56 Haile Selassie’s Mongrel Foreign Legion
In the classic narrative, the second world war starts with the invasion of Poland in 1939, though for the Chinese
Axis
55 The Flemish Waffen SS
Within a year of Belgium falling to the Germans in 1940, Belgian citizens were volunteering to join the Waffen SS
54 The Bataan Death March
We’ve spent quite a bit of time in the Pacific this year, I didn’t intend to but as its a
52 Shadow Over the Atlantic: The Luftwaffe and the U-boats: 1943–45
Between 1943-45 Fernaufklärungsgruppe 5 “Atlantik” would fly missions of up to 18 hours at a time over the Atlantic. They acted
51 The Psychological Impact of Airborne Warfare & the British Response
I was reading the British Journal for Military History and an article caught my eye titled The Psychological Impact of
47 Flying to Victory: The Western Desert Campaign 1940-41
In this episode we’re in the Western Desert in 1940-41 looking at the air campaign fought by Raymond Collishaw and
43 The Red Cross: Humanitarians at War
The role of the International Committee of the Red Cross during WWII is complicated. Closely bound to Switzerland the ICRC
35 Air Campaigns on the Eastern Front
In this episode I’m talking to Edward Hooton and we’re looking at the air war over the Eastern Front, a
32 Operation Sea Lion – The invasion of Britain
We’re looking at the Operation Sea Lion, the German invasion plan for Britain in the latest podcast. I’m joined by Robert
31 Shadow Warriors: Daring Missions of WWII by Women of the OSS and SOE
In this episode we’re looking at women in the secret services, SOE and OSS during WWII. Women played a crucial