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Season 1 Episode 181
Al and James discuss the fundamental differences between being a Luftwaffe pilot and an airman in the RAF. Also, why did it take so long to train a n…
5 years, 6 months ago
180. Those Devils in Baggy Pants
Season 1 Episode 180
A sneak preview of our latest audiobook Those Devils In Baggy Pants which tells the story of life in the US 82nd Airborne Division.
The author, Ross S…
5 years, 6 months ago
179. The Weird World of War
Season 1 Episode 179
We asked listeners for the most curious roles their grandparents performed during the Second World War. Al Murray and James Holland explore some of t…
5 years, 7 months ago
178. VJ Day and the Atomic Bomb
Season 1 Episode 178
Seventy five years ago the world celebrated Victory over Japan Day as the war in the Pacific finally ended.
Al Murray and James Holland discuss the bi…
5 years, 7 months ago
177. VJ Day special - The Indian Army
Season 1 Episode 177
By 1945 the British Indian Army was the largest volunteer force in history.
Military historian Rob Lyman argues that Indian soldiers were not given en…
5 years, 7 months ago
176. VJ Day special - Robin Rowland: Part 2
Season 1 Episode 176
Robin Rowland was an officer in Slim’s Fourteenth Army, fighting at the Battle of the Admin Box and at the Battle of Kohima. In the second part of hi…
5 years, 7 months ago
175. VJ Day special - Robin Rowland: Part 1
Season 1 Episode 175
Robin Rowland was an officer in Slim’s Fourteenth Army, fighting at the Battle of the Admin Box and at the Battle of Kohima. Here he is in conversati…
5 years, 7 months ago
174. VJ Day special - Fighting in the Far East
Season 1 Episode 174
James and Al are joined by the US historian John C. McManus to discuss the final months of fighting in the Far East. John is one of America’s leading…
5 years, 7 months ago
173. Hitler, Sparta and the Roman Empire
Season 1 Episode 173
How great an influence on Nazi ideology did Spartan society exert? Tom Holland joins his brother James and Al Murray to discuss ancient empires and t…
5 years, 7 months ago
172. Battle of Britain - Part 3
Season 1 Episode 172
In the third episode of our trilogy James Holland and Al Murray discuss the merits of grass airfields and German plans for the invasion of Britain.
Pl…
5 years, 7 months ago