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Ep226: Laugh or Fly - Ypres of Trouble, 1917
Season 5 Episode 226
Following the bitter campaign during the Battle of Arras, the British switch their attention north, to the Ypres sector. This change presents a new s…
1 year, 10 months ago
Ep225: Laugh or Fly - Up the Arras, 1917!
Season 5 Episode 225
The men of the RFC are still battling hard, as the focus shifts from the Somme to Arras in 1917. Can they survive a resurgent German air campaign? Pe…
1 year, 10 months ago
BONUS: Walking Gallipoli with Pete!
Season 5
Mat McLachlan and Peter Hart are going to Gallipoli! In this special episode of the podcast, the two historians and chums discuss their upcoming tour…
1 year, 10 months ago
Ep224: Laugh or Fly - Success on the Somme, 1916
Season 5 Episode 224
Fighting during the Battle of the Somme in 1916 wasn't just taking place on the ground. There was also a bitter aerial war taking place in the skies …
1 year, 10 months ago
Ep223: Laugh or Fly - The Fokker Scourge, 1915
Season 5 Episode 223
The tables are turning in the skies over the Western Front! The Germans have brought hundreds of new planes into service, and Allied pilots are payin…
1 year, 11 months ago
1918 - Four Battles in Four Days
Season 5
After the successes of August 1918, the Allies are smelling blood and, in one of the most overwhelming series of attacks launched during the entire F…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep222: Laugh or Fly - At the Front, 1914
Season 5 Episode 222
Pete and Gary continue the stories of the men of the Royal Flying Corps, based on their new book, Laugh or Fly. In this episode they tell the story o…
1 year, 11 months ago
1918 - The Last Days of WWI
Season 5
The Germans have battered themselves to the point of exhaustion in their Spring Offensives of March and April, 1918. Now it's time for the Allies to …
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep221: Laugh or Fly - Up, Up and Away!
Season 5 Episode 221
It's a brand new series! Pete and Gary have a new book out, Laugh or Fly, and in this special series of episodes they will break down the story of th…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep220: Haig Apres la Guerre!
Season 5 Episode 220
The war is over! But what does this mean for Douglas Haig, commander of the British forces? It's the latest instalment in Pete and Gary's deep-dive i…
1 year, 11 months ago