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The Unconventional Soldier Podcast
United Kingdom
Приєднався 13 сер 2020
"Letting the guest tell the story". A military podcast by former soldiers from the British Army's long range Surveillance and Reconnaissance Patrols unit.
Our first series covers the inception of the unit, the selection of the soldiers and the unique "stay behind" role during the Cold War. We also cover the multiple operational tours the unit deployed on over the last 40 years. Finally we finish on an interview with the current serving officer commanding the unit.
In subsequent series we have set ourselves a wider remit and cover first hand accounts of past conflicts from World War 2 to the War on Terror and everything in between. All our podcasts finish off with book & film reviews and recommendations. We normally upload a monthly episode (sometimes more).
Subscribe and don't forget to like, follow and share our social media. Links below.
Our first series covers the inception of the unit, the selection of the soldiers and the unique "stay behind" role during the Cold War. We also cover the multiple operational tours the unit deployed on over the last 40 years. Finally we finish on an interview with the current serving officer commanding the unit.
In subsequent series we have set ourselves a wider remit and cover first hand accounts of past conflicts from World War 2 to the War on Terror and everything in between. All our podcasts finish off with book & film reviews and recommendations. We normally upload a monthly episode (sometimes more).
Subscribe and don't forget to like, follow and share our social media. Links below.
S4 #066 The Derryard Attack - Northern Ireland 1989
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The subject of this pod is the Derryard action, a sustained IRA deliberate attack in December 1989 against an Army Permanent Vehicle Check Point (PVCP) close to the border with the Republic Of Ireland a few miles north of Rosslea, County Fermanagh. The checkpoint was manned by members of the Kings Own Scottish Borderers who fought off an Active Service Unit that considerably overmatched them with weapons. On this pod we discuss the motivation of IRA volunteers, how the IRA was financed and obtained its weapons, the attack on Derryard and its aftermath. My book choice on this podcast is "The IRA" by Tim Pat Coogan.
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The subject of this pod is the Derryard action, a sustained IRA deliberate attack in December 1989 against an Army Permanent Vehicle Check Point (PVCP) close to the border with the Republic Of Ireland a few miles north of Rosslea, County Fermanagh. The checkpoint was manned by members of the Kings Own Scottish Borderers who fought off an Active Service Unit that considerably overmatched them with weapons. On this pod we discuss the motivation of IRA volunteers, how the IRA was financed and obtained its weapons, the attack on Derryard and its aftermath. My book choice on this podcast is "The IRA" by Tim Pat Coogan.
WHERE TO GET OUR DESERT ISLAND DITS BOOK CHOICES
Most of our book recommendations can be bought via the Unconventional Soldier Bookshop. 10% of each purchase supports the pod and helps independent book stores on line sales uk.bookshop.org/shop/UCS473
"BUY ME A COFFEE"
If you want to support the podcast you can buy me a coffee here buymeacoffee.com/unconsoldierpod
SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram @the_unconventional_soldier_pod.
Facebook @lateo82.
Twitter @TheUCS473.
Download these and other platforms via Link Tree.
Email us: unconventionalsoldier@gmail.com.
This episode brought to you in association with ISARR a veteran owned company.
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S4 #065 The Past, Present & Future Of Drones In The British Army
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CONTENT The guest today is Neale Smiles a former Gunner now working in the defence industry. Neale often posts his thoughts on military matters on LinkedIn and was a guest on pod 51 where we discussed “Guns, Rockets & Training For War”. So if you have an interest in all things artillery it is worth a listen. Even if you don't check it out as Ukraine is proving, Gunners are still one of the bigg...
S4 #064 7 Minutes To Midnight - Korea The Forgotten War
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CONTENT On this podcast we feature the British involvement in the Korean War which took place between 1950 - 1953. A war that is fairly unknown and overshadowed by WW2 and later the Vietnam war. It is considered forgotten but was as gruelling as any of the WW2 theatres of operations. We discuss the prelude to war, the opening engagements, the ferocious battle for Imjin against a determined and ...
