Patton, Trump and Firing a Bren Gun
As the dust settles on #WHWF24, Al Murray and James Holland are joined by John McManus to reflect on a superb weekend of WW2 lectures and living history. Warning: Contains shameless self-congratulati...
6 Aug 202445min
USA - The American Beast: Capturing Guam
The US mission in July 1944 was simple, create a series of airbases across Tinnian, Saipan and Guam - making an of attack within Japan's ring of defence. But, despite the awesome levels of Allied bom...
31 Jul 202454min
Maquis Madness, Polish 'Liberation' and MacArthur's Plan
How much do you know about the disastrous Maquis plan to protect the Vercors Massif during July 1944 - ending in the deaths of over 650 resistance fighters? Al Murray and James Holland join forces af...
30 Jul 202446min
Terrain of Terror: Battleground Normandy (Live)
Al, Jim and the brilliant John Buckley take a look at the nature of the fighting in Normandy, the challenges for both sides and the different approaches both sides took battling in this terrain. Reco...
25 Jul 202441min
Germany's Last Stand: The Battle of the Bulge (Live)
It’s one of the most iconic battles of the war and it’s a salivating prospect to have two master historians discussing a subject they have both written about and know intimately well. John McManus and...
22 Jul 202424min
The Plot To Kill Hitler: After The Bomb (Part 2)
Picking up seconds after the clam shell bomb detonates - Al Murray, James Holland and Roger Moorhouse detail the aftermath of the courageous July bomb plot. As conspirators are slaughtered with pian...
18 Jul 202455min
The Plot To Kill Hilter: The Assassin (Part 1)
July 20th. 1944. Wolf's Lair. Claus von Stauffenberg sets in motion a plot to assassinate Hitler and overthrow the Nazi high command. What were the reasons behind Stauffenberg’s conspiracy, how was...
16 Jul 20241h 4min
USA: The War in Saipan
As war raged on land in Western Europe in June 1944, the island of Saipan witnessed a naval bombardment never seen before. John McManus leads James Holland in a crash course on the first objective of...
11 Jul 202448min
