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Tom, Dick and Harry
Episode 171
I've been trying to slip in an extra episode of the podcast for a while but never seem to manage it! I hope you find this interesting.
Running at the…
3 years, 8 months ago
The German Battle of the Bulge
Episode 170
In December 1944 the Germans launched the battle of the Bulge, their last major offensive in the west. Commencing in the depths of winter, with the h…
3 years, 8 months ago
The U-Boat War
Episode 169
The usual historical narrative of the U-boats during WWII usually revolves around the 'Battle of the Atlantic', and the struggle over the convoys bri…
3 years, 9 months ago
Operation Foxley
Episode 168
Operation Foxley was the name of the secret plan supported by Winston Churchill to assassinate Hitler in 1944-45. Different methods of assassination …
3 years, 9 months ago
John Basilone
Episode 167
In episode 158, I talked to Henry Sledge about his father's experiences with the US Marines in the Pacific, which led me to rewatch the 2010 TV mini…
3 years, 10 months ago
Rodolfo Graziani
Episode 166
Rodolfo Graziani, Marshal of Italy, Viceroy of Ethiopia and one of Mussolini's most valued generals remains to this day a divisive figure in his home…
3 years, 10 months ago
P-51 Mustang
Episode 165
In 1940 the British Purchasing Commission approached North American Aviation (NAA) to build under license Curtis P-40 fighters. NAA suggested that ra…
3 years, 11 months ago
Marshall and Stimson
Episode 164
On September 1, 1939, the day World War II broke out in Europe, Gen. George Marshall was sworn in as chief of staff of the U.S. Army. Ten months late…
3 years, 11 months ago