8th Army's Invasion Of Italy
While researching his latest book in Italy, James Holland sets his sights on the picturesque harbour city of Messina. Walking the ground, admiring its rolling hills, and crossing the exact same evacua...
9 Feb 202343min
Jericho’s Trumpet: The German Stuka
We’re taking to the air today, with Battle of Britain expert Andy Saunders. Together, the trio explore the infamous german ‘Stuka’ dive bomber: its engineering, the mythology that surrounded it, and t...
7 Feb 202349min
Stalingrad: Lend Lease
For the final installment of our Stalingrad series, John McManus explains the baffling scale of lend lease between the US and the Soviet Union and how it helped make victory in Stalingrad possible. A...
4 Feb 202341min
Stalingrad: Anthony Beevor
Today, Al and James are joined by legendary historian Sir Anthony Beevor. They discuss his seminal book on the topic and his extraordinary experience in the Russian archives during the mid-1990s. A Go...
3 Feb 202349min
Stalingrad: Operation Uranus
As winter grips the ruins of Stalingrad, General Zhukov’s ambitious plan to end the stalemate is put into action Al and James discuss why Hitler refused to surrender, and why the Nazi war machine was ...
2 Feb 202353min
Stalingrad: Street Fighting
In the third instalment of our Stalingrad series, Al Murray and James Holland reach the devastating fighting that takes place within Stalingrad's factories, tunnel systems and family homes. A Goalhan...
1 Feb 202347min
Stalingrad: The Battle Begins
What prevented the Nazis from capturing Stalingrad and the rest of the Soviet Union with ease as they did in Western Europe? As the battle for Stalingrad begins, Al Murray and James Holland look at th...
31 Jan 202358min
Stalingrad: The Launch of Case Blue
This week is 80 years since the end of the Battle of Stalingrad and we're running a special series to mark the occasion. In the first episode of the series James and Al set the scene from the beginnin...
30 Jan 20231h 3min
