280. Family Stories - Ep 7
This week in our Family Stories series we hear your tales of a friendship with Douglas Bader, the sinking of the Wallasea and a powerfully evocative poem from a Chindit. With thanks to Mike Atkinson, ...
28 Feb 202126min
279. Civilian Soldiers
The British Army in Normandy are the focus as Al Murray and James Holland are joined by historian and author Jonathan Ware. In Jonathan’s book 'Jocks, Dragons and Sospans: Through Normandy with 53rd W...
25 Feb 20211h 1min
278. Big Week
In February 1944 the combined air forces of Britain and the US launched a huge series of raids against Nazi Germany. What did they hope to achieve and how successful was the campaign? James Holland an...
23 Feb 202159min
277. Family Stories - Ep 6
This week in our Family Stories series we hear your tales of Russian convoys, the Dunkirk evacuation and a Yugoslav fighting for the Germans. With thanks to Stefan Breg, Lindsay Gordon, Robert Largan,...
21 Feb 202129min
276. German Hardware
We’re talking German hardware and army units with military YouTuber Bernhard Kast. Wehrmacht doctrine, machine guns and riflemen groups are all up for discussion. We Have Ways has a membership club wh...
18 Feb 202155min
275. Western Approaches
There was no more important field of conflict in the Second World War than the Battle of the Atlantic. On February 17th, 1941, Western Approaches HQ opened in Liverpool to co-ordinate the Royal Navy a...
17 Feb 202143min
274. Good for Morale
Terrifying tank battles and entertaining the troops are two topics for discussion as Al Murray and James Holland delve into the experience of life in the British Amed forces during the Second World Wa...
16 Feb 202152min
273. Family Stories - Valentine’s Day
A special edition of Family Stories today to mark Valentine’s Day. While researching his new book James uncovered letters from Bill Wharton, who fought with the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry. This episod...
14 Feb 202124min
