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Britain's Coast at War
Episode 181
During WWII, the whole of Britain's coastline was involved in the struggle against the Nazis. In 1940-41 invasion was the main threat. Many towns and…
3 years, 4 months ago
US Navy Demolition Divers
Episode 180
In this episode, we're going to be looking at US Navy combat divers. The Combat Demolition Unit would land on D-Day with the first wave of troops. It…
3 years, 4 months ago
Bitter Peleliu
Episode 179
In late 1944, as a precursor to the invasion of the Philippines, U.S. military analysts decided to seize the small island of Peleliu to ensure that t…
3 years, 5 months ago
Battles of Rzhev Salient
Episode 178
After the failure to take Moscow in the autumn of 1941, the Germans were left with a large salient bulging into the Russian lines, extending to the t…
3 years, 5 months ago
Japan's Pacific War
I seem to have had a good run of episodes this year looking at operations from the German perspective. In this episode, we are off to the Pacific to …
3 years, 6 months ago
Colditz
Episode 176
At the outbreak of WWII, the ancient gothic castle of Colditz was converted into a prisoner-of-war camp. Its location on a rocky spur overlooking a r…
3 years, 6 months ago
175 - Dünkirchen, 1940
Episode 175
The evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in 1940 is one of the iconic moments of the Second World War. The miracle of the 'litt…
3 years, 6 months ago
174 - The Pacific, August 1945
In this episode, we are looking at the closing weeks of the war in 1945. August would see the Russians enter the war with Japan, the atomic bombs dro…
3 years, 7 months ago
173 - The Maritime Struggle in the Mediterranean and Middle East
In this episode of the podcast, we shine a light on the naval conflict in the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
This proved to be a prolonged confl…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Battle of Stalingrad
Episode 172
The German offensive to capture Stalingrad began in August 1942, using Friedrich Paulus's 6th Army and elements of the 4th Panzer Army. The attack wa…
3 years, 8 months ago