The Unknown Soldiers Podcast
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The Unknown Soldiers Podcast is a history podcast hosted by James Houser. It has 118 episodes, with the latest published February 2026.
Host James Houser tackles forgotten wars, battles, and perspectives of military history from across the ages and across the globe. Whether it's the women of the American Revolution, lost Indian kingdoms, neglected World War II campaigns or medieval power struggles, this podcast sheds light on real people with real stories...who don't deserve to be Unknown Soldiers.
history ·en ·118 episodes
Episode #67: The Hussite Wars, Part 1
Episode #66: The Battle of the Golden Spurs
Episode #65: Soldier of Fortune
Episode #64: The Life and Times of Sir William Marshal
Short Round: General Agricola at the Edge of the World
Episode #63: Furies of Britannia
Episode #62: Wailing Walls, Part 2
Episode #61: Wailing Walls, Part 1
An Unknown Soldiers Podcast Update! - August 2025
The Soviet-Afghan War: Footnotes
Episode #60: The Soviet-Afghan War Part 5 - The Unlucky Country
The Soviet-Afghan War Part 4.5 - Women of the Soviet-Afghan War
Episode #59: The Soviet-Afghan War Part 4 - Exit Strategy
The Soviet-Afghan War Part 3.5 - A Deployment to Afghanistan
Episode #58: The Soviet-Afghan War Part 3 - One Man's Terrorist
Episode #57: The Soviet-Afghan War Part 2 - The Bear and the Lion
The Soviet-Afghan War Part 1.5 - Stumbling Bear: The Soviet Armed Forces in Afghanistan
Episode #56: The Soviet-Afghan War Part 1 - A Special Military Operation
The Soviet-Afghan War, Prologue: Welcome to Afghanistan
Introduction to the Soviet-Afghan War
Episode #55: Go for Broke!
Short Round: Mill Springs 1862, The Union's First Victory in the West
Short Round: Legacy of the Khalsa
Episode #54: Glory of the Khalsa
Episode #53: World War 622 A.D.
Episode #52: The Last King of Africa
Not-so-Short Round: The Tragedy of Dom Pedro II and the Brazilian Empire
The Paraguayan War: Footnotes
Episode #51: The Paraguayan War Part 5 - Death of a Nation
Short Round: The Paraguayan War Part 4.5 - The Many Lives of Madame Lynch
Episode #50: The Paraguayan War Part 4 - Gibraltar of the South
Short Round: The Paraguayan War Part 3.5 - The Retreat from Laguna, a Brazilian Odyssey
Episode #49: The Paraguayan War Part 3 - The Funnel of Death
Episode #48: The Paraguayan War Part 2 - The Triple Alliance
Episode #47: The Paraguayan War Part 1 - The Rivers of Destiny
Episode #46: The Chains of Command
Episode #45: Daughters of Liberty
Episode #44: Hellfighters
Episode #43: House of the Conqueror
An Unknown Soldiers Podcast Update - Schedule Change
Episode #42: Give Me Back My Legions!
Short Round: The Kaiser's African Queen
Episode #41: The Kaiser's Lions
Short Round: Elihu Root and the Creation of the Modern U.S. Army
Episode #40: The Philippine War Part 4: A Howling Wilderness
The Philippine War Bonus: Women of the Philippine War
Episode #39: The Philippine War Part 3: Hearts and Minds
Short Round: The Philippine War 2.5: Buffalo Soldiers - African Americans in the Philippine War
Episode #38: The Philippine War Part 2: Shock and Awe
Short Round: The Philippine War Part 1.5: Uncle Sam's Imperial Army
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