{"podcast":{"title":"A History of Europe Key Battles","slug":"a-history-of-europe-key-battles-745327","podcast_index_feed_id":745327,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/ae214237-27e8-43d6-b343-3c5facba584a","website_url":"https://www.historyeurope.net","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/620e4d74bbc3136c1d1225d9/show-cover.png","author":"Carl Rylett","episode_count":249,"summary":"A podcast on European conflicts from the perspective of each side to provide an alternative to the traditional national narratives. Going chronologically from the Ancient Greeks onwards I described to some extent how each battle was won or lost by particular decisions, tactics, technology or fortune. But the aim of each main narrative will be to place each battle in the context of the overall history of Europe. New series on the Interwar Years 1918-1945 begins 18th July 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-history-of-europe-key-battles-745327"},"episode":{"title":"78.1 Polish-Soviet War 1919-1921 (Intro)","slug":"78-1-polish-soviet-war-1919-1921-intro","published_at":"2025-08-29T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-history-of-europe-key-battles-745327/78-1-polish-soviet-war-1919-1921-intro","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-history-of-europe-key-battles-745327","url":"https://shows.acast.com/ahistoryofeurope/episodes/781-polish-soviet-war-1919-1921-intro","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/ahistoryofeurope/e/68b0c5207620a68ee6ce5b94/media.mp3","summary":"While Western Europe's borders were settled post World War One, fighting still raged elsewhere on the continent. The most significant was the Polish Soviet War, which raised issues such as the clash of ideologies, the Soviets’ attempt to export their revolution, the future of Europe itself. It was a conflict that spanned a large area, from Lithuania and Ukraine in the east to Warsaw in the west. Picture: Josef Pilsudksi with soldiers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"While Western Europe's borders were settled post World War One, fighting still raged elsewhere on the continent. The most significant was the Polish Sovie…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1670,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-history-of-europe-key-battles-745327/episodes/78-1-polish-soviet-war-1919-1921-intro/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-history-of-europe-key-battles-745327/78-1-polish-soviet-war-1919-1921-intro.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}