45 Days - The Fight For A Nation, with Emile Ghesson

<p style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, former Royal Marine Commando and filmmaker <a href= "https://emileghessen.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://emileghessen.com/&source=gmail&ust=1656050360612000&usg=AOvVaw2OVRY_BFDScIedqSaET_98"> Emile Ghesson</a> joins host Liam Garman to discuss his recent film <a href="https://45daysfilm.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://45daysfilm.net/&source=gmail&ust=1656050360612000&usg=AOvVaw2AxNVmErCIczn50ScwtkjZ"> 45 Days – The Fight For A Nation</a> documenting the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, as well as his last three months monitoring the conflict in Ukraine.<br /> <br /> The podcast begins with a reflection of Ghesson’s 12-year career as a Royal Marine, spanning service across the world including Afghanistan and Iraq before working as a high-profile body guard.<br /> <br /> The pair then discuss Ghesson’s turn toward documentary making, joining colleagues in Syria to document the fight against ISIS in 2017, Ukraine in 2019 and Azerbaijan-Armenia in 2020-2021.<br /> <br /> 45 Days - The Fight For A Nation analyses the recent Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict from a humanitarian perspective, while examining the history of intergenerational trauma in Armenia dating back to the Armenian genocide.<br /> <br /> However, when promoting the film in Hollywood –Russia’s began their invasion of Ukraine, prompting Ghesson to travel to Ukraine to document the day-to-day of life in Ukraine.<br /> <br /> Ghesson details his last three months in Ukraine, providing insight into the recent conflict direct from the front lines – including failures within Russian military strategy, irregular warfare behind enemy lines, the recent siege of Mariupol, and a discussion around the hotly debated Azov Regiment.<br /> <br /> To learn more about Ghesson, you can visit his page <a href= "https://emileghessen.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saf