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Volunteers and Pressed Men
Episode 36
In this episode we'll looking at how Britain found the manpower to fight the war. By the end at least four and a half million had served from Britain…
9 years, 2 months ago
Air Campaigns on the Eastern Front
Episode 35
In this episode I'm talking to Edward Hooton and we're looking at the air war over the Eastern Front, a topic I'm not familiar with. From my own poin…
9 years, 2 months ago
Surviving the Nazis, Gulags and Soviet Communism
Episode 34
In this episode we're looking at the plight of those Jews fleeing Poland who headed east into Russia after the German invasion of 1939. It's a story …
9 years, 3 months ago
The American St Nick
Episode 33
With the holiday season upon us I've a festive episode for you.
The US 28th Infantry Division landed in France in July of 1944. After fighting throu…
9 years, 3 months ago
Operation Sea Lion - The invasion of Britain
Episode 32
We're looking at the Operation Sea Lion, the German invasion plan for Britain in the latest podcast.
I'm joined by Robert Forczyk.
Robert is a proli…
9 years, 4 months ago
Shadow Warriors: Daring Missions of WWII by Women of the OSS and SOE
Episode 31
In this episode we're looking at women in the secret services, SOE and OSS during WWII. Women played a crucial role a number operating in the field a…
9 years, 4 months ago
Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission
Episode 30
In 1943 a lone B-17 Bomber set off on a solo reconnaissance mission, it was to be a 1200 mile round trip. Passing within range of Japanese airbases t…
9 years, 5 months ago
Selling Hitler
Episode 29
In this episode I'm talking to Nicholas O'Shaughnessy.
Nicholas is is currently Visiting Professor in the Centre for Strategic Communication at King'…
9 years, 5 months ago
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Episode 28
In this episode I'm joined by Matt Dearden and we're looking at the iconic WWII Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina flying boat.
We look at both the history…
9 years, 6 months ago
Anthropoid: Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich
Episode 27
I'd seen the 1975 film Operation Daybreak and was aware of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, but what I wasn't aware of was the utter destructi…
9 years, 6 months ago