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Operation Crossbow
Episode 83
In 1943 allied surveillance picked up the construction of V1 and V2 rocket sites in France. Without quite knowing the extent of the threat allied pl…
7 years, 2 months ago
US Navy vs IJN Fleet Submarine, 1941-42
Episode 82
In this episode we're going to be looking a Japanese submarine operations in the Pacific in the early part of the war. While I'm sure we're all famil…
7 years, 3 months ago
Britain's Blockade of Europe & the response of the ICRC
Episode 81
At the outbreak of WWII Britain put into motion the strategy of using the Royal Navy to blockade Germany, depriving her of essential goods. When Euro…
7 years, 3 months ago
The Italian Army In North Africa
Episode 80
Long standing listeners will have heard me chat to Walter Zapotoczny before, in episode 57 we looked at Ardennes offensive, and in episode 63 we look…
7 years, 4 months ago
Last Man Standing - Geoffrey Rothwell
"'Stay low, stay on track, and stay alive' was the motto of the RAF's most secret Station, Tempsford. That's exactly what Geoffrey Rothwell did ‒ DFC…
7 years, 4 months ago
The Forgotten Dead - Exercise Tiger
Episode 79
'On a dark night in 1944, a beautiful stretch of the Devon coast became the scene of desperate horror. Tales began to leak out of night-time explosio…
7 years, 4 months ago
Bones of My Grandfather
Episode 78
US Marine, Lt Alexander Bonnymanlanded on Tarawa in December 1942. He was mortally wounded leading an assault on a Japanese bunker, which was key to …
7 years, 5 months ago
Hitler's Vikings
Episode 77
At the beginning of WWII Germany invaded and occupied Denmark and Norway, but left neutral Sweden alone. Less than a year later citizens from all thr…
7 years, 5 months ago
RAF Flight Engineers
Episode 76
Way back in episode four of the podcast, I talked to Andrew Panton about the Lancaster Bomber; Andrew is the pilot of Lancaster 'Just Jane' here in t…
7 years, 6 months ago
75 - The Rise of Hitler and National Socialism
September 2018 marks the 80th anniversary of the Munich agreement, where the British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, flew to Germany to meet Hit…
7 years, 6 months ago