51 The Psychological Impact of Airborne Warfare & the British Response
I was reading the British Journal for Military History and an article caught my eye titled The Psychological Impact of
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50 Operation Tonga: The British Airborne on D-Day
In this episode I’m looking at Operation Tonga, the British airborne element that led the way during the D-Day landings
49 Castle of Eagles: Escape from Mussolini’s Colditz
In this episode we’re looking at high ranking British POWs held by the Italians and their attempts at escape. The middle
48 Fallen Giants: The Russian T-35 Tank
In this episode I’m looking at the giant soviet T-35 tank with Francis Pulham. As you will discover the T-35
47 Flying to Victory: The Western Desert Campaign 1940-41
In this episode we’re in the Western Desert in 1940-41 looking at the air campaign fought by Raymond Collishaw and
The Covenanter Tank
As many of you know I bang on about supporting me via Patreon at the start of each episode. These
46 Fighting Through From Dunkirk to Hamburg
In this episode we’re going to be discussing Bill Cheall. Bill joined the Green Howard’s in 1939, a regiment in
45 The Jersey Brothers
In this episode we’re looking at three brothers all in the US Navy at the start of the war, and
44 The Winter War: The British Reaction to the Invasion of Finland
Last year I talked to Irish Historian Bernard Kelly about his book “Military Internees, Prisoners of War and the Irish
43 The Red Cross: Humanitarians at War
The role of the International Committee of the Red Cross during WWII is complicated. Closely bound to Switzerland the ICRC