grit, team-first orientation, and leadership skills he began developing in youth sports. Denver shares his youth sports story, which led him to become an All-American lacrosse player at Syracuse University, helping his team win two national championships and propelling him to a life of serving his country and teammates. After his decorated military career, Rorke played the lead character in the 2012 film Act of Valor, became a NYT best-selling author, and a sought after keynote speaker. Our time with Rorke includes his compelling stories from his SEAL experiences, as well as his insights for young athletes, parents, and coaches, and his thoughts from his current experience as a sports parent.

In this episode, we bring you Rorke Denver. Commander Rorke T. Denver has run every phase of training for the U.S. Navy SEALs and led special-forces missions in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and other international hot spots. He starred in the hit film Act of Valor, which is based on true SEAL adventures. His New York Times bestseller, Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior, takes you inside his personal story and the fascinating, demanding SEAL training program. In his second book Worth Dying For: A Navy SEALs Call to a Nation, Rorke tackles the questions that have emerged about America's past decade at war–from what makes a hero to why we fight and what it does to us. Rorke was most recently seen on FOX's American Grit. The series followed 16 of the country's toughest men and women as they faced a variety of military-grade and survival-themed challenges set in the wilderness. Support the Show.

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Acceso anticipado para Fans - ** VIDEO EN NUESTRO CANAL DE YOUTUBE **** https://youtu.be/YGgBndG3A-s +++++ Hazte con nuestras camisetas en https://www.bhmshop.app +++++ #historia #historiamilitar #zulu VER PROGRAMA "CAUSAS, TÁCTICAS Y ARMAS" https://youtu.be/b5N3xyy4Vy4 El 11 de enero de 1879, las tropas de la columna central de Lord Chelmsford cruzan el río Buffalo y se adentran en territorio zulú. Confiados, creen que su principal problema será atraer a sus enemigos hacia una batalla campal decisiva, ya que esperan que se diseminen por el territorio en una molesta guerrilla. No podrían estar más equivocados. Las tropas de Chelmsford, cumpliendo las aspiraciones del comisionado Frere, esperaban una rápida victoria. Lo que se encontraron fue con la resistencia de un pueblo guerrero y tenaz que les hizo pagar caras algunas de sus victorias, y humillarles con varias sonadas derrotas. Los ecos de la anglo-zulú siguen llegando a nuestros días, generando tanta fascinación como incomprensión. Desgranaremos la guerra paso a paso, batalla a batalla. Un programa en solitario de David Nievas, para Bellumartis. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Puedes ayudar a David a seguir trayendo monográficos de periodos menos conocidos de la historia militar a través de Paypal: https://paypal.me/davidnievas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPRA EN AMAZON CON EL ENLACE DE BHM Y AYUDANOS ************** https://amzn.to/3ZXUGQl ************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOS LIBROS DE PACO https://franciscogarciacampa.com/libros/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BIBLIOGRAFÍA DEL EPISODIO BANCROFT, J.W. The zulu war 1879: Rorke's drift. Spellmount staplehurst, 1998. GREAVES, A. Crossing the buffalo: the Zulu War of 1979. Cassell, 2006 GREAVES, A. Isandlwana. Cassell&Co, 2001 LOCK, R. Zulu conquered. The march of the red soliders, 1828-1884. Frontline books, 2010 KNIGHT, I. Isandlwana, 1879. The great zulu victory. Osprey, 2002 KNIGHT, I. The Zulu War. Osprey, 2003 KNIGHT, I. Rorke's drift 1879. Osprey, 1996 KNIGHT, I. Zulu Rising. The epic story of of Isandlwana and Rorke's drift. Pan books, 2010 KNIGHT, I. y CASTLE, I. Zulu War 1879. Twilight of a warrior nation. Osprey, 1992 MORRIS, D.R. The washing of the spears: rise and fall of the Zulu nation. Pimlico, 1994 ROCA, C. Isandlwana: amarga victoria zulú. AF Editores, 2006 Si queréis apoyar a Bellumartis Historia Militar e invitarnos a un café o u una cerveza virtual por nuestro trabajo, podéis visitar nuestro PATREON https://www.patreon.com/bellumartis o en PAYPAL https://www.paypal.me/bellumartis o en BIZUM 656/778/825 Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de BELLUMARTIS PODCAST. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/618669

** VIDEO EN NUESTRO CANAL DE YOUTUBE **** https://youtu.be/b5N3xyy4Vy4 +++++ Hazte con nuestras camisetas en https://www.bhmshop.app ++++ #historia #historiamilitar #zulu Bajo los gritos de "¡A trescientas yardas, fuego... indepediente!" y "¡Ushutu!", dos formas de hacer y entender la guerra se enfrentaron en el año 1879 en Zululandia. ¿Cómo combatían y se organizaban los poderosos guerreros del reino zulú creado por Shaka?, ¿Cómo se armaban y peleaban las tropas de la reina victoria en la distante África Austral contra aquel pavoroso enemigo? Acompáñame en este viaje en el que profundizaremos sobre el armamento y la organización táctica de las tropas que se enfrentaron en las llanuras y montes de KwaZulu Natal, y que entraron de lleno en los anales de la historia militar. Un programa en solitario de David Nievas, para Bellumartis. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Puedes ayudar a David a seguir trayendo monográficos de periodos menos conocidos de la historia militar a través de Paypal: https://paypal.me/davidnievas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPRA EN AMAZON CON EL ENLACE DE BHM Y AYUDANOS ************** https://amzn.to/3ZXUGQl ************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOS LIBROS DE PACO https://franciscogarciacampa.com/libros/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BIBLIOGRAFÍA DEL EPISODIO CASTLE, I. Zulu war - Volunteers, irregulars & auxiliaries. Osprey, 2003. CHAPPELL, M. British infantry equipments (1), 1808-1908. Osprey, 1999 KNIGHT, I. British infantryman vs zulu warrior. Osprey, 2013 KNIGHT, I. Isandlwana, 1879. The great zulu victory. Osprey, 2002 KNIGHT, I. The anatomy of the zulu army from Shaka to Cetshwayo, 1818-1879. Grenhill Books, 1995 KNIGHT, I. The Zulu War. Osprey, 2003 KNIGHT, I. Rorke's drift 1879. Osprey, 1996 KNIGHT, I. Zulu. 1816-1906. Osprey, 1995 KNIGHT, I. Zulu Rising. The epic story of of Isandlwana and Rorke's drift. Pan books, 2010 ROCA, C. Isandlwana: amarga victoria zulú. AF Editores, 2006 WILKINSON-LATHAM, C. The south wales borderers. Osprey, 1975 Si queréis apoyar a Bellumartis Historia Militar e invitarnos a un café o u una cerveza virtual por nuestro trabajo, podéis visitar nuestro PATREON https://www.patreon.com/bellumartis o en PAYPAL https://www.paypal.me/bellumartis o en BIZUM 656/778/825

Send me a messageThe little-known Battle of Inyezane was fought on the 22nd January 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War.The first major encounter of the conflict, it resulted in a British victory.However, it was totally overshadowed (and consequently forgotten) in light of the British defeat at Isandlwana that same morning and the subsequent defence of Rorke's Drift.Join my Supporter's ClubKeep in touch with my newsletterSupport the Show.

