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Back to SearchMontgomery: Britain's Best General
Season 1 Episode 907
Was Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery a bad general? Why isn't Richard O'Connor known for his stunning victories? When did Horrocks take command of XX…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Best British General Of WW2
Season 1 Episode 906
Was Harold Alexander the best land forces commander the British Empire had? Why was Field Marshal Alan Brooke called Lord Alanbrooke? What's so funny…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
A Clash In The Fog
Season 1 Episode 905
As a part of our continuing effort to commemorate the incredible global story of WW2, we present our ongoing ‘Family Stories’ series.
This series te…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Hiroshima: VJ Day
Season 1 Episode 904
When was WW2 over? How did different leaders behave at the end of the war? Why was the surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri?
Join James Holland…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Hiroshima: Nagasaki
Season 1 Episode 903
Why was the second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki? How did Japanese mutineers in government try to keep the war going? When did the Emperor Hirohito…
7 months ago
Hiroshima: Dropping The Bomb
Season 1 Episode 902
When was Little Boy dropped on Hiroshima? How did different people react to the news of the explosion? Why was the second atomic bomb dropped on Naga…
7 months ago
Hiroshima: The Manhattan Project
Season 1 Episode 901
What was the Manhattan Project? How accurate is the movie Oppenheimer? Why was the world's first nuclear weapon dropped on Hiroshima?
Join James Hol…
7 months, 1 week ago
Burma '45: The Forgotten General
Season 1 Episode 900
Who was the forgotten general in the Burma campaign? When was he made the last Chief of the Imperial General Staff and a Field Marshal? How understre…
7 months, 1 week ago
Burma '45: The Race To Rangoon
Season 1 Episode 899
Who won the race to liberate Rangoon: Mountbatten or Slim? When was Operation Dracula in 1945? Why was the treatment of Slim so bad after his incredi…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Burma '45: The Road To Mandalay
Season 1 Episode 898
How did Allied air superiority and mechanisation contribute to the liberation of Central Burma? In what ways did Heitarō Kimura and William Slim comp…
7 months, 2 weeks ago