311 - Patton, 1945
In this episode, we turn our attention to the final months of the war in Europe and one of the Allied armies' most famous and controversial...
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310 - Great Escapism at Stalag Luft III
When we think of Allied prisoners of war in German camps, we often picture barbed wire, watchtowers, tunnels, and the constant urge to escap...
309 - SOE Special Duties Flights
When people think about the secret war in occupied Europe, they often picture agents, resistance fighters, and acts of sabotage carried out...
308 - Mers El-Kébir: The British Attack on the French Navy
In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone. France had fallen, invasion seemed possible, and Winston Churchill faced a grave question: what...
307 - Percy Herbert: From POW to Hollywood
Before he became a familiar face on screen, appearing in over 70 films like 'The Bridge on the River Kwai', ' The Cockleshell Heroes' , ' Th...
306 - The Battle for Berlin
The final battle for Berlin in 1945 was not just the end of the war in Europe, it was the violent collapse of Nazi Germany, and the moment t...
305 - A Boy Soldier in Hitler's Army
In the final months of the Second World War, as the Third Reich collapsed in on itself, boys were sent to the front to hold back the Red Arm...
304 - Eisenhower and Churchill
The partnership between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Winston Churchill was one of the defining relationships of the Second World War. At the hea...
303 - The Link Trainer
Before the Second World War, learning to fly by instruments was one of the most difficult and dangerous skills a pilot had to master. Traini...
302 - Task Force Hogan
My guest today is William Hogan, and we are going to be talking about the remarkable story of his father, Sam Hogan, and the men of Task For...
301 - A Canadian in Stalin's Army
How does a Canadian end up fighting in the Soviet Red Army during the Second World War? My guest today is Scott Bury, and we're going to tel...
300 - Exploding Rats and the Devices of SOE
James Bond may have Q Branch supplying him with ingenious gadgets, but during the Second World War the agents of the Special Operations Exec...
299 - Berlin, 1939-45
In this episode, I am joined by Ian Buruma to talk about life in Berlin during the Second World War. Rather than focusing on the regime at t...
298 - The Long Death of Adolf Hitler
In April 1945, as the Third Reich collapsed around him, Adolf Hitler died in the Führerbunker in Berlin. It is one of the most famous deaths...
297 - Pearl Harbor: Japan's Greatest Disaster
Pearl Harbor is often remembered as a stunning Japanese success, a perfectly executed surprise attack that changed the course of the Second...
296 - British Brigadiers, 1940
For this episode, I am joined by Philip McCarty to discuss his book Point of Failure: British Army Brigadiers in France and Norway, 1940 . I...
295 - Inside the Siege of Warsaw
In September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland, American photographer and film-maker Julien Bryan became the only foreign journalis...
294 - Churchills Forgotten Generals: Slim, Auchinleck & Savory
Today, we are heading back to the Burma campaign, but through a slightly different lens. Rather than focusing on a single battle or operatio...
293 - Allied POWs in WWII
This episode looks at a very different side of the Second World War. Not the battlefield, but captivity. It focuses on the experiences of Al...
292 - The War Chest of Colonel Kreps
In this episode, I talk with Erik Kreps about a remarkable family mystery. Erik's grandfather, Colonel Kenneth Ray Kreps, served in the Seco...