A reader offered to pay Rob and I to review two movies: Zulu (1964), and They Live (1988), and here we take him up on it. Apparently, both of these films have cult followings among far-right types.I happened to like Zulu. I've always enjoyed reading military history, and seeing how a siege works in practice, or at least a portrayal of it, is always a satisfying experience. The film was based on the Battle of Rorke's Drift, which was fought in 1879 as part of the Anglo-Zulu war. There, around 150 British and colonial soldiers held off 3,000-4,000 Africans.The British soldiers are portrayed quite romantically, and there is little in the way of politics. You simply appreciate the heroism for its own sake, which is inherently conservative. Rob and I nonetheless have a bit of a disagreement about how justified we should see the right-wing affection for this movie.They Live, in contrast, we agree has a standard leftist message. The lesson is that white people, capitalism, and western civilization are bad, and the multiracial poor are heroes. Rob and I talk about why antisemites seem to like the film. I argue it's because their worldview is fundamentally not that different from that of leftists, in that there's a rich elite conspiring to hold everyone down. So they see a movie with a conventional anti-white narrative, and decide it's actually antisemitic, even though there isn't a hint of anyone being Jewish anywhere in the film and the director explicitly disavows any such interpretation. We touch on topics like the move towards more grittiness in art and culture, how attitudes have changed regarding how women should respond to sexual assault, how leftists have reacted to different Republican presidents, why you never hear about people “selling out” today, and much more. Referencing our review of Blackboard Jungle, we once again go back to the idea that modern anti-racism has been there in art since at least the 1950s. If there are prominent counterexamples of works that have actually been “racist” in a way that term would be understood by a normal American, rather than someone who is a committed leftist, please let us know and we may check them out.Since we're getting paid for this review, we're making it available for free. If other readers want to pay for us to watch and discuss any other movies or TV shows, reach out through Substack DMs and we'll be open to your suggestions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.richardhanania.com/subscribe

Henry Hook VC has been called the most famous private soldier in British military history.  Does the name ring a bell? I'm sure it does - he was the bad lad in the film Zulu. We've spoken about him before on the show but today we are going deep, learning more about his life and about the actions that lead to his Victoria Cross at the Defence of Rorke's Drift. We have a brilliant interview today with well-known historian Neil Thornton. Neil is the author of numerous military history books. His latest details the life of Hooky. . . Who was he really? Was he tea-total? Did his wife think he was dead and marry another man? And  most importantly of all…what really happened inside the hospital during that horrific fight on the 22nd January 1879? The book can purchased via this link - https://amzn.to/4a0VWqN 

An important and brutal war that you've probably never heard of… A tribe of well-armed mounted warriors as tough as any in Africa. A handful of surrounded colonial officials - massively outnumbered and outgunned. Now if that hasn't caught your attention then I don't know what will. Today we are talking about two sieges and the battles to relieve them during the Basotho Gun War of 1880-81. Thanks to Cam Simpson. His books can be found via this link - https://amzn.to/47P5yDo If you are interested in the Zulu War, then please sign up for my mailing list to receive my free book on the subject: https://redcoathistory.com/newsletter/ If you are very generous, you can also buy me a coffee and help support the channel via https://ko-fi.com/redcoathistory  

The Zulu Wars. The Battles of Isandlwana &  Rorke's Drift with (Mark Wheatcroft)In this podcast Daz was joined by historian Mark Wheatcroft of Mark's English History Channel to discuss The Zulu Wars. The Battles of Isandlwana &  Rorke's Drift.Support the show link.(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Acwandukhistory)ACW & UK History's Website.https://darrenscivilwarpag8.wixsite.com/acwandukhistoryACW & UK History's Pages.https://linktr.ee/DazrawlingsMarks English History channel linkshttps://www.youtube.com/@marksenglishhistorychannel665/videoshttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076308579947Support the show

https://premierespeakers.com/rorke-denver Commander Rorke T. Denver has run every phase of training for the U.S. Navy SEALs and led special-forces missions in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and other international hot spots. He starred in the hit film Act of Valor, which is based on true SEAL adventures. His New York Times bestseller, Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior, takes you inside his personal story and the fascinating, demanding SEAL training program. In his second book Worth Dying For: A Navy SEALs Call to a Nation, Rorke tackles the questions that have emerged about America's past decade at war–from what makes a hero to why we fight and what it does to us. Rorke was most recently seen on FOX's American Grit. The series followed 16 of the country's toughest men and women as they faced a variety of military-grade and survival-themed challenges set in the wilderness.

This week Beau and Nick Hughes discuss the Anglo-Zulu War, with reference to the films ‘Zulu' and ‘Zulu Dawn'. From the massacre at Isandlwana, to the heroic events at Rorke's Drift, to the final showdown at Ulundi. Watch the full premium video: https://www.lotuseaters.com/premium-epochs-135-or-anglo-zulu-war-03-12-23

Depuis quelques mois, la régulation de l'industrie des cryptos est source de questionnement, d'inquiétude et de discussions. Le règlement MiCA, la loi JONUM sur les jeux Web3, la taxation du staking de cryptos ou la surveillance des transactions des investisseurs... Il était nécessaire de faire un point global sur ces sujets ! Nous avons donc reçu William O'Rorke, associé au cabinet ORWL Avocats. Réalisation : Lilian Aliaga / Simon Chauvet Twitter : https://twitter.com/LilianAliaga_

As you heard, Piet Retief and 100 Boers and Khoesan agterryes had been killed by Dingana on the 6th February 1838. Missionary Owen watched the killings through his telescope until he couldn't take it any more and collapsed in shock. The Zulu king was not done, he'd ordered his amabutho warriors to seek and destroy the Voortrekkers who'd camped along the rivers below the Drakensberg where they'd arrived in large numbers expecting Retief's negotiations to have ended well. Retief had thought so too, particularly after he'd returned Dingana's cattle rustled by Sekhonyela of the baTlokwa. About a thousand wagons had descended the passes, and the Zulu were determined the Voortrekkers were not going to remain on the land they'd invaded. The vultures, wild dogs, and hyenas, jackals began to feed on the bodies strewn about kwaMatiwane near emGungungdlovu where Retief's men had met their grisly end, while Owen and his family trembled with fear nearby. Were they going to be next they wondered. Dingana had sent a message as Retief was killed saying their were safe, but who believed the AmaZulu leader about anything? Meanwhile, some of the warriors were going through the Boers baggage and inspecting the muskets that had been piled outside the main gate. Puffs of dust appeared from the south, and from there two horseman and their small travel party appeared at emGungundlovu. Talk about bad timing. It was James Brownlee who was a very young translator and a trainee missionary, and the American Henry Venables. They had picked a particularly bad time to ride up to Dingana's Great Place. From a Zulu perspective, Dingana's orders for his amabutho to kill the Voortrekkers was a matter of business as usual, this was the normal way of things when a chief was disgraced and executed. His family and adherents would be bumped off, or “eaten up” to use the Zulu phrase, so that there would be none alive to avenge the king. The Voortrekker livestock would be seized and the king would redistribute these beasts amongst his amabutho, exactly as the Boers had been doing amongst their Kommando members after the raids on Mzilikazi. And like the Boer raids on Mzilikazi, very few women or children were to be spared by Zulu warriors. The Zulu army of about 5000 crossed a famous river at a famous point, the Mzinyathi or Buffalo River near Rorke's Drift. How ironic that 42 years later, the very same crossing would see English soldiers fleeing from Cetswayo's warriors after the Battle of Isandhlwana hunted across this very same Drift. So the 5000 warriors marched along the Helpmekaar heights towards the Thukela River close to the confluence with the Bloukrans through the second week of February 1838. By now most of the trekkers had scattered through this territory, in little family encampments of three or four wagons over a large area. Only a few had taken the English traders warning seriously and established defensible wagon laagers. Most did not, they just outspanned where they were and began enjoying the fruits of the veld. Many of these had headed off on hunts, leaving their families alone with their Khoesan servants, and to them, the AmaZulu warriors were going to do what the amaNdebele had done in August 1836. Fall upon the wagons and kill everyone they could find.

