Combat Morale Podcast

By: Dr Tom Thorpe
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  • Dr Tom Thorpe interviews experts, academics and veterans to explore the morale and motivation of combatants to fight (or not) in armed conflicts.
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Episodes
  • S2E23 – Spanish Republicans during the Second World War – Sean Scullion

    S2E23 – Spanish Republicans during the Second World War – Sean Scullion
    Aug 15 2024
    British Army officer Sean Scullion talks about his forthcoming book Churchill’s Spaniards. This book examines the service of former Spanish Republican soldiers who served in the Spanish Civil War and their subsequent experience in British and French forces during the Second World War. The interview explores what motivated these individuals to enlist in foreign armies and fight for the allies during the conflict. Sean’s book is published by Helion.
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    56 mins
  • S2E24 – Motivation of British volunteers in the Spanish Civil War – Dr Richard Baxell

    S2E24 – Motivation of British volunteers in the Spanish Civil War – Dr Richard Baxell
    Aug 8 2024
    In today’s podcast, I talk to historian, lecturer, and author Dr. Richard Baxell about his research into motivation and morale of British volunteers who served in the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War. During the Spanish Civil War, around 2, 500British volunteers joined the International Brigades to fight alongside the Spanish Republicans against General Franco’s Nationalist forces. Motivated by ideological convictions, solidarity with the Spanish people, and opposition to fascism, these volunteers saw the conflict as a crucial battle between democracy and totalitarianism. Despite the British government’s non-intervention policy,…
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    40 mins
  • S2E22 – God and the British Soldier – Prof Michael Snape

    S2E22 – God and the British Soldier – Prof Michael Snape
    Nov 10 2023
    Canon Professor Michael Snape, the Michael Ramsey Professor of Anglican Studies at Durham University, talks about religion, God and the British soldier in the Great War. Drawing from a treasure trove of newly unearthed materials from military, ecclesiastical, and civilian archives, Michael paints a vivid portrait of the experiences of Britain’s citizen armies and the vital role played by the various religious organisations that ministered to them. Michael reveals the often-underestimated significance of religion in British society during the war years. This enlightening conversation underscores how faith held a prominent…
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    50 mins

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