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Season 1 Episode 361
James and Al are at the D-Day Story museum in Portsmouth. They talk to assistant curator James Daly, who’s spent 7 years researching airborne operati…
4 years, 7 months ago
360. Britain's Greatest Victories and Blunders
Season 1 Episode 360
In a special live edition of the pod from Chalke Valley History Festival, Al Murray and James Holland discuss the top five British blunders and succe…
4 years, 7 months ago
359. The Arakan
Season 1 Episode 359
The final task of assaulting the Arakan Peninsula as part of the Burma campaign was given to the British 3rd Commando Brigade. Their challenge was to…
4 years, 7 months ago
358. Nazi Inconsistencies
Season 1 Episode 358
This week the lads look at a few examples of how the Nazi regime would pick and choose how they implemented some of their ideologies.
Al also gives us…
4 years, 7 months ago
357. Landing Craft
Season 1 Episode 357
James and Al are at the historic dockyard in Portsmouth, “Saving Private Ryan” by taking a trip on an F8 landing craft. They find out about the histo…
4 years, 8 months ago
356. Highballs and Bazookas
Season 1 Episode 356
Al and James discuss why Britain never used the Highball bouncing bomb, the impact of losing battleships, the PIAT versus the Bazooka and the perils …
4 years, 8 months ago
355. The Secret Horsepower Race
Season 1 Episode 355
Piston engines powered every significant Second World War air battle. Calum Douglas, who has written a brilliant book on the race for engineering sup…
4 years, 8 months ago
354. Hunger Winter
Season 1 Episode 354
Dutch civilians suffered horrifically during the final winter of the war as the Germans sought to punish them for assisting the allied forces attempt…
4 years, 8 months ago
353. Italy
Season 1 Episode 353
With the Italians in London ahead of the final of the European Championships, Al Murray and James Holland look at the Italian story in the Second Wor…
4 years, 8 months ago
353. Italy
Season 1 Episode 353
With the Italians in London ahead of the final of the European Championships, Al Murray and James Holland look at the Italian story in the Second Wor…
4 years, 8 months ago