Liam is an experienced and driven event Producer with a huge passion for ceremonies and large-scale events.  Originally from a theatre background, Liam transitioned into the Ceremonies world with the 2018 Commonwealth Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies on the Gold Coast and has never looked back.  Across the last four years, Liam has had the opportunity to work across the world on globally renowned events and ceremonies including Expo 2020 Dubai, 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.    @theatreartlife Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

Liam is an experienced and driven event Producer with a huge passion for ceremonies and large-scale events.  Originally from a theatre background, Liam transitioned into the Ceremonies world with the 2018 Commonwealth Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies on the Gold Coast and has never looked back.  Across the last four years, Liam has had the opportunity to work across the world on globally renowned events and ceremonies including Expo 2020 Dubai, 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.    “ATTENTION SPOTIFY LISTENERS: IF you want to WATCH this with VIDEO, you can also subscribe to our video version: https://open.spotify.com/show/5e9KnBRZdjUTXTvCe6Nrqm?si=6639537c61044396” @theatreartlife Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

In this first part of a special season of shows Ian is joined by Nathan Adler to discuss the Anglo-Zulu war on film. Zulu (1964). Directed by Cy Enfiled. Written by Cy Enfield and John Prebble. Starring Stanley Baker, Michael Caine and Jack HawkinsZulu Dawn (1979). Directed by Douglas Hickok. Written by Cy Enfield and Anthony Story. Starring Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole and Simon WardWe also discuss the now sadly lost Rorke's Drift (1914). Directed by Richard Ridgely. Written by Preston Kendall. Starring Richard TuckerThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5639429/advertisement

In today's episode I speak with the fantastic history loving indie artist, comic book writer and adventurer Colin Mathieson. Colin is expanding on and republishing his excellent comic book/graphic novel - Zulu: Water Cart Rescue and is releasing it at the Clash of Empires Exhibition.  In this interview we discuss his research about the Battle of Rorke's Drift, his fascination with the Zulu War and also other comic books about the conflict that can be found.  Colin's website is - https://momentofadventure.blogspot.com/  You can buy your tickets for the Clash of Empires Symposium at https://clashofempires.org/symposium/  If you want to support the Redcoat History podcast then please share links with friends and family and sign up for my monthly newsletter over at https://redcoathistory.com/newsletter/   

In Episode 5 of That Wilbur Smith Show Tom and Diana are joined once again by historian Professor Saul David to discuss the two most famous battles of the Anglo Zulu War, Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift, brilliantly captured by Wilbur in When The Lion Feeds and in which Sean, Garrick and Waite Courtney all meet staggeringly different fates… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Climate Leadership Council's Catrina Rorke with her opinion on the prognosis of a carbon border adjustment mechanism in Congress this session. You can hear her entire interview from episode 2 this season!

Dr. Lucy Rorke-Adams delivers the 2023 Commencement Keynote Speech. Rorke-Adams, a trailblazing pediatric neuropathologist, is an international expert on pediatric brain tumors and shaken baby syndrome. In fact, she dedicated her remarkable, 58-year career in medicine to advancing science to improve the lives of children. Her work involved studying the diseases of the brain, spinal cord and nerves.

In this SimpleCoach to Coach Interview I talk to Alun Oliver, Head Men's Coach at St. Mary's College of Maryland. We cover the season and a range of Division III soccer topics. In a first for this channel, we also talk about the linguistic challenges of pronouncing Welsh words that are spelled with LL, the classic movie Zulu, the Battle at Rorke's Drift, and both participating in the @Llangollen1947 International Music Festival. For information on the Men's team, you can find it here - https://smcmathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer If you are looking to be recruited, fill out the form here - https://smcmathletics.com/sports/2020/8/4/mens-soccer-recruiting-form.aspx Twitter- @SMCM_MSOCCER @StMarysMD @smcseahawks Thanks to Coach Oliver for the time and great conversation! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simplecoach/support

I know its late, but life has caught up to me. Anyway here it is. Minute On Death Of Brevet-Major Samuel Kilgore, May 13th, 1907. Private James P. O'neill, Company E, One Hundred And Fifty-Fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers. Colonel Peter H. Allabach, One Hundred And Thirty-First Pennsylvania Volunteers. Colonel Patrick H. O'Rorke. By Captain Porter Farley, One Hundred And Fortieth New York Volunteers, Rochester, N.Y. Frederic Winthrop, Brevet Major-General United States Volunteers. Killed April 1st. 1865.By Brevet-Major George M. Laughlin. Stephen H. Weed, Brigadier-General, U.S. Volunteers. (From United States Military Registry). Poem - Grand Army Of The Potomac. Support the showFind all of my social links at https://rebellionstories.com/

Climate Leadership Council's senior vice president Catrina Rorke explains what the "carbon loophole" is. Catch the entire interview with Catrina here: https://republicen.org/podcast

Catrina Rorke shares how the European Union's carbon-border mechanism will impact the U.S. Listen to the entire episode: https://republicen.org/podcast

Climate Leadership Council's Catrina Rorke details how climate and trade together are a perfect match. Listen to past or full episodes online at: https://republicen.org/podcast

We welcome another repeat rockstar to the podcast this week and someone who is an instrumental force on EcoRight climate policy, Climate Leadership Council's senior Vice President Catrina Rorke.Catrina began as a presidential management fellow with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and then joined our republicEn executive director Bob Inglis' Fourth Congressional District Office as a legislative assistant. She helped craft the first Republican-sponsored carbon tax bill and joins host Chelsea Henderson this week. She talks about a carbon-border adjustment mechanism and how the European Union's will impact the U.S., the CLC's most recent study of carbon emissions, the "carbon loophole" and more!Catch past episodes and interviews on your favorite podcast app or at https://republicen.org/podcast

