Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchUSA: We Have Ways - Fear and Loathing on the Frontline
Season 1 Episode 750
One of the most gruelling and horrifying roles in all military history was being a grunt during the Second World War. It was so terrifying, that at l…
2 years ago
Charlie Lawson - Coronation Street Legend's Incredible WW2 Connection
Season 1 Episode 749
Charlie Lawson, famous for playing Jim McDonald in Coronation Street shares with Al Murray and James Holland his family's history in the Second World…
2 years ago
WHW USA - America First, Culture Clashes and Hispanic Troops
Season 1 Episode 748
Throughout the 20th and 21st century, America's foreign policy has swung violently from isolationist to interventionist - how did the Second World Wa…
2 years ago
Paddy Mayne's VC Snub, Axis on Malta and the Best Operation Names
Season 1 Episode 747
Why did Paddy Mayne earn four Distinguished Service Orders during World War 2 but no VC? Al Murray and James Holland answer your questions, including…
2 years ago
USA: We Have Ways - Mark Clark vs Fred Walker: Crossing The Rapido
Season 1 Episode 746
Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus discuss the controversial Rapido river crossing by the 36th Texan Division in January 1944.
Why did General …
2 years ago
Nazi Scientists, B17 vs Mosquito and Arnhem Air Support
Season 1 Episode 745
If the Mosquito could hold the same bomb load and had a smaller crew, why did the Americans use the bulky B17 to bomb Germany? Al Murray and James Ho…
2 years ago
Enemy Aliens
Season 1 Episode 744
As the Nazis waged war on Europe, Britain had to take extreme measures to protect its shores. German and Italian nationals were imprisoned across the…
2 years ago
Prisoners Of War
Season 1 Episode 743
Over 150,000 British and Commonwealth troops were imprisoned by the Germans or Japanese during the Second World War.
What were their lives like, what …
2 years, 1 month ago
MIGHTY 8TH - D-DAY TO VICTORY (Part 7)
Season 1 Episode 742
“In the end it is only people that count, all the people in the whole world. Any land is beautiful to someone. Any land is worth fighting for to some…
2 years, 1 month ago
MIGHTY 8TH - OVERLORD (Part 6)
Season 1 Episode 741
“We couldn’t tell 109s from P-51s or Focke-Wulfs. We couldn’t tell which side was winning or what kind went down.
They looked like they were playing …
2 years, 1 month ago