85 – Alarmstart East: The Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front
“There are no more than a handful of Second World War Luftwaffe members alive today. Patrick Eriksson had the foresight
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84 – Shot Down
In this episode we’re going to be looking at the story of Howard Snyder, a B-17 ‘Flying Fortress’ pilot, flying
83 Operation Crossbow
In 1943 allied surveillance picked up the construction of  V1 and V2 rocket sites in France. Without quite knowing the
82 US Navy vs IJN Fleet Submarine, 1941-42
In this episode we’re going to be looking at Japanese submarine operations in the Pacific during the early part of
81 – Britain’s Blockade of Europe & the response of the ICRC
At the outbreak of WWII Britain put into motion the strategy of using the Royal Navy to blockade Germany, depriving
80 – The Italian Army In North Africa
Long standing listeners will have heard me chat to Walter Zapotoczny before, in episode 57 we looked at Ardennes offensive,
Last Man Standing: Geoffrey Rothwell
“’Stay low, stay on track, and stay alive’ was the motto of the RAF’s most secret Station, Tempsford. That’s exactly
79 – The Forgotten Dead: Exercise Tiger
‘On a dark night in 1944, a beautiful stretch of the Devon coast became the scene of desperate horror. Tales
78 – Bones of My Grandfather
US Marine, Lt Alexander Bonnyman landed on Tarawa in December 1942. He was mortally wounded leading an assault on a Japanese
77 – Hitler’s Vikings
At the beginning of WWII Germany invaded and occupied Denmark and Norway, but left neutral Sweden alone. Less than a