45 The Jersey Brothers
In this episode we’re looking at three brothers all in the US Navy at the start of the war, and
Allies
44 The Winter War: The British Reaction to the Invasion of Finland
Last year I talked to Irish Historian Bernard Kelly about his book “Military Internees, Prisoners of War and the Irish
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
40 Home Front to Battle Front: An Ohio Teenage in WWII
I’ve been planning to look at some individual soldiers stories for some time, the first was going to be the
39 Allen Dulles and the German Resistance
In this episode we’re looking at a topic we touched upon way back in episode 06 when we looked at
38 The Race for the Rhine
Once the Allies had crossed the English Channel on D-Day the next large natural barrier would be the crossing of
37 82nd Airborne at Operation Husky
In the latest episode we look at the 82nd Airborne Division during Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. This was the first
36 Volunteers and Pressed Men
In this episode we’re looking at how Britain found the manpower to fight the war. By the end at least four
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
33 The American St Nick
With the holiday season upon us I’ve a festive episode for you. The US 28th Infantry Division landed in France