Last time we spoke about the successful execution of operation KE and the battle of Wau. Operation KE was a success and the Japanese had managed to evacuate 10652 men. Simultaneously while Operation KE was going on, the Japanese had refocused on New Guinea and sought to secure their important bases at Lae and Salamaua. In order to secure them the Japanese commenced a new offensive, this time aimed at Wau which held a significant airfield that could be used to threaten Lae and Salamaua. The Japanese managed to land significant forces to hit Wau, but the Australians tenaciously held them back long enough to get reinforcements to Wau to push the Japanese back. The Japanese offensive turned into a catastrophic failure, yet despite being pushed back the Japanese would regroup and plan another offensive to take Wau. But for today we are diving back into the CBI theater. This episode is the First Chindits Expedition: Operation Longcloth  Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945.    The story of Operation Longcloth and the actions that will take place in Burma require us to talk about some notable figures, one who is to put it frankly, a very bizarre but fascinating man. Orde Wingate was born into a military family in February of 1903, his father was a religious fundamentalist who became a member of the Plymouth Brethren. Wingate and his 6 siblings experienced a very repressed childhood and were kept away from other children for fear of spiritual contamination and would endure a regime of religious mania spending entire days reading and memorizing the Old Testament. For Orde, the religious indoctrination was accompanied by a spirit-shrinking spartan regime, something like a secular boot camp. When his family moved to Godalming, in 1916, Orde was sent to a Charterhouse school. He was very much an outsider there and did not mix with the other children nor participated in any sports. Then in 1921 he was accepted into the Royal Military academy at Woolwich, training as an officer in the Royal Artillery. At this point he suffered a salient trauma, Wingate began breaking all the rules and underwent a ritual known as “running”. The other military students summoned Wingate from his room, stripped him naked and had him run between lines of senior students who whacked him with knotted towels before he was tossed into a tank of icy water, it was the good old running the gauntlet. Wingate would stare the other boys right in the eyes and define them to do their worst to him. Many were intimidated by this and ceased hitting him as a result. Then Wingate would toss himself into the icy water tank. Wingate had thus shown himself to be a student of note at an early age.  By 1923 Wingate received his commission as a gunnery officer and a post at Salisbury Plain where he soon gained a reputation for being a skilled horseman and particularly good at the fox hunt.  But many who knew of him described him to have a dark side, yet again he always broke the rules and conventions. This became more of an issue by 1926 when he took a post at the military school of Equitation where he became very alienated by his peers and superiors by his arrogant insubordination. But Wingate enjoyed a powerful patronage for at this point in his life his fathers first cousin, “Cousin Rex”, Sir Reginald Wingate, the former Governor-General of Sudan and High commissioner in Egypt took him under his wing. Wingate took leave and began studying Arabic at the London School of Oriental and African Studies and then served in Sudan and Ethiopia. He also carried on a 5 year affair with a woman named Enid Peggy Jelley, to whom he got secretly engaged. But after 6 years after boarding the liner Cathay at Port Said, returning for his marriage to Peggy, he fell in love with a 16 year old girl named Lorna Paterson who was traveling home from Australia. As soon as he got home to Peggy he notified her he was in love with another.    Wingate married Lorna in 1935, a woman 13 years younger. In 1936 Wingate became an intelligence officer with the British Mandate in Palestine and almost immediately became an ardent Zionist, though he was not himself Jewish. Palestine at this time had an enormous Jewish population since the end of the first world war and a large influx of those fleeing Nazi Germany in the 1930s. The Arab population saw them as a future threat and guerilla groups sprang up. Archibald Wavell the newly arrived commander in chief in Palestine had Wingate form the Special Night Squads (SNS) to combat Arab terrorism. Wingate was an early proponent of using paramilitary actions at night to induce a unique and singular terror in his enemies. He got the SNS to use slavering dogs, a very calculated piece of cruelty since the animals were regarded as unclean by Muslims. The SNS were basically legitimizing Zionist counterterrorism, using Jewish thugs to strike back at Arab thugs.  Wingate performed war crimes and horrible atrocities while leading the SNS and was recalled. This should have been the end to his career, but Wavell and Sir Edmund Ironside kept making up excuses to cover for criticisms against him. These two men managed to get Wingate back into the game by 1941 where he was brought over to Ethiopia to help fight against the Italians. Backed by Wavell, he attempted another go at the SNS, this time named the Gideon Force, a band of irregulars made up of British, Sudanese, Ethiopians and some ex SNS. Wingates force proved spectacularly successful and this time with no controversy. But still because of his tactlessness and insubordination, Wingate ended up getting whisked out of Ethiopia at the end of hostilities.  Wingate found himself in Cairo in a major depression, he tried to kill himself with a Ethiopian knife but was saved by a man who drove him to the hospital. There is considerable evidence to suggest Wingate was bipolar and had experienced an acute episode of downswing for his manic-depression. Wingates enemies and critiques were delighted at the news of his downfall and hoped he would be court-martialed and tossed into an asylum, but Wingates backers prompted him up yet again. His suicide attempt was attributed to delirium induced by malaria, but as Churchill's personal physician Lord Moran would write in his diary about Wingate ‘Wingate seemed to be hardly sane . . . in medical jargon a borderline case.'  Wingate was certainly a bizarre person, he was also an exhibitionist and extremely eccentric as many sources put it. He was careless in dress, always unkempt, had zero respect for military convention and hierarchy and expected his superiors to satisfy his every whim. When General Auchinlack succeeded Wavell as commander in chief in the middle east he met Wingate who came to his office in shorts, with a dirty solar topi and a greasy blue jacket. Wingate loved to go around camps naked, often appearing out of a shower nude to bark orders at other men. He liked to wear an alarm clock around his wrist that would go off on odd occasions for no particular reason that anyone could figure out. He was rarely seen with his trademark Wolseley helmet and fly whisk. He carried on a string around his neck a raw onion which he occasional snacked upon, cant make that one up people. He had a lot of food fads which he imposed upon his subordinates, such as vegetarianism. He rarely changed his clothes and thought doing laundry was unnecessary.  Wingate went through a limbo period until 1942 where Wavell asked for his services to help in South-East Asia. Originally Wingate was told he would be training Chiang kai-sheks forces guerrilla warfare and he was quite unenthusiastic for 2 reasons. 1) such an endeavor he deemed to be like teaching one's grandmother to suck eggs. 2) he wondered what the point was of sending a Middle East expert to the CBI theater? Yet as of February the 27th Wingate found himself departing to be the liberator of Delhi with the rank of major. It would take 3 weeks for him to get over to Wavell and by that time Rangoon had fallen. Wavell told him that his job had thus changed, now he would be in charge of all guerilla operations against the Japanese within Burma.Wingate was sent to Maymyo east of Mandalay to take over the Bush Warfare School being run by another colorful character named Michael Mad Mike Calvert. Calvert was coming back to Maymyo, returning from a failed operation and found Wingate sitting at his desk. Calvert glared at him and asked who he was and calmly Wingate simply stated his name. And would you know it, they got on perfectly fine and even became friends. The two men both decided their first task should be to go down to see Slim at Prome. Slim had met Wingate back in East Africa in 1940, both men serving under Wavell against the Italians. Upon discussing the matters of organized guerilla groups, Slim agreed to some of Wingates ideas but doubted his Ethiopian experience would be relevant for the task. As Slim was becoming very aware, jungle warfare in Burma was a special type of beast. Wingate was very impressed by Slim and said of the man ‘There is only one soldier worthy of the name East of Suez. He is a bad-tempered little terrier by the name of Slim.' When Chiang Kai-shek was departing back to China after a visit in March, Wingate managed to take a seat on the plan alongside him, hoping to learn about warfare in Burma from the generalissimo. However their aircraft was chased by Japanese fighters, ruining times for conversation. Wingate was informed at Chongqing that he would not be receiving Chinese fighters for his programs as they were now going to Stillwell as a result of the catastrophe in Burma. When he returned to Burma he was informed by Calvert they had sent 100 Bush warfare people into the Irrawaddy and only 11 survived, things were chaotic to say the least. Wingate then took Calvert for a week long car tour of the Burmese frontier making careful notes of animals, insects, reptiles, and terrain details. In Delhi on april 24th, Wingate announced he no longer had any interest on training a guerrilla group, but instead wanted to create a more proactive long-range penetration (LRP0 group. He had 3 major motifs for this, 1) the Japanese troops behind the lines had to be inferior to those as the front, thus the British should get behind. 2) They needed to use communications based on radio and supplied by air. 3) They had to cut the Japanese supply lines and destroy their arms dumps, thus typing up disproportionate numbers of the enemy. He continuously made his case to his superiors and many thought him nuts to think he could train men for jungle warfare in just 8 weeks time. But Wingate kept pushing for it, insisting also that all the men must be volunteers and that he needed at minimum 3000 men.  The finer points of his idea brought up the need to supply special units with airdrops, not a particularly new idea, but certainly a gung-ho one. His superiors wanted to outright reject his ideas, but Wavell yet again was championing his cause. Wingate won out the day and it was agreed to allocate men to his project. The 77th Indian brigade was formed and it was certainly a motley collection. The main British component was the 13th battalion of the King's liverpool regiment raised in Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool in 1941. These were older, married men with no dreams of martial glory, typically employed in the coastal defense of Britain then suddenly shipped to India after the Japanese went supernova in the east. They displayed a lack of enthusiasm for Wingates ideas, many of them were also too old for jungle combat. Wingate rejected 250 of them off the bat and Wavell gave permission to fill the gaps with other units. The rest would come from two oriental units,the first being the 2nd battalion Burma rifles. These were mainly warriors from anti-Japanese hill tribes, the Kachins, Chins, Karens and such, those personally affected by Japans aggression and eager for payback. They were eager and better yet, they taught Wingate a lot about jungle warfare. The other were Gurkhas whom always held high regard amongst the British, though Wingate thought them arrogant, ill-disciplined and overrated. I find that truly bizarre, because all literature i have ever read about Gurkha's troops has been nothing, but praise and something out of a Rambo film. One historian of the Gurkhas said of Wingate ‘Wingate was the only officer in 130 years of service ever to criticise the performance of Gurkha soldiers, characterising them as mentally unsuited for their role as Chindits. Of course the same might be said of Wingate.' Likewise the Gurkhas found Wingate arrogant, overly domineering and someone who paid little heed to them who had vastly more experience fighting in Burma. They also really did not like him because of his rude and autocratic treatment of them.  Wingate divided his force into 8 columns each commanded by a major and each given 15 horses and 100 mules. The columns would be sustained by airdrops, thus an RAF signaling section was attached to each. They trained in the central provinces of India and in the Saugur jungle due south of Gwalior. Within the jungle training the idea was to hit the men with every possible scenario they might face, to push them to the absolute limit. They endured hell. Encounters with giant snakes, mosquitoes, leeches, days filled with half rations deliberately to simulate living off airdrops. Men collapsed from heat, marching with full packs through vegetation. When the monsoons hit, they were marching through mud, rivers and torrential rain. Many days began at 6am with half an hours bayonet drill, followed by unarmed combat. After breakfast they learnt woodcraft, map reading, compass reading, how to forage and distinguish poisonous plants. They learnt how to blow up bridges, lay ambushes, how to storm airfields, how to properly clear paths in jungles, it was grueling.  From the beginning of the training programme there were sickness levels allegedly as high as 70%. Wingate was ruthless, in the case of those saying they were suffering from dysentery, he ordered his officers into the bathrooms to inspect the mens stools to prove if they were lying. Amongst many of his enemies, the Medical Corps would be a large one. Wingate continued to alienate himself and made more and more enemies. At one point Wingate misunderstood the Burmese word for Lion “chinthe” as Chindit and declared it to be the name of his LRP group henceforth, thus they became known as the Chindits. His Burmese aide, Sao Man Hpa told him the word made no sense in Burmese, to which Wingate told the man Chinthe made no sense in English.  