The Great Escape - Forgery

The Great Escape - Forgery

Robert Laplander, historian and author of "The True Story of the Wooden Horse", has done extensive research on prisoners of war and escapers from Stalag Luft III, and revealed an unexpected penchant for tunnelling. He joins us for our final technical episode looking at the works of the forgery department, what it is they produced, and how they produced it.

For You The War Is Over is a podcast that looks at the real life stories of Prisoner-of-War escapes from the the Second World War. Hosted by Dave Robertson and Tony Hoskins, each episode looks at a new escape.

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The Great Escape - Nils Fuglesang

The Great Escape - Nils Fuglesang

Our regular host, Tony Hoskins, takes a look at Nils Fuglesang, a Norwegian RAF Pilot, who flew for 332 Norwegian Squadron. However, before even joining the RAF he first had to make his escape from No...

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The Great Escape - Halldor Espelid

The Great Escape - Halldor Espelid

Dr Tony Insall, historian and author of "Secret Alliances: Special Operations and Intelligence in Norway 1940-1945", joined us to share the story of Norwegian pilot and Great Escaper, Halldor Espelid....

14 Mars 202547min

The Great Escape - Johannes Gouws

The Great Escape - Johannes Gouws

Our regular host, Dave Robertson, takes a look at the life and escape of Johannes Gouws, a South African Air Force pilot, who was a successful evader prior to being shot down, taken prisoner, and gett...

7 Mars 202535min

The Great Escape - Rupert John Stevens

The Great Escape - Rupert John Stevens

Karen Horn, a historian and author of "In Enemy Hands", a book about South African prisoners-of-war during the Second World War, joined us to look at Rupert John Stevens, a London-born South African A...

28 Feb 202531min

The Great Escape - Bernard Scheidhauer

The Great Escape - Bernard Scheidhauer

Regular host, Dave Robertson, takes a look at the fascinating life, service, and escape of Bernard Scheidhauer, the escape partner to the 'Big X', Roger Bushell, with whom he was recaptured and murder...

21 Feb 202535min

The Great Escape - Roger Bushell

The Great Escape - Roger Bushell

Simon Pearson, the official biographer and author of "The Great Escaper: The Life and Death of Roger Bushell" joins us to tell the story of the 'Big X' himself, Roger Bushell.For You The War Is Over i...

14 Feb 202555min

The Great Escape - Arnost Valenta

The Great Escape - Arnost Valenta

Will Butler, Head of Modern Collections at The National Archives, joins us to tell us about the life and escape of Arnost Valenta. Valenta was head of the X Committee's Intelligence Department, and pl...

7 Feb 202538min

The Great Escape - Henry 'Johnny' Marshall

The Great Escape - Henry 'Johnny' Marshall

Henry 'Johnny' Marshall, the second man out of tunnel Harry, was an RAF veteran having served for nearly twenty years by the time he was shot down. We were joined by Onor Crummay, a historian with the...

31 Jan 202559min

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