The Great Escape - Halldor Espelid

The Great Escape - Halldor Espelid

Dr Tony Insall, historian and author of "Secret Alliances: Special Operations and Intelligence in Norway 1940-1945", joined us to share the story of Norwegian pilot and Great Escaper, Halldor Espelid. As well as having lived and worked in Norway for five years, Tony Insall also has a personal, family connection to prisoner of war escape, about which he has written a book called "The Madness of Courage".

For You The War Is Over is a podcast that looks at the real life stories of Prisoner-of-War escapes from the the Second World War. Hosted by Dave Robertson and Tony Hoskins, each episode looks at a new escape.

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E.R.A. Lister & E.R.A. Hammond

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Sgt. D.D.W Nabarro

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Lt. M.G. Duncan

Lt. M.G. Duncan

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Fl/Lt. Sandy Gunn (with special guest Tony Hoskins)

Fl/Lt. Sandy Gunn (with special guest Tony Hoskins)

In this week's bumper episode we are joined by special guest Tony Hoskins(@TonyHoskins16) to talk about the life and escape of Sandy Gunn and the SpitfireAA810 Project(@SpitfireAA810)Gunn was a pilot ...

13 Joulu 20191h 30min

Capt. D.B. Lang

Capt. D.B. Lang

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6 Joulu 201933min

Capt. AD Taylor

Capt. AD Taylor

This week's episode we look at the escape of Capt. AD Taylor, of the Hussars, featuring strong middle names, overturned tanks and much more besides!For You The War Is Over is a podcast that looks at t...

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