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HG-76: Taking the Fight to Hitler's U-boats
Episode 211
The convoy HG-76 sailed from Gibraltar to Britain in December 1941. The Royal Navy commander in charge was 'Johnnie' Walker, an anti-submarine expert…
2 years, 3 months ago
210 - The Battle for Italy, 1943
Episode 210
Hot on the heels of victory in Sicily, the Allies crossed into Southern Italy in September 1943. They expected to drive the Axis forces north and be …
2 years, 4 months ago
Hospital Trains of WWII
Episode 209
From the middle of the 19th century, the railways had an integral role in warfare. Trains brought food, ammunition and essential supplies. They also …
2 years, 4 months ago
2SAS and Bill Sterling
Episode 208
David Stirling is the name synonymous with the wartime SAS, but the real brains behind the operation was, in fact, Bill Stirling, David's eldest brot…
2 years, 4 months ago
Tank Warfare in North Africa, 1942-43
Episode 207
If you cast your mind back to episode 187, I discussed the war in the North African desert in 1940-41 with Robert Forczyk. The war in the North Afric…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Extraordinary Life of Journalist Wallace Carroll
Episode 206
Journalist Wallace Carroll had a career that spanned 45 years as a journalist. His first foreign posting, in 1929, was to London with the United Pres…
2 years, 5 months ago
205 - Victory to Defeat: The British Army 1918-40
Episode 205
As some of you may know, I am also a First World War historian, and the academic history of the war can be very different from the public perspective…
2 years, 6 months ago
Armour in the Pacific
Episode 204
We do not think of armour being widely used in the Pacific campaign, and compared to other theatres, that is a reasonable assumption. However, it was…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Battle of Britain, July 1940
Episode 203
In this episode, I'm joined by Patrick Eriksson. If you cast your memory back, Patrick has previously joined us to talk about the Luftwaffe and his A…
2 years, 6 months ago
202 - Leningrad, 1941-42
Episode 202
From September 1941, the Germans surrounded Leningrad, laying siege to the city for 900 days. Over 2 million Russians were trapped, and thousands wou…
2 years, 7 months ago