S4 #063 Use Of AI In Targeting & Autonomous Platforms
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CONTENT The guest today is Chris Lincoln Jones. Chris is a retired Army Officer and worked for 17 years in the Defence Industry where he was an Intelligence Surveillance and Target Acquisition Specialist with a particular knowledge of Uncrewed Air Systems. He has been a visiting lecturer at the University of South Wales on an MSc course in Global Governance and has contributed to the Birmingham...
S4 #062 Infantry Officer In Iraq & Afghanistan
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CONTENT The guest today is Laurence Moore, known as Loz, who served in the Cheshire regiment and on this episode we discuss his time at Sandhurst and what it was like to deploy on operations as a young officer in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. Loz also discusses the effect combat had on him personally and why he helped set up Cockleshell 22 with a group of serving and former service pe...
S4 #061 NATO Cold War "Stay Behind" Patrols Operations
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CONTENT This episode is part of our 7 Minutes To Midnight mini series. The guest today for our conversation on NATO Cold War "stay behind" operations is Tamir Sinai a political scientist and exercise professional. Tamir teaches Security Policy and develops Simulation Exercises for International Organisations, Governments, Private Industry and Universities with a focus on Security and Crisis Man...
S4 #060 Infiltrating The Provisional IRA
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CONTENT The guest today is author Henry Hemming and on this podcast we will be discussing his book “4 Shots In The Night" a true story of espionage, murder and justice during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. It centres round the brutal killing on 26th May, 1986 of British agent Frank Hegarty who infiltrated PIRA and also involves Martin McGuinness, terrorist turned politician and the notorious...
S4 #059 Who Dares Wins
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CONTENT The guest today is former Commando Gunner and member of 22 Special Air Service Mick Hawkes. On this podcast we discuss his army career including the Falklands war, volunteering for SAS selection, life and training in the Regiment, his deployment to Bosnia where he was captured by Serb forces alongside his mate Billy Billingham, the pace of operations for UKSF in Iraq and Afghanistan, su...
S4 #058 The Berlin Airlift, Berlin Wall & Cuban Missile Crisis
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CONTENT This week on our 7 Minutes To Midnight Cold War mini series the guest is Ian Sanders who presents the award winning Cold War Conversations podcast. On this episode we discuss how Germany and Berlin were divided up between the victorious allied armies at the end of World War 2, the Berlin airlift when the Soviet Union attempted to starve the population of Berlin into submission and the r...
S4 #057 Artillery Gun Raids On Op GRANBY (Gulf War 1991)
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CONTENT The guest today is former soldier Kev Brain who joined the Royal Artillery in 1975 completing 22 years service with the colours. He deployed on multiple operational tours to Northern Ireland and also on Operation GRANBY better known as the first Gulf War in 1991 as a Sergeant Gun number 1 in charge of a M110 203mm howitzer specifically built for general support and counter battery fire....
S4 #056 An Introduction To The Cold War
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CONTENT The Cold War revisited. This is a mini series called 7 Minutes To Midnight covering parts of the Cold War we find interesting and will run in tandem with the Unconventional Soldier podcast. So why the title Seven Minutes to Midnight? The Doomsday Clock was a symbolic measurement that represented the likelihood of a human made global catastrophe in the form of a nuclear exchange between ...
S4 #055 Catherine Leroy - Close Up On War
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CONTENT The guest today is award winning author Mary Cronk Farrell. On this pod we will be discussing her book "Close Up On War" about the life of Catherine Leroy a French photographer who travelled to Vietnam at the height of the war where she made a name for herself in a male dominated environment. Bold, determined and cool under fire Catherine accompanied marines and soldiers into the dense ...
