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Japanese Americans in WWII
Episode 201
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, over 125,000 Japanese Americans living in the continental United States were incarcerated in prison camps. The majo…
2 years, 7 months ago
200 - The Life of Mrs George S Patton
Episode 200
Few wives of prominent men are more than a footnote in many histories, but they were often central to their husbands' lives. The classic well-known e…
2 years, 7 months ago
Patton, August - December 1944
Episode 199
If you cast your memory back to episode 157, Kevin Hymel joined me. We discussed General Patton from the campaigns in Mediteranean in 1942 to just be…
2 years, 8 months ago
Kesselring
Episode 198
In episode 144, I chatted to Andrew Sangster about Alanbrooke. Earlier this year, I noticed Andrew had a new book, Flawed Commanders and Strategy in…
2 years, 8 months ago
Kohima
Episode 197
Fought between 8 March and 18 July 1944, the battles of Imphal and Kohima were the turning point of one of the most gruelling campaigns of the Second…
2 years, 9 months ago
Winthrop Bell: Cracking the Code
Episode 196
In public life, Canadian Dr Winthrop Bell was a Harvard philosophy professor and wealthy businessman. As MI6 secret agent A12, he evaded gunfire and …
2 years, 9 months ago
Their Finest Hour Project
Episode 195
With the Second World War slipping from living memory, the University of Oxford has launched Their Finest Hour. The project aims to empower local com…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Battle of Leyte Gulf
Episode 194
The battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval battle of WWII, it consisted of four separate actions near the Philippines between the US Navy and the…
2 years, 10 months ago
London Underground
Episode 193
As attacks on London by the Luftwaffe became a reality in the summer of 1940, Londoners needed somewhere to shelter from the air raids. And so during…
2 years, 10 months ago
'The Angels', The 11th Airborne Division
Episode 192
When we think of airborne operations in WWII, the historiography is dominated by operations in the European Theatre. Parachute drops on Sicily, the N…
2 years, 11 months ago