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Operation Agreement
Episode 26
We're in North Africa in this episode of the podcast.
The War in the desert was full of ups and downs for both Axis and Allies. In January 1941 Tobru…
9 years, 7 months ago
MacArthur
Episode 25
In this episode I'm looking at Douglas MacArthur with Walter Borneman.
MacArthur is one of those personalities that war throws up which I find hard t…
9 years, 7 months ago
Stug Revisited and the Plasch Palatka
Episode 24
I've a bit of a different episode for you.
In our look at the Stug I talked to Jon Phillips who was close to completing his two year restoration of h…
9 years, 8 months ago
Military Internees and the Irish Free State
Episode 23
In this episode we're looking at the peculiar situation the Republic of Ireland, Eire, found itself during the second world war.
Along with countries…
9 years, 8 months ago
1941: Fighting the Shadow War
Episode 22
In december last year we looked at how Churchill in 1940 kept Britain in the war. In this episode we're crossing the pond to look at Roosevelt and Am…
9 years, 9 months ago
WWII Tank Hunting
Episode 21
Have you ever wondered where to find surviving WWII tanks? Craig Moore's tank-hunter.com is a invaluable resource in tracking them down.
What could b…
9 years, 9 months ago
The Castaway's War
Episode 20
In this episode we're in the Pacific in 1943 looking at the exploits of Lieutenant Hugh Miller. After his ship the USS Strong is sunk he washes up on…
9 years, 10 months ago
The Winter Fortress
Episode 19
In this episode we're looking at the attempts to disrupt and destroy Germany's access to heavy water, which was essential for their atomic research.
…9 years, 10 months ago
The Nazi Hunters
Episode 18
In this episode we're look at Nazi war criminals and those that tracked them down.
I'm joined by Andrew Nagorski.
Andrew is an award winning journali…
9 years, 11 months ago
Shooting Up: Drug use in WWII
Episode 17
It's a little known fact that during the second world war drugs were issued to those men on active service on a monumental scale, hundreds of million…
9 years, 11 months ago