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British Wartime Industry
Episode 160
The expansion of British industry to cater for war production began to be put in place in the 1930s. But still with the outbreak of war Britain neede…
4 years ago
Tobruk
Episode 162
Tobruk was one of the greatest Allied victories – and one of the worst Allied defeats – of the Second World War. Almost from the start of producing t…
4 years ago
Marine Aces of the South Pacific
Episode 161
We are back in the Pacific, this time looking at the air war primarily over Guadalcanal. US Marine aviators landed on the island shortly after the M…
4 years, 1 month ago
African American Medal of Honor Recipients
Episode 160
At the end WWII 473 men had been honoured by the United States for their bravery and sacrifice by receiving the Medal of Honor. The Medal was awarded…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Aztec Eagles
Episode 159
When we think of the allied war effort it is all too easy to overlook some of the junior partners. In this episode, we are going to be looking at Mex…
4 years, 2 months ago
With the Old Breed: EB Sledge
Episode 158
In September 1944 a young Marine name Eugene Sledge landed on the Pacific Island of Peleliu. As a mortarman, stretcher-bearer and rifleman Sledge wou…
4 years, 2 months ago
General Patton
Episode 157
George S Patton Junior starred as an Olympic athlete in the 1912 Stockholm games. In 1916 under John J. Pershing Patton joined the Mexican Expedition…
4 years, 3 months ago
Churchill, Master and Commander
Episode 156
From his earliest days, Winston Churchill was a risk-taker. As a young Lieutenant in the army he charged with the cavalry at the battle of Omdurman, …
4 years, 3 months ago
Pearl Harbor
Episode 155
7th December 2021 marks the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the United States of America into the Second World War.
On th…
4 years, 4 months ago
Chemical Weapons
Episode 154
In this episode we are discussing chemical weapons. It might seem like an odd topic, unlike the First World War which saw the deployment of gas, chem…
4 years, 4 months ago