73 - Ghost Riders: Operation Cowboy
Last year I talked to Mark Felton about the escape attempts of British VIP prisoners, held by the Italians. That was episode 49 Castle of Eagles, the book is possibly my favourite read of last year. ...
15 Aug 201842min
72 - Mediterranean Strategy
Back in episode 7, I talked to Alexander Fitzgerald-Black about his MA thesis which focused on the allied air campaign in support of Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. Which if you're intereste...
1 Aug 20181h
USS Indianapolis
In this episode we're looking at the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. Returning from delivering the atomic bomb to Tinian, in preparation for it to be dropped, the Indianapolis was hit twice by torped...
15 Jul 201846min
70 - Aerial Warfare
In the last episode we looked at the development of the world's navies during the interwar period. To compliment that I thought we'd do something similar with aerial warfare. It is easy to forget in 1...
1 Jul 201851min
69 Interwar International Naval Policy
Today what I thought we'd investigate the interwar naval treaties which aimed to prevent conflict, but at the same time, what they did was help shape the navies of the world, in the run up to WWII. In...
15 Jun 201837min
68 Go Betweens for Hitler
Hitler when he came to power, had few international connections, and he distrusted elements of his civil service. What he needed was people he could trust, who were connected to the highest echelons o...
1 Jun 201835min
67 - Luftwaffe Night Fighter 'Ace', Wolfgang Thimmig
Joining me today is Max Thimmig, Max's grandfather was the German WWII night fighter ace, Wolfgang Thimmig. Wolfgang joined the German Army, the Reichswehr, in 1934, and was one of the early pilots in...
15 Mai 201843min
66 - Northrop P-61 Black Widow
The P-61 was built in response to the Blitz on Great Britain, in 1940. The RAF were in need of a night fighter and they confirmed with their US counterparts on the specifications. The result was a twi...
1 Mai 201846min
