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The Battle for Madagascar
Episode 143
When France capitulated in 1940 and the Vichy government came to power many of the French colonial possessions remained loyal to the new regime. The …
4 years, 10 months ago
Mackenzie King
Episode 142
Everyone remembers the role of Churchill and Roosevelt throughout the war, but there was a third man key to their relationship and of the three of th…
4 years, 10 months ago
Eighth Army versus Rommel
Episode 141
looking at the British Army in North Africa, its tactics and training in an effort to explain the difficulties the 8th Army had fighting the Afrika K…
4 years, 11 months ago
How to kill a Panther tank
Episode 140
It's a simple question, how do you knock out a Panther tank? When the 'boffins' in Britain got hold of a Panther it's the question they were tasked w…
4 years, 11 months ago
German Uniforms of WWII
Episode 139
'In the years after World War I, the defeated and much-reduced German Army developed new clothing and personal equipment that drew upon the lessons l…
5 years ago
Hang Tough: Major Dick Winters
Episode 138
Since the HBO WWII miniseries Band of Brothers aired in 2001, Major Dick Winters of the 101st Airborne has garnered international acclaim. His exploi…
5 years ago
Operation Lena and Hitler's Plots to Blow up Britain
Episode 137
The common narrative of the war often completely overlooks Germany's attempts to run spies in Britain. In actual fact, for more or less the whole of …
5 years, 1 month ago
The Defeat of Army Group South, 1944
Episode 136
At the start of 1944 the German army on the Eastern Front was reeling after suffering defeats at Stalingrad and Kursk. Hitler was keen to hold on to …
5 years, 1 month ago
Spaniards in the British Army
Episode 135
In previous episodes we've touched upon the Spanish civil war, when the war came to an end there was a large number of displaced Spanish living in Fr…
5 years, 2 months ago
The Original Jeeps
Episode 134
During the interwar years the US army had worked to develop a light weapons carrier, but by 1940 the 'perfect' vehicle had not been found. The war in…
5 years, 2 months ago