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Expect episodes that discuss the human aspect of warfare throughout the evolution of weapons, tactics, strategy, and leadership.
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Episode 62 - Teutoburger Wald: Rome’s Worst Shortcut (opens the original)
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In CE 9, three Roman legions marched into the forests of Germania—and disappeared. The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest was more than a devastating military defeat: it was a masterclass in deception, intelligence failure, terrain, and the dangers of assuming conquered territory is truly under control. In this episode of The Rum Ration Podcast, Rejoy and Colin explore how Rome’s expansion east of the Rhine created the conditions for disaster; how the Roman-trained Cheruscan nobleman Arminius turned
Episode 61 - Black Tot Day: Canada Holds The Line (opens the original)
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For more than three centuries, the rum ration was one of naval life’s most enduring traditions. In this episode of the Rum Ration, Rejoy and Colin explore how rum went from a practical solution for life at sea to a cherished ritual known as “Up Spirits.” They trace its origins from Jamaica and Admiral Vernon’s infamous watered-down “grog” to the camaraderie, vocabulary, and shipboard culture that grew around the daily tot. The story culminates with Black Tot Day, July 31, 1970, when the Royal Na
Episode 60 - Maple Leaf Up The Truck that Moved Armies (opens the original)
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How did a country of just 11 million people become one of the world’s great wartime industrial powers? In this episode of the Rum Ration Podcast, Rejoy and Colin are joined by David Bensadoun, CEO of the ALDO Group and Honorary Colonel of The Royal Montreal Regiment, to explore the story of the Canadian Military Pattern truck. From Canada’s shaky industrial footing in 1939 to the “war of horsepower” that followed Dunkirk, the CMP became a symbol of rapid adaptation, mass production and sheer mec
Episode 59 - The Dieppe Raid: Courage in Chaos (opens the original)
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On 19 August 1942, thousands of Canadian soldiers landed at Dieppe expecting a bold raid against occupied France. Instead, they found a killing ground. Poor intelligence, heavily fortified beaches, immobilized tanks and collapsing communications turned Operation Jubilee into one of Canada’s costliest days of the Second World War. In this episode of the Rum Ration, Rejoy and Colin are joined by historian Julien Lehoux of Canada Company’s Je me souviens program to examine what went wrong—and, more
Episode 58 - St. Valery-en-Caux: Dunkirk Without the Miracle (opens the original)
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Dunkirk is remembered as a miracle. St. Valery-en-Caux was the bitter sequel. In June 1940, the 51st Highland Division, fighting alongside French troops, was driven toward the Normandy coast as Rommel’s forces closed in. Their escape route through Le Havre collapsed, leaving thousands trapped in a small harbour town overlooked by cliffs, German artillery, machine guns, and armour. The Royal Navy mounted a desperate evacuation, but fog, poor communications, air attack, and enemy guns turned the h
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