The Great Escape - Reginald 'Rusty' Kierath

In this episode we look at the escape of Brigadier James Hargest, a New Zealander who was captured by Rommel, held in Campo 12 in Italy, reaching Switzerland in record time after his escape.Sadly our ...

21 Mai 202128min

In the second episode of this series we look at the escape of Cpl. JV Byrne.A member of the SAS when captured, he made several attempts to escape, eventually making his way to Stockholm, after a stint...

14 Mai 202147min

In this first episode of the second series we look at the escape of Lt. The Earl of Cardigan.Captured early in the war, he makes a dash for it from a moving lorry and eventually makes his way south to...

7 Mai 202120min

For You The War Is Over is a podcast that looks at the real life stories of POW escapes from the the Second World War. Hosted by History Nerd @DaveMcRobbo and Tech Geek @DaveHarrysson, each episode lo...

7 Mai 20211min

This week's episode is the conclusion of our conversation with Prof. David Guss, author of "The 21 Escapes of Lt. Alastair Cram".In part 1 we covered Alastair's capture and first few escape attempts, ...

31 Jan 20201h 21min

In this episode, the first part of a double header, we are joined by Prof. David Guss, author of "The 21 Escapes of Lt. Alastair Cram".Lt Alastair Cram is an escape legend, holding the record for the ...

24 Jan 20201h 26min

This week we look at the joint escape of FWE "Wally" Hammond and Donald "Tubby" Lister. A pair of Royal Navy submariners, after a brief stint in Colditz they escape from a working party in Breslau. Fo...

17 Jan 202045min

For episode nine we look at the escape of Captain J. Morphew, of the South Africa Air Force.He was captured in North Africa and made his escape from Campo 47, in Modena, making his way north to Switze...

10 Jan 202044min