Episode 344-Interview with Jeffrey Jackson about his book, Paper Bullets
Jeffrey Jackson, professor of history at Rhodes College comes on the show to tell us about Lucy and Suzanne’s courage in defying the nazi occupation of the channel island Jersey. These two lovers, hav...
14 Marras 20211h 2min
Episode 343-Interview with Ambassador David McKean about his book Watching Darkness Fall
Former Ambassador to Luxembourg and before that, the Director of Policy Planning at the US department of State, Ambassador McKean is currently the senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the US i...
8 Marras 202159min
Episode 342-Interview with Jack Fairweather about his book, A Rebel in Auschwitz
War reporter Jack Fairweather comes on to discuss his latest book A Rebel in Auschwitz. The story is of Witold Pilecki, a member of the Polish Resistance who is chosen to purposefully get arrested to ...
1 Marras 20211h 1min
Episode 341-Battle of the Tarigo Convoy
PM Churchill wants Adm. Andrew Cunningham to sink supply ships heading for Rommel's North African Army. Cunningham wants more ships, but is told to make do with what he has. So in mid April, Cunningha...
27 Loka 202119min
Episode 340-Interview with Chris Berman
Writer and lecturer Chris Berman joins us to discuss the Night Witches, the female soviet pilots, cultural perceptions of warfare and the lady pilots of The United States and Great Britain. Check out ...
15 Loka 202142min
Episode 339-The Battle of Cape Matapan
The Luftwaffe keeps trying different types of bombs until they find one that works well against Maltese buildings. And their Bf109 fighters are decimating the British Hurricanes. Malta is threatened. ...
4 Loka 202144min
Episode 338-The Siege of Malta Begins
Churchill wants the Italians hit hard as the German's begin bombing Malta almost daily. This will include Operation Colossus and Commander Shrimp's sub, HMS Upholder heading out to interdict supplies ...
22 Syys 202135min
Episode 337-The Illustrious Blitz
After the successful raid against the Italy Naval Fleet at Taranto, Cunningham and Churchill wonder when the Italians will strike back and when Hitler’s Luftwaffe will join them. They will not have to...
15 Syys 202132min
