139 – German Uniforms
‘In the years after World War I, the defeated and much-reduced German Army developed new clothing and personal equipment that
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138 – Hang Tough: Major Dick Winters
Since the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers aired in 2001, Major Dick Winters of the 101st Airborne has garnered international
137 – Operation Lena and Hitler’s Plots to Blow up Britain
The common narrative of the war often completely overlooks Germany’s attempts to run spies in Britain. In actual fact, for
136 – The Defeat of Army Group South, 1944
At the start of 1944 the German army on the Eastern Front was reeling after suffering defeats at Stalingrad and
135 – Spaniards in the British Army
 In previous episodes we’ve touched upon the Spanish civil war, when the war came to an end there was
134 – The Original Jeeps
During the interwar years the US army had worked to develop a light weapons carrier, but by 1940 the ‘perfect’
133 – Rome
Rome, the ‘Eternal City’, had a peculiar war. With Italy an axis nation it was a target for allied bombers
132 – The 746th Far East Air Force Band
Richard Burt was part of the the 746th Far East Air Force Band, based in the Philippines. At the end
131 – Economists at War
Any long protracted conflict is reliant upon the resources that can be brought bear, in which case war is not
130 – The Texel Uprising: Night of Bayonets
In previous episodes 77 and 55 we looked at foreign troops serving in the German army during WWII, in this