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Rome
Episode 133
Rome, the 'Eternal City', had a peculiar war. With Italy an axis nation it was a target for allied bombers but in the centre is the Vatican, home of …
5 years, 3 months ago
The 746th Far East Air Force Band
Episode 132
Richard Burt was part of the the 746th Far East Air Force Band, based in the Philippines. At the end of WWII just before the band were split up, usin…
5 years, 3 months ago
Economists at War
Episode 131
Any long protracted conflict is reliant upon the resources that can be brought bear, in which case war is not just about military success. In this ep…
5 years, 3 months ago
The Texel Uprising: Night of Bayonets
Episode 130
In previous episodes 77 and 55 we looked at foreign troops serving in the German army during WWII, in this episode we're going to be discussing the G…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, November 1942–March 1943
Episode 129
In episode 64 I discussed the start of the Guadalcanal-Solomons campaign with Jeffery Cox. We left that discussion of the campaign unfinished, the Am…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Doolittle Raiders and their Fight for Justice
Episode 128
The skill and bravery of the Doolittle raiders during WWII, who bombed Tokyo in 1942 captured the American public's imagination, but not all the crew…
5 years, 5 months ago
127 - The Longest Campaign
Episode 127
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said there was only one campaign of the Second World War that gave him sleepless nights, that was the Battle…
5 years, 5 months ago
The River Battles: Canada's Final Campaign in Italy
Episode 126
After D-Day, the spotlight on the allied fighting was focused on North West Europe, yet the fighting in Italy carried on often overlooked. In this ep…
5 years, 6 months ago
Mechanisation of British Cavalry Units and Tank Doctrine
Episode 125
In episode 107, I talked to Ian Mitchell about the Battle of the Peaks and Longstop Hill in North Africa. Ian subsequently emailed me suggesting I t…
5 years, 6 months ago
Kais: Downed airmen in New Guinea
Episode 124
In 1944, Ira Barnet took off from an airfield in New Guinea. Flying a B-25 Mitchell, from the 48th Tactical Fight Squadron, Ira and the crew were on …
5 years, 7 months ago