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Explore British military history through documentaries, battlefield films and the stories of the men who fought.

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India, Crimea, the Zulu War, the Napoleonic Wars and more.

America
From the Seven Years’ War to the War of 1812.

Napoleonic Wars
Wellington’s army, weapons and campaigns.

Victorian campaigns
The Zulu War, Crimea, India and beyond.

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I’m Christian Parkinson, a filmmaker, military history podcaster and battlefield guide based in South Africa.