241 – Leningrad, 1943–44
During the Second World War, the people of Leningrad endured a brutal 900-day siege, facing relentless bombing, shelling, and starvation.
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232 – The Australians and New Zealanders at Greece & Crete
In March 1941, 40,000 Australian and New Zealand troops were rushed to Greece in a desperate attempt to support the
230 – U-505: Codename Nemo
Just two days before D-Day, Captain Gallery’s US antisubmarine Task Group 22.3 managed to force the German U-boat U-505 to
229 – D-Day Legacy
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, I attended a special event at the Green Howards Museum. We started at
224 – The Theory and Practice of Command in the British and German Armies
In this podcast episode, we will discuss the different approaches to command and control of the British Army and the
216 – The Latvian Legion
‘In Arctic blizzards between January and March 1945, the Latvian 15th SS Division – a core of Russian Front veterans
210 – The Battle of Italy 1943
Hot on the heels of victory in Sicily, the Allies crossed into Southern Italy in September 1943. They expected to
208 – 2SAS and Bill Sterling
David Stirling is the name synonymous with the wartime SAS, but the real brains behind the operation was, in fact,
207 – Tank Warfare in North Africa, 1942-43
If you cast your mind back to episode 187, I discussed the war in the North African desert in 1940-41
205 – Victory to Defeat: The British Army 1918-40
As some of you may know, I am also a First World War historian, and the academic history of the