Greece vs. Persia: The Battle of Marathon (Part 2)

Holland and Sandbrook get to the battle itself — the Athenian charge, the double envelopment, and the aftermath that made Marathon a founding myth of Western civilisation. Tom Holland literally wrote the book on this (Persian Fire), and it shows: the tactical reconstruction is specific and confidently argued. Over an hour and properly military in focus — this is the payoff episode of the two-parter.