The WW2 Podcast

As many of you know I bang on about supporting me via Patreon at the start of each episode. These small donations pay for hosting, software and help me to find the time to dedicate to the show. After ...

6 Jul 201743min

In this episode we're going to be discussing Bill Cheall. Bill joined the Green Howard's in 1939, a regiment in the British army, and fought throughout the whole war. He was evacuated through Dunkirk,...

1 Jul 201752min

In this episode we're looking at three brothers all in the US Navy at the start of the war, and their remarkable story. Today I'm joined by Sally Mott Freeman, her book "The Jersey Brothers: A Missing...

15 Jun 201744min

Last year I talked to Irish Historian Bernard Kelly about his book "Military Internees, Prisoners of War and the Irish State during the Second World War", thats episode 23 for those who haven't listen...

1 Jun 201741min

The role of the International Committee of the Red Cross during WWII is complicated. Closely bound to Switzerland the ICRC tried to remain neutral whilst at the same time operating with in the boundar...

15 Mai 201757min

In January I had an email from Bob Drury, if that name sounds familiar it's because I chatted to Bob in episode 30 talking about Old 666. He wondered what I had planned for the 75th anniversary of th...

1 Mai 201744min

We're looking at amphibious operations during the war in this episode. Until I started researching I hadn't realised how many there were. We're all pretty familiar with the handful in the European The...

15 Apr 201739min

I've been planning to look at some individual soldiers stories for some time, the first was going to be the story of a Green Howard who fought through from D-Day until the end of the war. As his story...

1 Apr 201758min