Podcasts History Ancient Warfare Podcast Deserters, defectors, traitors

Deserters, defectors, traitors

Published: Jan. 23, 2015, 8 a.m.

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Angus Wallace (from the History Network) is joined by Josho Brouwers, Lindsay Powell, Mark McCaffery and Murray Dahm to look at Ancient Warfare Magazine Volume 8, Issue 1. Deserters, defectors, traitors: Betrayal in the ancient world.

"The ancient world had its fair share of brave and courageous men, who stayed the course despite profound adversity or who seemed to laugh in the face of death. However, our sources also include accounts of people who \\u2013 out of fear, for personal gain, or some combination of these and other factors \\u2013 decided to betray their friends, their country, or their principles."

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