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Prisoners of War: Germans in western Allied hands
Episode 36
In this episode, we’ll round off our in depth discussion of the experience of prisoners of war - and this time, we’ll turn to Germans in western Alli…
1 year, 1 month ago
Prisoners of War in Western Europe
Episode 35
In today’s episode, we will continue our exploration of the fate of prisoners of war. We’ll touch on the years of forced labour and drudgery, death m…
1 year, 1 month ago
World War 2 Films - Part 2
Episode 34
In today’s episode, we face the bright lights of Hollywood again as we continue our cinematographic journey through Second World War movies…the good …
1 year, 2 months ago
Prisoners of War in Asia
Episode 33
In today’s episode, we’ll pick up our theme of Prisoners of War - and this time we’ll focus on the Asia-Pacific theatre. As in Eastern Europe, simila…
1 year, 2 months ago
Prisoners of War in East Europe
Episode 32
In today’s episode, we’re going behind the lines to consider the oft-overlooked fates of the millions of soldiers on the Eastern Front who fell into …
1 year, 2 months ago
The “Champagne Campaign”’s Missed Opportunity: Operation Dragoon Part 2
Episode 31
In today’s episode, we continue the story of what has been called the Champagne Campaign: the Allies’ blitz landings in southern France in summer 194…
1 year, 2 months ago
The OTHER D-Day in France: Operation Dragoon Part 1
Episode 30
In today’s episode, we’ll take a trip to the sunny coast of southern France! But don’t worry, dear listeners, we’re not going to talk about nude beac…
1 year, 3 months ago
World War 2 Films
Episode 29
In today`s episode, it gets personal. We`re headed for the bright lights of Hollywood and the big screen! We`ll play the role of film buff and film c…
1 year, 3 months ago
Dieppe - The Disaster Unfolds
Episode 28
In today’s episode, we continue the story of the disastrous raid on Dieppe in 1942. How and why did the Allied plan go wrong, what happened on the be…
1 year, 3 months ago
Dieppe - The Mystery of Why
Episode 27
In today’s episode, we’ll make a stop on the French coast at the port town of Dieppe - the site of a raid-gone-wrong in 1942, the source of a Canadia…
1 year, 3 months ago