The Countdown to War
Why did Japan join the war? And what made the Japanese Admirals think attacking Pearl Harbor was a good idea? Erri Hotta, author of the award-winning ‘Japan 1941’, unearths the motivations and the soc...
21 Heinä 202256min
The Battle of Atlantic: 80 years on
Al and James discuss the use of U-Boats in the Battle of the Atlantic, also including Al's recent trip to Spike Milligan's house. A Goalhanger Films Production Produced by Harry Lineker Exec Producer:...
19 Heinä 202247min
The Glider Pilot Regiment
Al Murray and James Holland are joined by retired Army Air Corps Officer Mike 'Chalky' Peters to discuss the Glider Pilot Regiment throughout the Second World War, touching on Operation Comet and Mark...
14 Heinä 20221h
The Dowding System
Al Murray and James Holland take a deep dive to explain The Dowding System, the wartime technology that changed the Battle of Britain A Goalhanger Films Production Produced by Joey McCarthy and Vasco ...
12 Heinä 20221h 9min
Drone Warfare
Al and James are joined by podcaster and historian James Rogers to discuss Drone Warfare and the evolution of Second World War American doctrine, with stories including Joseph P. Kennedy Jr and Marily...
7 Heinä 202247min
Larroque & French Resistance
Al Murray has his boots on the ground as he reports from Larroque, a small village on the border of the Pyrenees. Al has been out researching what happened in the area towards the end of the war, whic...
5 Heinä 202250min
USS Arizona - with The National WWII Museum
James Holland speaks to Rob Citino from the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, about the bombing of Pearl Harbour and US naval logistics through the lens of the USS Arizona. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
30 Kesä 202239min
Grand Strategy
Al and James discuss the issues arising from David French’s book ‘Deterrence, Coercion, and Appeasement’ and ask whether other politicians would have done things differently to Chamberlain. James also...
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