Wingate defeated the 70 percent rate of illness, bringing down to a 3 percent, via brutal methodology, most genuinely ill men simply carried on too afraid to be punished. Wingates eccentric qualities spread amongst the men, like his necessity to wear shorts in the rain, to eat raw onions, and to keep a bunch of buffalo to milk because he believed their milk had salubrious qualities. Wingate should have been sacked at countless times, but the rubicon had been crossed and he was expected to lead his men by 1943. By December of 1942, the Chindits and Wingate were ready for action. They had been trained to carry 70 pounds on a march, were equipped with tropical uniform: army bots, mosquito nets, mess tins, sterilizing kits, each man had a rifle or Bren gun plus 50 rounds of .303 ammunition and 6 days worth of rations. The rations were 12 wholemeal biscuits, 2 ounces of nuts and raisins, 2 ounces of cheese, 4 ounces of dates, 2 ounces of chocolate, 20 cigarettes (which greatly annoyed Wingate as he deemed smoking a major hinderance), tea, sugar, powdered milk, salt and vitamin C tablets. The mules of his forces carried 3 inch mortars, ammunition, wireless radio sets and batteries. His force of 8000 were divided into 8 columns of around 400 men each: consisting of 3 rifle platoons, a support platoon with 2-3 inch mortars, 2 Vickers medium machine guns, a mule transport platoon and an RAF air liaison detachment. In addition he had 10 platoons for reconnaissance, scouting and sabotage operations. Now originally Wingates force was supposed to be part of a 3 pronged offensive, utilizing conventional British forces attacking Akyab and the ARakan while the Ledo and Yunnan forces led by Stilwell would secure northern Burma and reopen the land route to China. As we all know during this series, Burma was a colossal mess. Originally 4 Corps would assault Sitang and Kalewa while 15 Corps attacked Akyab and Arakan, but shortages in labour, transport and lack of skilled hands led to the cancellation of the major project. Even worse, Chiang Kai-Shek, greatly pissed off by the decisions made during the Casablanca conference, refused to sanction a Chinese expedition from Yunnan. With all hopes for the great 1943 offensive dashed, Wavell had to consider whether the Chindits were even relevant anymore. Wavell arrived to Wingates HQ on February 7th after countlessly telling the man things were simply postponed. In a 2 hour meeting Wingate fought bitterly to send his men into the fray, but Wavell stated he could not be party to the pointless waste of lives. Wingate made multiple arguments for sending his boys in, 1) cancellation would boost defeatism in the Indian army: 2) it was essential for the British to overcome their current ignorance of Japanese jungle fighting: 3) Fort Hertz, the remaining British outpost in Burma was in desperate need of relief: 4) without a Chindit crossing, the Japanese would dominate the jungle on either side of the Chindwin river: 5) the 77th brigade was not pitch perfect and any delay would be catastrophic to morale: 6) An attack by the 77th brigade would impair and set back Japanese preparations for an offensive. Wavell apparently impressed by Wingates enthusiasm agreed to let the Chindits have their day. The Chindits were not directed south-east to help with the Arakan operation, instead their assignments were to be to cut two railways, one between Myitkyina and Mandalay in northern Burma and the other, the Mandalay-Lashio line. The codename of the operation was Longcloth, which annoyed Wingate because it held no grandiloquence he sought.  In early february the 7 Chindit columns marched south east from Imphal to Moreh on the Assam/Burma border. Once across the border they split into 2 groups, the southern group consisting of columns 1 and 2, around 1000 men and 250 mules which was a feint to throw off the Japanese and the Northern group consisting of columns 3,4,5,7 and 8, around 2000 men and 850 mules who would destroy the railways. Small patrols were sent across the Chindwin marching some 30 miles into enemy territory and coming back without any incident, however doing that with 3000 men was another matter entirely. On February 13th, an advance party of the Northern group crossed at Tonhe around 50 miles north to act as a a doubled bluff to cover for the southern groups feint. Meanwhile a disinformation party with the southern group marched south and ordered a huge quantity of supplies from a village known to be aiding the Japanese, providing a great ruse. The second wave of 2000 men from the Northern group crossed the Chindwin unopposed on the 14th.  Crossing the Chindwin was not easy, while elephants and bullocks swam across with ease, the pack mules proved very skittish, most likely fearing crocodiles. Getting them to the far bank was a nightmare. The southern group also had its problems with their mule. They had the first task of ambushing a 250 strong Japanese garrison at Maingnyaung on the 18th, but ran into a skirmish with a Japanese patrol before they made it there. The enemy was thus alerted and bombarded them with mortars, this spooked the mules and the caused a stampede. Many mules were lost in the jungle, the element of surprise with it and the fiasco cost the southern group a delay of 3 days. The southern group slowly pulled away from the hill country east of the Chindwin, making for the Mandalay-Myitkyina railway. By the night of the 3rd of March they were ambushed in the Mu valley. It was a utter disaster. Radios, ciphers and most of their equipment were lost. Column 2 was almost annihilated, column 1 limped on to the banks of the Irrawady awaiting final orders from Wingate, who instead kept blaming their commander, Major Burnett. As for column 2 he said “the disaster to No. 2 Column, was easily avoidable and would never have taken place had the commander concerned understood the doctrines of penetration”.  Meanwhile Wingate and the Northern group rendezvoused 5 miles inland from the Chindwin and received their parachute drops. Wingate then pondered his options, he could make for Tonmakeng where intelligence reported no enemy presence and wait for the next supply drop and attack the 200 strong Japanese garrison at Sinlamaung or they could bypass it and head into the Mu valley. He kept the men marching and some of his scouts reported a Japanese garrison was at a gold mining village called Metkalet 15 miles east of the Chindwin near Tonmakeng. He ordered columns 3 and 5 under Calvert and Fergusson to attack at once. Then another disaster struck. Fergusson's column got stuck in a swamp and scouts returned again with a new report that no Japanese garrison was in Matkalet after all. So Wingate and Calvert directed the columns to Tonmakeng. Wingates thinking was it was better to strike at an enemy strength he knew, rather than the Mu valley which was an unknown. They reached Tonmakeng without further incident by february 22nd and learnt a Japanese garrison was at Sinlamaung, 10 miles away so WIngate dispatched 3 columns to attack it while the rest of the men waiting for a supply drop expected 3 days away. Disaster struck. The 3 columns were unable to locate Sinlamaung after 3 days and when they finally found it on the 25th, the Japanese garrison had just pulled out. Wingate met with his officers and they decided to march to Zibyutaungdan with Calverts column 3 in the lead. On March 1st they made it to Zibyutaungdan and then proceeded to descend into the Mu Valley. Wingate then ordered the Northern group to disperse into its columns and rendezvous later at the Irrawaddy or beyond. He also dispatched an advance party across the Irrawaddy to the Kachin highlands northeast of Mandalay to try and raise a guerrilla force among the pro-british people there.  By the night of March 3rd disaster struck. At the very same time the southern group was being ambushed, column 4 walked into an ambush, 2 miles west of Pinbon. Major R.B Bromhead, a descendant of the Bromhead famous for fighting the Zulu at Rorke's drift in 1879, did his best to get his panicked mules with their Gurkha handlers to disperse and regroup at a rendezvous point hoping to get help from columns 7 and 8, but while trying to do so, the men were attacked again and by the time they reached the rallying point columns 7 and 8 had moved on. With no food or radios and just a handful of mules left, the column had no choice but to retreat back to India. Within a days time, columns 2 and 4 were broken and on their way back to India. Wingate was livid, his credibility was at stake, but fortunately for him and his men the Japanese assumed when they whipped out Column 2 they had destroyed the entire invasion effort. By March 6th, Calvert and Fergussons columns were within striking distance of the Wuntho-Indaw railway. Calvert and Fergusson hatched a bold and daring plan to assault what was a 800 strong garrison at Pinlebu. They spoke with Major Walter Scott leading Column 8 and told him to attack Punlebu while they supervised a massive supply drop north-east of the town. The idea was that the attackers and supply collectors would support another. Doing so they would set up roadblocks to the north and east of Pinlebu and call upon the RAF to bombard the town, making the Japanese believe they were facing a huge force. The attack turned into an amazing success. The Japanese were quickly confused as Calvert and Fergusson had the railway line demolished. It was a bloody fight, but the line was blown up in several places. The Japanese counterattacked in force trying to stop the demolition. Calverts men also mined 2 railway bridges, one of them a 3-span 120 footer. In the bloody mayhem, Calvert and Fergussons men killed about a third of the Pinlebu defenders and cut railway lines in 70 separate places. During the evening Fergussons column no 5 blew up the 40 foot rail bridge at Bongyaung gorge, leading also to hundreds of rock and rubble going over railway lines around the gorge. Now 10 mites north of Wuntho, Wingate established his HQ in the Babwe Taung hills. He had a tough decision to make, should he retreat back to India or press further and cross the Irrawaddy? Wingate even considered turning his HQ into a new fort like Fort Hertz, to try and push the Japanese to give up the Irrawaddy towns. Wingate as you probably have guessed went with option number 2, despite how unbelievably dangerous it was. The Japanese were hard on their tail as the Chindits made their way trying to cross the Irrawady river. This is where I have to leave our story of the Chindits, but they will come back throughout the war.  We need to make a small detour to speak about the Casablanca conference that took place from January 14 to the 24th. Chiang Kai-Shek had been begging the Americans and British for more aid. FDR told Chiang Kai-shek he would champion his demands to Churchill at the Casablanca Conference, but Churchill brushed this all aside. The conference ended with two large decisions, the first being the controversial doctrine of unconditional surrender. The allies were now confident after the success of operation Torch, the victories at Alamein and at Stalingrad that the Germans were on the run. But over in southeast asia, the Japanese looked impregnable. Thus the 2nd decision made was basically to keep the Europe First course steaming ahead, the Pacific was simply second banana. But for America, the situation in the Pacific had distinctly changed, they had won the initiative and now sought to consolidate their conquests in the east. Admiral King applied considerable pressure to the matter, in private he began urging that if the Pacific did not get 30% of allied resource quote “it would necessitate the US regretfully withdrawing from the commitments in the European theater”. Admiral King wanted to continue the momentum in the Pacific by seizing the Solomones, the eastern New Guinea-Rabaul area, capture back Kiska and the Attu islands in the Aleutians begin operations in the Gilberts, Marshalls, Carolines, take Truk and extend the occupation of New Guinea to the Dutch borders. The British opposed this as they continued to argue the best course was to defeat Germany first then devote all resources against Japan. Now as for the CBI theater, plans were continuing for Operation Anakim and the Burma offensive, but the British were not looking to extend their commitments in the theater very much. They argued that the depleted condition of the eastern fleet prevented them from carrying on a naval supremacy campaign in the Bay of Bengal, and this led Chiang Kai-shek to refuse to support an offensive through northern burma, because of the lack of British naval forces at hand. Thus operation Anakim looked like it was only going to get off in late 1943. For all the failures of the conference, FDR did try to remedy the situation as best as he could with their Chinese allies. FDR made it known he wanted to treat China as a great power that the allies would help build up for the current war and postwar. He also acknowledged the dramatic need to keep supply routes to China open. Stilwell advised 5000 tons of supplies be sent over the Hump per month as a goal to hit by February of 1943, this would require 140 aircraft during good weather and 300 aircraft during monsoon seasons. But Washington at this time could only spare 75 aircraft, another disappointment to Chiang Kai-shek. Another important side aspect to the Casablanca conference was brought forward by Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud who were vying to become recognized partners to the allies with their Free French Forces. Until this point, the Japanese had a pretty awkward relationship with their technical ally, Vichy France. This awkward situation led them to simply ignore the Free French forces and by proxy they decided to not touch the French concession of Guangzhouwan which had declared itself part of Free France. French Indochina of course was fully invaded prior to 1941 and remained under nominal Vichy French control, but Guangzhouwan was beginning to stick out like a sore thumb. Chiang Kai-shek recognized Free France's authority over Guangzhouwan and many Chinese forces of the 4th Area Army led by General Zhang Fukui fled into the concession to escape the Japanese. This drew Tokyo's attention and they finally decided to put an end to the Free French presence in China. The 23rd army of General Sakai lent 2 battalions of the 23rd independent mixed brigade from Hong Kong to go over to the Luichow Peninsula. They landed at the village of Peichatsun on February 17th and began skirmishing with some Chinese defenders. They soon overwhelmed the defenders and seized the towns of Hsinlaitsun and Haikang, forcing the Chinese to withdraw towards Suichi. From there the Japanese continued north, seizing Suichi and Chihkan. After these seizures, the Japanese had fully encircled the French concession of Guangzhouwan. The Japanese and representatives of Guangzhouwan soon fell into negotiations and the Free French were forced to declare the concession an open city, allowing the Japanese to occupy it without a fight.   I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. The eccentric or better said madman Wingate got his wish to send the Chindits into the fray, despite just about no one other than Wavell wanting him to do so. With Onions wrapped around their necks they made their first strike against a Japanese railway and it was a surprising mixed success. 

