Wars That Shaped The World

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3 - The inglorious siege of Kimberley

Kimberley, the diamond mining capital of South Africa and the heart of the De Beers diamond empire is surrounded by the Boers. Cecil John Rhodes - politician, businessman, imperialist and believer implicitly in white domination, lobbies Britain help to free ‘his’ town. Narrated by Paul Waggott Written by David Thomas Production and Sound Design by Holy Smokes Audio Executive Producers Tony Pastor + Neil Fearn A Goalhanger Podcasts Production Cast; Conrad Reid Thomas Mitchells  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  4 - The hard yards

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  3 - The battle for Goose Green

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  2 - Sink the Belgrano

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  1 - The Malvinas are Argentine

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  4 - The bloody finale

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  3 - The fight for survival

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  2 - Into the Valley of Death

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  1 - The rise of the Russian bear

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  4 - The Boers... decisions must be made

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  2 - The Empire is brought to its knees

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  1 - A single spark starts the fire

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  4 - The nuclear option

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  3 - They came from the north

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  2 - The Old Master’s last hurrah

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  1 - Red alert: the Communists are coming