A Philosopher Goes To War
Al Murray chats to Dr Waitman Wade Beorn about one of the most fascinating ruminations on fighting during the Second World War - Warriors by J. Glenn Gray. J. Glenn Gray entered the army as a private ...
31 Okt 202358min
Italy's Morale Crisis
Italy proved a nightmare place to fight, no matter what side you were on: the endless mountains, the innumerable rivers, the narrowness of roads, the blazing heat, and then torrential rain and freezin...
26 Okt 20231h 3min
Landing Craft, Sappers and the Tyranny of Overlord
In another wide ranging discussion, Al Murray tells James Holland about his evening at the Royal Engineers Museum alongside Jools Holland and Sir Tom Jones, the tactical importance of landing craft, a...
24 Okt 202353min
The Great Escaper
Al Murray and James Holland speak to the writer and director of 'The Great Escaper', a new film starring Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson about the heartwarming true story of Bernard Jordan, the 89-ye...
23 Okt 202338min
USA: We Have Ways - Vinegar Joe's China
Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus discuss the life of Joseph Stilwell - the United States Army general best known for his service in the China-Burma-India Theatre during the Second World War. ...
19 Okt 202346min
Operation Frankton
In December 1942, Herbert 'Blondie' Hasler's men were aiming for the occupied port of Bordeaux - with just canoes, mines and grenades. Operation FRANKTON was certainly daring and it did achieve its ai...
17 Okt 202357min
Surviving The Bloody 100th: Lucky Luckadoo
John 'Lucky' Luckadoo was born in 1922, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is the last surviving pilot of the US Eighth Air Force 100th Bomb Group - nicknamed 'The Bloody 100th'. In this brilliant intervie...
13 Okt 20231h 8min
USA : We Have Ways - Eisenhower & the Influence of the American Civil War
What did the US Army and West Point learn from the Civil War, and how did this impact leadership throughout the Second World War? James Holland and John McManus discuss the similarities of leadership ...
12 Okt 202352min