S4 #053 Mountain & Arctic Warfare Cadre Return To Top Malo House
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S4 #053 Mountain & Arctic Warfare Cadre Return To Top Malo House
MOUNTAIN & ARCTIC WARFARE CADRE - TOP MALO HOUSE BATTLE
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MOUNTAIN & ARCTIC WARFARE CADRE - TOP MALO HOUSE BATTLE
S4 #051 Guns, Rockets & Training For War
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S4 #051 Guns, Rockets & Training For War
S4 #050 From Sandhurst To Brigade Command
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S4 #050 From Sandhurst To Brigade Command
S4 #049 The International Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol School In The 1980s
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S4 #049 The International Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol School In The 1980s
S3 #047 Veterans' Army & Aid To Ukraine
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S3 #047 Veterans' Army & Aid To Ukraine
S3 #046 The Royal Marines Mountain & Arctic Warfare Cadre
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S3 #046 The Royal Marines Mountain & Arctic Warfare Cadre
S3 #044 The Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
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S3 #044 The Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
S3 #040 Tom Satterly Delta Force Operator
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S3 #040 Tom Satterly Delta Force Operator
S3 #038 Licking The Taliban's Flip Flop
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S3 #038 Licking The Taliban's Flip Flop
My uncle Johns so. Was in the royal marine Artic and mountain Cadre his name was Sgt Terry Doyle he fought at top malo house I hero worshiped him and my cousin Sgt Clive Reason who was in the military police maybe you could do a interview with Terry
Sad to see the Scottish bow to English rule. Decent listen but the tone and pettiness of some of your comments are frustrating to hear. My family, like so many others got abuse upon abuse and were treated like sub-humans.
Mountbatten was a rampant paedophile.
This happened because of a honey trap recce
Hey I just wanted to say I’ve really been enjoying the podcast. keep up the magnificent work you do. Much respect from the states 🫡
Thanks for listening 👍
That sounds alot like mr Mitchell aka andy mcnab im sure he went through the mountain leaders course i love the marines and how they conduct themselves true professionals and a group of men you would want next to you in any fight 💙🏴👊👊👊
One of my jobs down south was to go around San Carlos during the night, throwing scare charges into the water as an anti diver measure.
In the “Mitrokin Archive” it’s mentioned that the Soviets planted weapons caches all over Western Europe. These were intended to be used by GRU/Spetsnaz people for sabotage missions had war broken out.
I honestly hate these bitches, especially those like the big boob bimbo who always look at the racist black on the panel before virtue signalling.
Im a nationaliist and glad these days are in the past
The terrorists wore camo uniforms !!! They where used to terrorise the nationlist community, asking Tim Pat Coogan about the ira ,is like asking jimmy saville about child minding ffs , we welcomed them in ,and they turned on us !!! Only reason they came to our shores ,was to uphold the sectarian statelet gb set up here in 1922.
Just discovered your channel about a week ago. Glad I did because I’m really enjoying it. Thank you! Greetings from Malaysia.
Welcome aboard!
The world needs to know that the U.S.A. / America 🇺🇸 funded and armed tbe PIRA.
Nothing compared to Gaddafi
This is a great Podcast. God Bless these K.O.S.B. My uncle Ian Morrell was a Colour Sergeant in the KOSB. He died 2 years ago.
Brilliant.
Hiya mate, I'm Matt Durham I've covered the Troubles for years if you need a chat or advice I'll happily help you out. II've worked with Peter Taylor at the BBC and we often worked on making documentaries about the subject, I believe the flamethrowers came from Russia originally, I can't imagine anything more terrifying and fairly recently the PIRA got their hands on two AN-94 assault rifles, yes the Russian gun that fires two bullets at the same time, one is at the British Royal armouries museum.
I thought the flamethrowers came from Libya.
Russians armed the sticks not the provisional IRA
@@patkearney9320 homemade,based on a Russian design.
@@gerard1965able If you read the what weapons where decommissioned 26 flamethrowers where handed over and they came from Libya, though never used they came via Libya could be Russian designed but fact came on a successful run along with HMG And AKs how many I don’t know. PIRA had little use for flamethrowers as they where a two man unite. Interesting I’ve thought that was kinda urban legend the AN, 94 that blasts 2 bullets. If possible could u say they was 7.62 round. Also I find u give fantastic intel on your subjects.☘️
@@patkearney9320 old one, "we found his head & shoulders on the beach,happy hamburger day,what's a leg between friends,"old one,crazy times, European Department hitting targets, northern command completely compromised,English Department hitting targets,Derry over run,lost,Belfast over run,lost,both compromised,"the Wee Man,""the Assassin,"southern command impregnable,IRB taking orders via 5 key associates,the Dublin department,impregnable,absolute insanity,the tell (Mi5)was the split,northern (clowns) command,taking control,Mi5 op, have a look at TPQ,Anthony McIntyre,great write ups,now it's the vote,peoples choice,the above?both explosive devices failed to detonate?why?they were got at,Paddy O' Kane did a good job.