This week's pod is a real treat - it's the 144th anniversary of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 which began in January. My guest is Saul David, author of Zulu: The Heroism & Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879.The arrogance of the British Empire resulted in a humiliating defeat at Isandlwana, before recovering with the morale boosting defence at Rorke's Drift, made famous by Stanley Baker and Michael Caine in the 1964 movie, Zulu.Saul and I discuss the build up to the invasion, the Zulu nation itself and its ancient antecedents, the personalities involved, the Zulu victories before their eventual defeat and what the conflict means for empire and colonialism today.Saul David Links Zulu: The Heroism & Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879Victoria's Wars: The Rise of EmpireMilitary BlundersSaul on TwitterOllie LinksOllie on Twitter

Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Rorke's Drift and it seemed like the perfect day to look at the life of one of the battle's most intriguing characters - Frank Bourne OBE, DCM. During the battle, he was a Colour Sergeant but he was to have a stellar career and be one of the few defenders who achieved his full potential. Listen to this episode to learn about his life and how realistic Nigel Green's portrayal was in the movie 'Zulu'. To find out more about the battle you can listen to my podcast here - https://youtu.be/ACLauwRYpIE And you can walk the battlefield with me here - https://youtu.be/SlFyzpLnLXM Visit www.redcoathistory.com to sign up to my mailing list and receive your free eBook about the Anglo-Zulu War. 

Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you to benefit from Molly Tschang's expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. Episode 163 is the 32nd monthly feature of “Our Voices,” intended to accelerate social change that levels the playing field—helping everyone live to their full potential. In hearing the life journeys of people you might not otherwise encounter, you'll gain empathetic understanding for what may be a very different experience of what it means to grow up, go to school, struggle, work and live in our world. The aim is for you to see a bit of yourself in these journeys, and embrace—we're more similar than not. In this episode, Molly is joined by Navy SEAL Commander Rorke Denver, who was officer in charge of BRAVO Platoon of SEAL Team THREE in Iraq's Al Anbar Province in one of the most combat-heavy deployments of any regular SEAL team since Vietnam. He has led hundreds of crucial missions and his team is widely credited with helping neutralize Iraq's insurgency. Don't miss invaluable learnings Rorke learned along his intense journey. Also, Rorke will talk about his roles as New York Times best-selling author and actor, as well as keynote speaker, who inspires organizations to perform at their highest levels. Rorke inspires us all to know no boundaries and to commit to taking action so that all can be safe, seen and heard, and our true best selves. For more about Rorke, visit: https://rorkedenver.com/

Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you to benefit from Molly Tschang's expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. Episode 163 is the 32nd monthly feature of “Our Voices,” intended to accelerate social change that levels the playing field—helping everyone live to their full potential. The aim is for you to see a bit of yourself in these journeys, and embrace—we're more similar than not. Molly is joined by Rorke Denver, who gives an inside look into what it has been like being a Navy SEAL Commander, family man, author, actor and keynote speaker. First, Rorke talks about his upbringing, sharing how thankful he is for his parents, how he found his footing in the world by playing sports—culminating in leading a 2-time national championship lacrosse team at Syracuse University. He knew from an early age that with discipline, focus, drive and a dream, he could do anything. Hear how Rorke was a keen and effective learner, even though classroom academics were not his strong suit. Rorke shares how the ideas of service and earning your spot at the table (from Winston Churchill's autobiography) were driving forces in his decision to join the military; the challenge of an 80% attrition rate fueled his desire to be a SEAL. He talks about the toughness of SEAL training, and explains how keeping a “long range focus” and bringing those around him up were key factors in making it through the intense training. Rorke opens up about his time as a SEAL commander, shares what it was like leading hundreds of harsh missions with life or death consequences, praises the teammates he had along the way, and tells stories from those missions, including a close call that demonstrates how “making your practice perfect” led to lives being saved. Lastly, Rorke talks about his post-military life. He shares lessons learned and top takeaways from becoming a best-selling author, actor, keynote speaker and family man. Don't miss Rorke's advice for leaders, including the importance of having non-negotiables, and how the best of the best are “students of leadership.” Molly's thought for the week (thanks Rorke): Reach for an inch.

As our Christmas series continues, today we let our very own Al Murray take control.In this episode Al speaks about his recent trip to South Africa to walk the ground of Rorke's Drift - the setting of one of his favourite films to watch over Christmas - 'Zulu'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest episode of this short series we examine the life of "Gonny" Bromhead VC. Michael Caine played the commander of B company 2/24th in the film Zulu. His is an interesting story. If you are interested in the Anglo-Zulu War then please sign up for my mailing list at www.redcoathistory.com and receive your free eBook on the conflict.    Links:    My Rorke's Drift Podcast   Exploring the Rorke's Drift battlefield

Wysłuchanie poprzedniej części wskazane, ale niewymagane :) Ten odcinek podcastu historycznego składa się z dwóch części; W pierwszej opowiadam o ostatnim bastionie – o koncepcie walki do ostatniego tchnienia, obrony najwyższych wartości, o idei, że za pewne rzeczy warto się poświęcać. Przytaczam przykłady historycznych, ostatnich bastionów. Od bitwy o Saragarhi w Indiach, przez bitwe o Rorke's Drift w Afryce, bitwe pod Little Bighorn w Ameryce Północnej, bitwie o Mogadiszu w latach 90tych, obronie dokonanej w Tiblisi przez Aragwijczyków, kończąc na Termopilach i 300stu Spartan, Dunkierce i o ostatnim kursie japońskiego pancernika Yamato. W każdym z tych zdarzeń garstka obrońców musiała postawić na szali wszystko, co było im drogie, i zagrać va banque. I dlatego właśnie o nich do dzisiaj pamiętamy. Dlaczego opowiadam o tych wszystkich ostatnich bastionach? Z dwóch powodów: Po pierwsze – koncept ostatniego bastionu łączy dwie odmienne, a jednocześnie nierozerwalnie ludzkie emocje – poczucie beznadziei oraz głęboką wiarę w ideę. Łącząc je, otrzymujemy coś unikalnego, coś obiektywnie romantycznego, coś honorowego, coś co potem pamiętają wieki. Drugi powód jest znacznie bardziej istotny. O tym jest właśnie druga część odcinka. W historii polski jest takie wydarzenie, które możemy nazwać naszym narodowym ostatnim bastionem. To nie była jedna bitwa. To był ciąg zdarzeń, które z perspektywy czasu nie miały szansy na sukces, ale które do dziś należy stawiać za wzór honoru i oddania idei obrony ojczyzny przez najeźdźcą. Tym ostatnim bastionem był wrzesień 1939. To historia z początku drugiej wojny światowej, która wypełniona jest licznymi epizodami, z których każdy jeden śmiało możemy nazywać polskimi Termopilami. Od ostatnich dni pokoju w Europie, gdy już jasne było, że Hitler czycha na naszą wolność, że Stalin szuka sojusznika, że zachodni alianci – Francja i Anglia być może wcale nie będą tak chętnie walczyć za naszą wolność. Dalej prowadzę was przez pierwsze dni ofensywy, przez Obronę Wizny z kapitanem Raginisem, Obronę Westerplatte z majorem Sucharskim, aż po zdradę sowiecką z 17 września. Kampania wrześniowa – nasz ostatni polski bastion – to historia, która trzeba opowiadać, smakować i celebrować jako całość. Zapraszam was zatem! Dziękuję moim Patronom: https://pastebin.com/sj7gXQjR Dajecie mi wysokooktanowe paliwo do działania! Jeśli Ci się podoba - wesprzyj Podcast Historyczny :) https://patronite.pl/podcasthistoryczny/ Muzyka:Open Music Revolution (www.openmusicrevolution.com) Whitesand: https://whitesand.bandcamp.com, https://open.spotify.com/artist/3GXunV3wsCpSdKp0L5tcNH Źrodła: https://controlc.com/92916fc0 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcasthistoryczny Mój Twitter: https://twitter.com/sadowski_rafal Mój Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rafal_sadowskii

Who was the man who commanded the small British detachment at Rorke's Drift?  This episode is a brief introduction to the life of John Chard.  If you like these stories please sign up for my mailing list and receive your free eBook about the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879.  https://redcoathistory.com/2021/10/27/free-book-the-military-history-geeks-guide-to-the-anglo-zulu-war/ 

Rorke. Rountree. Science of The Damned. This extra long episode is not to be missed. First, special guests Dr. Stephen Rorke and David Rountree grace us with their first interview together ever to explain the tools and the science of the paranormal trade. We will learn about the physics behind hauntings, explore some of the fascinating experiences of David Rountree, hear a cautionary tale regarding EVP fraud, and more. Theres a lot of great information and demonic spookiness in this one! Then, sadly, we send off Jeff Ritzmann who is sailing for clearer waters. This is Jeff's very last episode as weekly cohost of Paratopia. His, too, is a cautionary tale for all of ufology.

