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The Flemish Waffen SS
Episode 55
Within a year of Belgium falling to the Germans in 1940, Belgian citizens were volunteering to join the Waffen SS to fight communism on the newly for…
8 years, 4 months ago
The Bataan Death March
Episode 54
We've spent quite a bit of time in the Pacific this year, I didn't intend to but as its a theatre of the war I'm not very familiar with I've been hap…
8 years, 5 months ago
Her Finest Hour: Diana Rowden, SOE Agent
Episode 53
Last year I talked to Greg Lewis about the female agents in the British Special Operations Executive, SOE, who Churchill had tasked with "setting Eu…
8 years, 5 months ago
Shadow Over the Atlantic
Episode 52
Between 1943-45 Fernaufklärungsgruppe 5 "Atlantik" would fly missions of up to 18 hours at a time over the Atlantic. They acted as the eyes for the U…
8 years, 6 months ago
The German Airborne Threat to Britain & the Psychological Impact
Episode 51
I was reading the British Journal for Military History and an article caught my eye titled The Psychological Impact of Airborne Warfare & the British…
8 years, 6 months ago
Operation Tonga: The British Airborne on D-Day
Episode 50
In this episode I'm looking at Operation Tonga, the British airborne element that led the way during the D-Day landings in 1944.
I'm joined by Stephe…
8 years, 7 months ago
Castle of Eagles
Episode 49
In this episode we're looking at high ranking British POWs held by the Italians and their attempts at escape. The middle east was considered an Itali…
8 years, 7 months ago
Fallen Giants: The Russian T-35 Tank
Episode 48
In this episode I'm looking at the giant soviet T-35 tank with Francis Pulham. As you will discover the T-35 was a peculiar vehicle with five turrets…
8 years, 8 months ago
Flying to Victory: The Western Desert Campaign 1940-41
Episode 47
In this episode we're in the Western Desert in 1940-41 looking at the air campaign fought by Raymond Collishaw and his RAF crews.
Collishaw was a WW1…
8 years, 8 months ago
The Covenanter Tank
As many of you know I bang on about supporting me via Patreon at the start of each episode. These small donations pay for hosting, software and help …
8 years, 8 months ago