227 – D-Day: Sword Beach
6th June 1944 saw the largest seaborne assault in human history: D-Day. While much has been written about the operation
Battles
225 – Hill 107 and the Battle of Crete
On the morning of May 20, 1941, the Germans launched Operation Mercury. The invasion of Crete was the largest airborne
218 – Target Hong Kong
In January 1945, Admiral Halsey, with the third Fleet, conducted a raid into the South China Sea. This was designated
213 – The British Empire and Commonwealth’s War Against Imperial Japan
The war in Asia and the Pacific against Japan is often seen as an American affair. While the US did
211 – HG-76: Taking the Fight to Hitler’s U-boats
The convoy HG-76 sailed from Gibraltar to Britain in December 1941. The Royal Navy commander in charge was ‘Johnnie’ Walker,
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
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
203 – The Battle of Britain, July 1940
In this episode, I’m joined by Patrick Eriksson. If you cast your memory back, Patrick has previously joined us to
197 – Kohima
Fought between 8 March and 18 July 1944, the battles of Imphal and Kohima were the turning point of one
194 – The Battle of Leyte Gulf
The battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval battle of WWII, it consisted of four separate actions near the