Jeremy Black, Professor of History at the University of Exeter, joins the show to discuss tank warfare from its origins to the battlefields of Ukraine
Times
01:13 - Introduction
02:02 - The creation of the tank
07:48 - Parallel technological development of tanks and aircraft
14:20 - Developing thoughts on employing tanks leading into World War II
18:24 - Blitzkrieg and the role of armored vehicles, speed, and communication during invasions
24:13 - The Soviet Union's invasion of Finland
28:07 - The development of armored technology during the Arab-Israeli wars after World War II
35:06 - Russia's strategy for invasion, the likelihood of Putin overtaking Ukraine, and the future of the tank