Leading Seaman AE Penny
One of the most meticulously well planned and executed escapes we have come across, Leading Seaman Penny was a submariner who escaped from a camp in Italy and made his way to the Vatican City - a full...
20 Jun 202438min
Pte. LA Coe
Captured in Northern France in 1940, Coe was the very first to escape from a POW camp, escaping from a satellite camp in Danzig, from where he made the short escape to the port, and stowed away on a s...
13 Jun 202439min
Sgt. J Prendergast
Sgt. John Prendergast was an Irishman serving in the British Army, and was identified by his captors as a potential collaborator. Instead he escaped back to the UK, travelling to France by train, befo...
6 Jun 202438min
Capt. VCW Sudbury, Capt. AG Cameron, and Lt. PG Uglow
Captured at Tobruk, they escaped from Campo 21 at Chieti in the aftermath of the Italian Armistice, before making their way through Italian, with help from locals, to the Allied Lines.For You The War ...
30 Mai 202429min
Maj. OAJ Cary-Elwes (Special Guest: Damien Lewis)
For this episode we were re-joined by author and historian, Damien Lewis, to share with us the story of Major Oswald Cary-Elwes, of the SAS. Cary-Elwes features in Damien Lewis' latest book "SAS: Grea...
23 Mai 202450min
Capt. CFP Mills
Capt. CFP Mills initially escaped with Hopkins and Rae, from episode 2, but they got separated in Marseilles. This is the story of what happened to Mills after they got separated...For You The War Is ...
16 Mai 202435min
2/Lt. JW Hopkins & 2/Lt. JEK Rae
A joint escape very early in the war, they spent a month trying to steal a boat to cross the channel before giving up and heading south through the recently occupied France, where they caught a boat t...
9 Mai 202434min
The Great Épinal Escape (Special Guest: Ghee Bowman)
We are delighted to be joined by Ghee Bowman to discuss his new book "The Great Épinal Escape", and the amazing tale of the mass breakout from a camp in Épinal by hundreds of Indian servicemen. It is ...
2 Mai 202458min
