303 – The Link Trainer
Before the Second World War, learning to fly by instruments was one of the most difficult and dangerous skills a
Equipment
300 – Exploding Rats and the Devices of SOE
James Bond may have Q Branch supplying him with ingenious gadgets, but during the Second World War the agents of
284 – Renault FT Tank
In this episode of the WW2 Podcast, I’m joined by Robby Houben from the Belgian Royal Military Museum to discuss
278 – The Maginot Line
The Maginot Line was one of the most ambitious defensive projects of the 1930s. Built along France’s eastern border, this
271 – Feeding the Bear: Lend Lease to the USSR
In this episode, we’re doing something a little different. I recently joined Scott Bury on his podcast Beyond Barbarossa, which
267 – The T-13 Tank Destroyer
During the critical interwar years, Belgium found itself walking a diplomatic tightrope—maintaining neutrality while neighbouring Germany rapidly rearmed. Faced with
265 – British Tanks of the Red Army
Today, we are exploring a topic that doesn’t get talked about much — the British tanks that ended up serving
251 – Fighting Vichy from Horseback
In 1939, incredibly, the British Army still fielded cavalry units that had yet to be mechanised, relying on horses as
231 – US Battle Tanks
In this episode, we discuss the development of US tanks from the end of the First World War through to
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