MacArthur was a lunatic
The occupation forces complain about the locals fighting back!!!
No didn't complain but if you had listened you would know that wouldn't you?
@@unconventionalsoldierpodcast growing up in south Armagh army kept people awake at night.... Add that to political grievance without sleeping and people very cranky lol
I'm afraid it was the other way around mate it was republicans that complained the Brits were fighting back IRA didn't do to well when they came up against armed opponents and their political mouthpieces had the cheek to claim the British had a shoot to kill policy you couldn't make this shit up.
@@Letsgetiton41I'm a republican and always thought that shoot to kill made us sound like wingers...but thankfully in a better place now and may everyone move on
Very Secretary point of view. The British Are the territories in Ireland.
Is that you Joe Biden?
Go on home British soldiers go on home ...have you got no fecking homes of your own
As someone from a Nationalist/Irish Republican background, I appreciate this podcast and it was very informative. Obviously some of the IRA's actions were horrible like La Mon or the use of proxy bombs, even the Kingsmill Massacre, descending to the lows of loyalist gangs, who killed defenceless, unarmed Irish Catholics simply as a weapon of terror. Then, there is the other more legitimate side such as the early days of The Troubles such as the Battle of St. Matthew's, protecting Catholic and nationalist residents from being burnt out in Belfast from loyalist mobs, looked on by the RUC and their proxies; including more military action such as Derryard where they acted in a more professional capacity. If they had to fight, more actions such as these would have been better for their reputation, I doubt the Republican Movement would have got drastically better terms than the Good Friday Agreement but nonetheless it is a shame young men, British and Irish killed each other then where they probably had more in common than differences. I hope to see all of Ireland united one day soon, but the best and only way today is through politics.
Thank you for a reasoned response. I agree with most of your position and also hope that the peace is maintained. Totally agree with your statement re a united Ireland which will be down to a popular vote north and south as per GFA. We can't go back to those days of violence.
We are all pawns in a bigger game , I feel sorry for anyone who lost their lives or got seriously injured in the troubles. Anyone who can't forgive through faith will never find peace in their hearts and that is very difficult for some who have lost loved ones .Sadly children are born in N Ireland into a predestined side by no say of their own ,some feel Irish ,others feel British and more recently some feel Northern Irish. As for a United Ireland even Gerry Adams admits he has done nothing but divide the people. There most likely will be an all Ireland one day but for a United Ireland that's another question.
Keep dreaming it will definitely Never be a united country,, think all the IRA murders ,, were any different to loyalist ones clown 🤡,,,
The PIRA are on the same level as #Hamas.
@@neilcolwell3107they are called freedom fighters !!! Something I wouldn't expect jocks to understand !!! You rolled over and took it .
If the army didn't go in so heavy handed and impose interment and shooting civil rights marches then it wouldn't have went on for so long......ira was near defunct prior to bloody Sunday
There's only one bunch of terrorists in Ireland and it's not the Irish
The PVCB was not totally destroyed because the bomb never detonated, but it was wrecked. Simple as that. Not because of any B A action. As for this being a victory for the KOSBs I would hate to see what a defeat looks like. British army doctrine arms its units too lightly this was borne out in the Falkands and Iraq and cost lives.
So basically what was said in the podcast less the Falklands bit. The IRA stated that their mission was to destroy the PVCP but were beaten off. Again in the pod. So they failed. Also mentioned about the underarming of troops in FOBs in Afghanistan. So a somewhat pointless reply but thanks anyway.
@@unconventionalsoldierpodcastthey weren't professional soldiers tho and like the Vietcong didn't do too bad for a few farmers
Climate change is a con and the EU is for population replacement
Dividing the country was a gross error in 1921 Protestants could have been Evacuated back to scotland If they didnt want to live under Irish rule 300.000 brits in spain dont Complain about catholic rule!
At least six Irish Regiments in The British Army prior to The Treaty,OneThird Of The Auxies Were Irishmen, The R I C were a mostly Catholic force. Canadians,Aussies and NewZealanders, were to be found in The Tans and Auxies as well as Scots Welsh and English. Not Everyone Supported Shein Fein. The Brits and Irish Loyalists were even getting the better of The Ruthless Boyo's towards the end of 21 accordingto Mick Collins himself. The Big Man Got The Ball Rolling,him and The Irishmen who came back from The British Army in The Great War and changed sides. The Brits would eventually rub The Boyo's out,The Big Man told them that,The Treaty Saved The Day.
