In the distant past (well, in digital terms – it was January 2013), when I was first experimenting with doing my own podcasts, I published a recording on the original Battlegames website that I had completely forgotten about!
The recording plunges you into the moments before the Battle of Agincourt, October 25th, 1415, imagining the sense of tension amongst the men and the decisions faced by Henry V and his army on that muddy field during the hours preceding the action. It reveals a great deal about leadership and morale in a way that is so often overlooked in our games, but which campaigns can incorporate. Morale is not simply a reflection of the casualties sustained in action.
I compiled the podcast simply using a series of readings from a trio of my favourite works: The Face of Battle by John Keegan, military historian; Azincourt, by Bernard Cornwell, novelist; and Henry V by William Shakespeare, poet.
I hope you enjoy it – and let me know if you remember this!
Henry
P.S. Neil Shuck has kindly kept our old View from the Veranda podcasts available at https://viewfromtheveranda.wordpress.com
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