86 Mighty Eighth podcast preview USAAF WW2 V2
A preview of a brand new podcast all about the United States Air Force in the guise of the Mighty Eighth - and their role in Britain during the war. And as a prelude I'm going to chat with Johann, one...
5 Nov 202259min
85 Bill Turner, POW, and the Cockleshell Heroes, WW2 Commandos
How the Cockleshell Heroes upset Nazi supply lines with canoes! The Cockleshell Heroes, Operation Frankton, was a commando raid on ships in the German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest Fra...
1 Aug 20221h 43min
84 Canadian Lance Corporal David Johnson, Italy WW2
A great tale of one man's survival when so many around him lost their lives in Italy and beyond. Features 5th Canadian Division. Plus a fascinating U-Boat tale about weather station Kurt sneakily set ...
18 Mai 202256min
83 Australian Corporal Leslie Cook and the Japanese Doll
The tale of an Australian soldier who has to bury dead Japanese soldiers - a very distasteful duty but one which years later paid him back in positive ways he could not have imagined at the time. More...
13 Mai 20221h 6min
82 Coffee with Cpl Leslie Cook Part 2, Australian
Second part of a long chat with Australian veteran Leslie Cook, his views on the Pacific war and more tales of his WW2 adventures. Play link re the mobile tank mine – the Goliath https://overcast.fm/...
27 Apr 20221h 18min
81 Coffee with Cpl Leslie Cook Part 1, Australian
A long chat with Australian veteran Leslie Cook, his views on the Pacific war and more tales of his WW2 adventures. Various family stories and an opportunity to donate to one of the several charities...
24 Apr 20221h 12min
80 Ukraine 2022 Appeal, & Dutch Hunger Winter
Insights into the 2022 Ukraine crisis from 1944. Various family stories and an opportunity to donate to one of the several charities supporting the refugees. Plus: An insight into Operation Manna and ...
13 Mar 202247min
79 German Submariner Part 2: Atlantic U Boat!
A thrilling Part 2 of German submarine U-111's tour of the North Atlantic during the second world war. By Kurt Schoenthier. Sinkings, survivals and POW's. Plus stacks of family stories and more. LINK ...
21 Feb 20221h 42min
