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US Glider Pilots of World War II
Episode 191
The US glider pilots in WWII were all volunteers. Playing a pivotal role in delivering thousands of troops, including logistical support, these pilot…
2 years, 11 months ago
Mussolini's Last 10 Days
Episode 190
In April 1945, with the Allies closing in, the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini, with his German bodyguards, decided to flee Milan. The convoy was …
3 years ago
The Stalingrad Airlift
Episode 189
Stalingrad ranks as one of the most infamous, savage and emotive battles of the 20th century. To supply the trapped and exhausted German Sixth Army, …
3 years ago
Company of Heroes
Episode 188
Following episode 187, when I talk to Forczyk about the war in North Africa, I thought it might be interesting to see how that fighting is interprete…
3 years ago
Desert Armour: Tank Warfare in North Africa
Episode 187
The war in the North African desert was pure mechanized warfare and, in many respects, the most technologically advanced theatre of World War II. It …
3 years, 1 month ago
Our Man in Tokyo
Episode 186
In 1932 career diplomat Joseph Grew was posted to Japan as the American Ambassador.
At the time, Japan was in crisis. Naval officers had assassinated…
3 years, 1 month ago
Adrian Carton de Wiart
Episode 185
In this episode, I discuss one of the most remarkable soldiers of the British Army, Adrian Carton de Wiart.
Belgium by birth, he would fight in the B…
3 years, 2 months ago
My Road to Mandalay
Episode 184
Don Townsend joined the British army as a private in 1940 and saw service in Egypt, then India and Burma. After five years of active service he left …
3 years, 2 months ago
The Waffen-SS
Episode 183
The Waffen-SS was one of the most formidable German military formations of the Second World War. Feared for its tenacity and ruthlessness in battle, …
3 years, 3 months ago
The British Parachute Regiment
Episode 182
The Parachute Regiment was formed in June 1940 and eventually raised 17 battalions. It would see service in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Ar…
3 years, 3 months ago