Step into the world of military history and strategy with Trackpads. This weekly podcast transforms insightful articles into engaging audio episodes, making it easier than ever to learn about the military, history, and beyond, wherever you are. Whether you’re a history enthusiast, a military aficionado, or just curious about the stories and lessons behind the action, Trackpads delivers a compelling mix of education and entertainment. Listen on the go and stay connected to the past, present, and future of the military.
Latest Episodes
Operation Fortitude: Deception as a Strategic Weapon
In the summer of 1944, while Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, another battle was being fought in shadows. Operation Fortitude turned rubber tanks, phanto...
Wolves of the Deep: How Submarines Won (and Denied) Sea Control
Beneath the waves, the true battle for sea power unfolded. From World War I’s U-boat terror to the relentless wolfpacks of the Atlantic and the Silent Service in the P...
Hold the Gate: Darby’s Rangers at Chiunzi Pass
In September 1943, the Allied invasion of Italy teetered on the brink. At Salerno, the beachhead was fragile, and the road to Naples ran through a twisting mountain co...
Beam, Jam, Burn: How EW and Lasers Will Break Drone Swarms
Drone swarms are changing the battlefield by making mass cheap and scalable. Hundreds of low-cost drones can overwhelm sensors, saturate defenses, and force militaries...
Eighty Years After the Bomb: Evidence vs. Myth
Eighty years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the debate over the atomic bombings is still alive—and often shaped more by myth than evidence. Were the Japanese already re...