On this podcast we had the pleasure to speak with Navy Seal Commander, Rorke Denver. Rorke is a neighbor of mine in Colorado and we have gotten to know each other over the past few years. We both love dipping in cold creeks and have done so down the canyon in Cleark Creek. Rorke is a dynamo! An NCAA national champion lacrosse player at Syracuse, and defensive All American. We talk about getting into lacrosse by accident, choosing Syracuse, and nature vs. nurture. We then delve into the Navy Seals selection process and how to make it through. His famous team mates David Goggins and Jocko Willink are discussed as well as playing a Navy Seal in a Hollywood movie. Rorke knows how to tell a good story and has some great insight on playing sports at a high level, and being a part of an elite US special forces unit. What You Will Learn: [2:10] Why Rorke chose Syracuse University. [4:51] Natural athleticism and how he got so good at sports. [7:30] Nature vs. Nurture [9:27] Joining the Navy [11:53] Process for joining the Navy Seals [13:50] OCS - becoming and officer then a Navy Seal[15:07] Weeding out candidates during BUDS [18:21] Can anyone make it in the SEALS program? [23:00] Trauma – Is it necessary? [26:06] What kind of job instills GRIT? [32:31] Serving w/ David Goggins [34:42] Serving w/ Jocko Willink [36:04] What makes the US special forces the best in the world? [38:31] Energy in warzones [41:09] Challenge of combat [48:09] Being in a movie. [51:30] Dipping in the ice. [54:24] Favorite MRE meal [54:37] Worst MRE meal. [55:43] Best concert [56:03] Hobbies [56:17] Favorite Movie Connect w/ Rorke https://twitter.com/rorkedenver?lang=en 

Ian Beckett, professor emeritus of military history at the University of Kent and author of Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana, joins the show to talk about the two most famous battles of the Anglo-Zulu War. ▪️ Times  • 01:58 Introduction • 02:22 British interests in Zululand  • 06:52 The Zulu system • 09:55 The British plan   • 13:12 The horns of the buffalo • 16:49 Isandlwana • 26:44 Innate warriors • 29:14 Aftermath • 33:18 Movies and myths • 42:11 Rorke's Drift  • 48:38 Firepower wins out • 53:56 A western way of war?

Thank you very much to the chaps in the Facebook Group, 'The Gentlemen's Society for the Appreciation of the British Empire' who provided so many great insights into the REAL Battle of Rorke's Drift, portrayed in the 1964 movie. There were over 300 comments, and I draw from as many as I am able to, as well as the following books:'Rorke's Drift' by Adrian Greaves'The Rise and Fall of the British Empire' by Lawrence James'Pax Britannica' by James/Jan Morrisand also a special shout-out to two authors who reached out to me:Neil Thornton (Rorke's Drift: A New Perspective) Kevin Brazier  (Victoria Crosses of the Zulu and Boer Wars) Both informed this podcast. I asked on my Instagram (@FlemingNeverDies) whether you've seen the movie 'Zulu' and 37% of people said 'no'. So, I don't delve too deep into the movie, you can listen to this then watch the film happily for the first time, or vice versa. Either way, I hope you enjoy it as much as I, and many others, do. My ‘Recommended Rabbit Hole': Frank Bourne (the youngest Colour Sergeant at the time of the Battle of Rorke's Drift). Just start with Google, see where it takes you, and let me know if you found it as fascinating as I do. You can e-mail me: AlbionNeverDies@Gmail.comYou can find me on Instagram: @FlemingNeverDies***Subscribe to my newsletter: https://youtube.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=b3afdae99897eebbf8ca022c8&id=5165536616Check out my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/britishcultureCheck out my online shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/British-culture/shopSupport the show

The Battle of Rorke's Drift (1879), also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was an engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War. The successful British defence of the mission station of Rorke's Drift, under the command of Lieutenants John Chard of the Royal Engineers and Gonville Bromhead, 24th Regiment of Foot began when a large contingent of Zulu warriors broke off from their main force during the final hour of the British defeat at the day-long Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, diverting 6 miles (9.7 km) to attack Rorke's Drift later that day and continuing into the following day. If you want to physically see us check out the history youtube channel Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Join the Book Club on http://chirpbooks.com/history Get some delicious COFFEE Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's coming up on the podcast? A trilogy of British Empire classics, the first two as part of our 'season of Michael Caine'!Next week (24th October, 2022): 'Zulu' (1964) starring Michael Caine, and based on the Battle of Rorke's Drift (1879).The next week (31st October, 2022): 'The Man Who Would Be King' (1975) starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine, based on the short story by Rudyard Kipling (first published 1888).The third week of this apparent trilogy (7th November, 2022), YOU DECIDE! Contact me with your suggestions, and I'll cover whatever the people demand!You can e-mail me: AlbionNeverDies@Gmail.comYou can find me on Instagram: @FlemingNeverDies***Subscribe to my newsletter: https://youtube.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=b3afdae99897eebbf8ca022c8&id=5165536616Check out my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/britishcultureCheck out my online shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/British-culture/shopSupport the show

Messana O'Rorke and the Rizzoli Monograph Brian Messana trained under architects Richard Meier, Thomas Phifer, Hani Rashid, and Peter Marino, working on projects including the Canal+ Headquarters in Paris, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona, and the Christian Dior Paris flagship. A graduate of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and Columbia University, […] The post EA471: Brian Messana – Messana O'Rorke and the Rizzoli Monograph appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

https://entrearchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BrianMessanaPhotobyTerryTsiolis-scaled.jpg ()Messana O'Rorke and the Rizzoli Monograph Brian Messana trained under architects Richard Meier, Thomas Phifer, Hani Rashid, and Peter Marino, working on projects including the Canal+ Headquarters in Paris, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona, and the Christian Dior Paris flagship. A graduate of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and Columbia University, he also studied abroad, in Florence, Italy, and at Les Ecoles d'Art Américaines de Fontainebleau. He has lectured on design and served on the faculties of several university architecture programs. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he currently resides in Greenwich Village with his husband, Neil Drew. Founded in 1996 by Brian Messana and Toby O'Rorke in New York City, Messana O'Rorke is renowned for crafting spaces of sublime restraint and ethereal beauty. Their process utilizes a rigorously limited palette of materials orchestrated in an architectural language of distilled boxes, blocks, and containers that emphasize the qualities of space itself rather than the things that fill it. The apparent simplicity and serenity of Messana O'Rorke's designs belie the astonishing richness and variety of the experiences they nurture. This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, Messana O'Rorke and the Rizzoli Monograph with Brian Messana. Connect with Brian online at https://www.messanaororke.com/practice (Messana O'Rorke), or find him on https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-messana-7196252/ (LinkedIn). Please visit Our Platform Sponsors http://ARCAT.com/podcast (Detailed) is an original podcast by ARCAT that features architects, engineers, builders, and manufacturers who share their insight and expertise as they highlight some of the most complex, interesting, and oddest building conditions that they have encountered… and the ingenuity it took to solve them. Listen now at http://ARCAT.com/podcast (ARCAT.com/podcast). http://EntreArchitect.com/Freshbooks (Freshbooks) is the all-in-one bookkeeping software that can save your small architecture firm both time and money by simplifying the hard parts of running your own business. Try Freshbooks for 30 days for FREE at http://EntreArchitect.com/Freshbooks (EntreArchitect.com/Freshbooks). Visit our Platform Sponsors today and thank them for supporting YOU… The EntreArchitect Community of small firm architects. Referenced in this Episode https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847872473/ (Messana O’Rorke: Building Blocks by Mayer Rus)   The post https://entrearchitect.com/podcast/entrearch/messana-ororke-and-the-rizzoli-monograph/ (EA471: Brian Messana – Messana O'Rorke and the Rizzoli Monograph) appeared first on https://entrearchitect.com (EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects).

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There are few stronger tests of leadership than commanding a task unit in the turbulence of Afghanistan and Iraq. That's exactly the furnace in which this week's guest, Commander Rorke Denver, honed his craft. Before joining the military, Rorke was an All-American lacrosse player at Syracuse. Once he signed up for the Navy, he led special forces missions in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and other international hot spots and later, every phase of training for the SEALs. Since retiring from the Navy, Rorke starred in the film Act of Valor, wrote two bestselling books – Worth Dying For and Damn Few ­­­and founded Ever Onward. In this episode, Rorke shares: · How servant leadership is always successful, even when missions aren't · What he did to keep calm and composed under fire · Why he loves mentoring young leaders · What it means to live a faithful life · When he knew it was time to move on from the SEALs · What it means to be bold and courageous in a scared society Want to learn more about Rorke? Visit his website - rorkedenver.com - and follow him on Twitter.

stephen rorke joins art to present ralph rene's research and theories on the possibility that america's moon landing was faked to demoralize the soviets. as a fierce critic and close friend of rene's, stephen was bequeathed the research to present the compelling facts in an unbiased way after rene's death (rorke repeatedly mentions in this program that he does think we went to the moon, but that he takes issue with inconsistencies in the apollo record) - https://patreon.com/artbelltapes - https://linktr.ee/artbelltapevault