Fighting Through WWII Stories & History

The Last Great Battle of the Second World War Featuring passages from Saul David's new book, Crucible of Hell. When the battle of Okinawa was over, almost a quarter of a million people had lost their ...

16 Apr 202051min

Some smashing sniping stories to share. Top of the bill is a tale of a British sniper, Harry Furness, from the 6th Green Howards which I'm using with kind permission of the author of a book called Sni...

18 Mar 20201h 5min

For You the War is Over - special guest preview of the brand new podcast by Dave and Dave. More great unpublished history! World War Two

3 Mar 20201h 8min

Part Two, Episode Fifty anniversary special Celebrate Dunkirk 80 with this special episode. Take a trip down the Second World War memory lane of Dunkirk, D-Day, Lancasters, tanks, the Blitz, POW's, th...

3 Mar 20202h 9min

Celebrating Episode 50! Take a trip down the Second World War memory lane of Dunkirk, D-Day, Lancasters, tanks, the Blitz, POW's, the WW1 battle of Gallipoli and much more. Old stories, new stories an...

26 Feb 20201h 49min

Another helping of soldierly stories wrapped up in rhyme. We've got a poignant verse written to a soldier by his tank comrades whilst he was laid up wounded in a military hospital. A poem written by G...

18 Des 20191h 55min

"We went up the line in the trenches at Vimy Ridge. We prepared our emplacement for a raid by the Canadians, to capture prisoners to gain information for the big attack that was to come. We were to fi...

10 Nov 20192h 2min

Part Two of D-Day Through German Eyes, How the Wehrmacht Lost France by J Trigg. A reflection on how the war was lost by the Germans and won by the Allies from D-Day onwards during WW2. Please note th...

23 Okt 20194h 2min