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The Forlorn Hope - The Most Dangerous Job in History
Manage episode 441336948 series 3284494
Do you love military history? Then this is the podcast for you.
The Forlorn Hope. Brave lads who volunteered for near-suicidal missions, such as first into the breach of a siege. Their name is mainly synonymous with the Napoleonic Wars. But what is the history of the Forlorn Hope?
Who were they?
How did armies find enough volunteers for such suicidal missions?
James Mace co-wrote this episode and he writes fantastic fiction books that can be found here - https://amzn.to/4cJZ8be
and here - https://www.amazon.com/stores/James-Mace/author/B002BMES4O?
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/
Further Reading: Peter Snow - To War with Wellington - https://amzn.to/3yT8aF4
Richard Holmes - Redcoat - https://amzn.to/4e7g8Jr
Private Wheeler - Letters from the Peninsular - https://amzn.to/3z3qFqg
128 episoder
Manage episode 441336948 series 3284494
Do you love military history? Then this is the podcast for you.
The Forlorn Hope. Brave lads who volunteered for near-suicidal missions, such as first into the breach of a siege. Their name is mainly synonymous with the Napoleonic Wars. But what is the history of the Forlorn Hope?
Who were they?
How did armies find enough volunteers for such suicidal missions?
James Mace co-wrote this episode and he writes fantastic fiction books that can be found here - https://amzn.to/4cJZ8be
and here - https://www.amazon.com/stores/James-Mace/author/B002BMES4O?
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/
Further Reading: Peter Snow - To War with Wellington - https://amzn.to/3yT8aF4
Richard Holmes - Redcoat - https://amzn.to/4e7g8Jr
Private Wheeler - Letters from the Peninsular - https://amzn.to/3z3qFqg
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