Episode 590-The American Landings on Sicily
The Americans come ashore at three locations. Suffering relatively few deaths from Axis hands, the weather and waves were a different story. Either way, elements of Gen. Patton’s 7th Army are on Sicil...
19 Dec 202527min
Episode 589:The Return of Paddy Mayne
In between the Allied air attacks and the invasion forces of Operation Husky, special forces come ashore. And one group is the SRS, formerly, David Sterling’s SAS, the Special Air Service. But now in ...
15 Dec 202525min
Episode 588-Operation Ladbroke
Before the main assault of Operation Husky, airborne troops need to take key positions. But the first night time glider operations will not go well. Hundreds die before the fighting can start. Learn m...
10 Dec 202528min
Episode 587: Operation Husky Could Have Been Huskier
The planning for Operation Husky was anything but smooth and comprehensive. Everyone had a dog in this fight, but in the end, Monty won. Meanwhile, Mussolini is tempted to pull out of the war. Learn m...
5 Dec 202523min
Episode 586-Operation Corkscrew
After the Allies decide that Sicily is the next target, first the smaller islands nearby have to be taken. Thus Operation Corkscrew begins. Meanwhile, there are those in Italy who are thinking, perhap...
2 Dec 202525min
Episode 585-Kasserine Pass: Humiliating Defeat or Strategic Victory?
The Battle at Kasserine Pass is remembered as an American failure. Perhaps, but not a defeat. The Allies still held the ground and had learned much about modern warfare. Which was the point of fightin...
28 Nov 202525min
Episode 584-The Tunisian Thermopylae
Bizerte and Tunis have surrendered, but several German and Italian armies are still hiding in Tunisia. The British make sure the enemy does not retreat within the Cap Bon Peninsula, while the American...
25 Nov 202525min
Episode 583-We Are The Masters Of The North African Shore
With the Americans and French in the north and the British in the south, the last holdouts of Axis forces in Tunisia are pushed against the wall of Tunisia. Yet American mistakes and British caution w...
20 Nov 202524min