@@philiprufus4427the Brits didn't do too well in the USA when one of their soldiers rebelled against them and sent them packing with their tails between their legs....it's called independence day
Guess you don't realise how much the Scot Presbyterian protestants hate Irish Catholics , hate is still here even after 25 years of peace , you can feel it the tensions everyday .
@@br1472an Sadly very true there’s young folk today still as staunch as the conflict days.
@@br1472an very true, I thought we had moved past that put seen it first hand when in a relationship with a protestant girl....the family didn't want to move on and progress..... suppose still stuck in 1690
Labour have just said that if they win the election they will reopen historic investigations into soldiers in NI.
Your fru consistany leaked info to loyalists. Yee were rotten to the core and you know it. You have no right ever to be in Irelamd. Get out.
Don't think so. Rebel of Ireland. What a joke you are. What have you rebelled against in your life you keyboard waster 😂
@@unconventionalsoldierpodcastdon't be so condescending, that's his opinion and you have yours
Tam the slab,great man, lyndsay
If you like terrorist criminals who stole from the cause he was fighting for. Not for me.
@@unconventionalsoldierpodcast at least he wasn't murdering innocent civilians,unlike your army
@unconventionalsoldierpodcast I forgot your army where angels 😇 lol,eitherway your channel is very informative 👍, if the soldiers of the ira are terrorist?what does that make your army?please answer the question
@unconventionalsoldierpodcast these men and women where in there own country ,you where not
@@unconventionalsoldierpodcasthe was only a millionaire livestock farmer
I grew up in south Armagh during the troubles, we were only kids, heard a few big bombs going off too, Glenanne army base getting flattened was probably the biggest, never forget the windows shaking and i lived about 5 miles from there.
You dare to call me a terrorist while you look down your gun
Stupid analogy
But you weren't a terrorist were you? Just some sad man with a keyboard.
@@unconventionalsoldierpodcast tourist
@@unconventionalsoldierpodcast the entire nationalist community was treated like WE started the war here !!! We didnt ,that was GBs poisonous little state police that mounted those gun attacks on innocent Catholics,i seen it ,i was there in the falls rd area 1969 , you thought you could comtinue to walk over us !! You couldnt then ,and you won't now .
Done a tour of fermanagh in 97. Been in golf 240 eerie feeling
Overall a well put together and narrated piece of information of the secret war in Ireland. I expect there would also be young British men and women that would take up weapons if Britain was Colonised and replanted by Russia? There were however, never two sides of being Right in Ireland. It was taken by the Gun, and held by the threat of a British gun. Terrorism indeed.
The russians sent two spetznaz agents a few years ago and assainated a defector on English soil and the British done fuck all
Remember when this happened. We turned the net on to listen to what was going on. We were in Aughnacloy in South Tyrone. Feeling helpless. They were lucky that the patrol was out. Border pvcp got .50 cal machine guns after this.
Interesting, I served five tours there, 2 tours were primarily as a member of a weapons/explosive and IED search team during 88/89. I probably knew every known terrorist in the Belfast area by searching their homes and cars. I personally managed two secure two conviction, I suspect they were released as part of the good Friday agreement.
How many more did you get to join from the harrasmemt? Id say many... lessons should be learned from this
I downloaded the green book and was very surprised how well thought out it was it told a volunteer how to deal with everything he might experience like how to handle intense interigation and weapons handling it even went into detail on explosives and how to use it how much was needed to cut through wood concrete or metal un fortunately i lost my phone and everything on it
Sinn fein never really advertised the socialist idea till recently. Now we're headed for full eu Marxism here in Ireland. It's Brits out, everyone else in. They sold the idea of a united Ireland but they introduced abortion to kill our birthrate while only yesterday supported the regime in voting I'm unlimited mass immigration. The ira is a business now. When they're not gangsters, they're antifa beating up actual patriots fighting for irelands future.
Marxism is outdated and not relevant any more....my friend is from a communist country and he said the should try living there and would soon change their tune
Love this podcast