326 – The Great Escape
The Great Escape is one of the most famous stories of the Second World War. But how much do we
Allies
325 – The Schnee Eifel Battles, 1944-45
In the winter of 1944, the Schnee Eifel became the scene of some of the fiercest fighting on the German-Belgian
324 – Poles in Exile
Thousands of Polish soldiers, refugees and civilians came to Britain after the fall of Poland, expecting eventually to return home.
323 – Hap Arnold and the B-29
When the United States entered the Second World War, American air power was still developing. Four years later, the United
322 – Warsaw: A City at War, 1939–45
Today we’re going to Warsaw, a city caught between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, and a city whose people
319 – The Alexandra Hospital Massacre: The Fall of Singapore
In February 1942, as Japanese forces closed in on Singapore, Alexandra Hospital found itself caught in the final days of
318 – Transport Pilots of WWII
The C-47 Dakota, or Skytrain as it was known in American service, was one of the most important aircraft of
312- Normandy 1944: Operation Martlet
In June 1944, as the Allied armies fought to break out from the Normandy beachhead, attention turned to a series
310 – Great Escapeism at Stalag Luft III
When we think of Allied prisoners of war in German camps, we often picture barbed wire, watchtowers, tunnels, and the
309 – SOE Special Duties Flights
When people think about the secret war in occupied Europe, they often picture agents, resistance fighters, and acts of sabotage