231 – US Battle Tanks
In this episode, we discuss the development of US tanks from the end of the First World War through to
Equipment
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
228 – D-Day Landing Craft
More than 132,000 Allied troops landed on the Normandy beaches on 6 June 1944. Through their efforts, the tide of
220 – The Archer: Reversing to Victory
From late 1944, an ungainly piece of equipment was introduced into service in the British and Canadian armies. Referred to
209 – Hospital Trains of WWII
From the middle of the 19th century, the railways had an integral role in warfare. Trains brought food, ammunition and
204 – Armour in the Pacific
We do not think of armour being widely used in the Pacific campaign, and compared to other theatres, that is
165 – P-51 Mustang
In 1940 the British Purchasing Commission approached North American Aviation (NAA) to build under license Curtis P-40 fighters. NAA suggested
154 – Chemical Weapons
In this episode we’re going to be discussing chemical weapons. It might seem like an odd topic, unlike the First
148 – Luftwaffe Special Weapons
As the course of the second world war turned against the Third Reich some radical proposals and inventive designs, were
140 – How to kill a Panther tank
It’s a simple question, how do you knock out a Panther tank? When the ‘boffins’ in Britain got hold of