223 – Landing Craft Infantry
In this podcast episode, I’m looking at the work of LCI’s, Landing Craft Infantry. These are not the smaller Higgins
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221 – Training the Indian Army
The Indian Army was the largest volunteer army during the Second World War. Indian Army divisions fought in the Middle
214 – Stan Hollis VC and the Green Howards on D-Day
The Green Howards landed in the first wave on D-Day. With them was Company Sergeant Major Stan Hollis, who had
208 – 2SAS and Bill Sterling
David Stirling is the name synonymous with the wartime SAS, but the real brains behind the operation was, in fact,
206 – The Extraordinary Life of Journalist Wallace Carroll
Journalist Wallace Carroll had a career that spanned 45 years as a journalist. His first foreign posting, in 1929, was
201 – The Japanese American Experience in WWII
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, over 125,000 Japanese Americans living in the continental United States were incarcerated in prison
200 – The Life of Mrs George S Patton
Few wives of prominent men are more than a footnote in many histories, but they were often central to their
196 – Winthrop Bell: Cracking the Code
In public life, Canadian Dr Winthrop Bell was a Harvard philosophy professor and wealthy businessman. As MI6 secret agent A12,
193 – London Underground
As attacks on London by the Luftwaffe became a reality in the summer of 1940, Londoners needed somewhere to shelter
191 – US Glider Pilots of World War II
The US glider pilots in WWII were all volunteers. Playing a pivotal role in delivering thousands of troops, including logistical