115 – To VE Day Through German Eyes
75 years ago this month (that’s May 2020, if you’re reading this from the future) the Germans finally surrendered to
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114 – Airborne Chaplains in the Second World War
In this episode we’re exploring the work of army Chaplains assigned to British Airborne units during the war. These men
113 – Sighted Sub, Sank Same
We’ve neglected the Battle of the Atlantic, so in this episode of the podcast we look at the how the
112 – Four Hours of Fury: Operation Varsity
On the 24th of March 1945, 75 years ago this year, the largest ever airborne operation swung into action. Operation
111 – An Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge
“Richard Sorge was a man with two homelands. Born of a German father and a Russian mother in Baku in
110 – The P-47 Thunderbolt and 362nd Fighter Group
In this episode we’re going to be looking at the P-47 Thunderbolt and the US 362nd Fighter Group. The P-47
109 – The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
At the end of last year aviation historian Mathew Chapman sent me over his MA thesis, which is titled The
108 – The Battle for Hong Kong, 1941
We’re all familiar with the events on that day of ‘infamy’, the 7th December 1941. The Japanese launch their typhoon
107 The Battle of the Peaks and Long Stop Hill
We’re in North Africa for this episode of the podcast. In late 1942 the Allies landed in Morocco and Algeria,
106 – Operation Swallow
In this episode we’re starting with the US 110th Infantry regiment in the Ardennes and following a small number of