11 - The Forgotten Victor: Richard O'Connor
At a time when Britain stood alone there was one shining light in North Africa. Richard O'Conner's Operation Compass was on the cusp of capturing the whole of North Africa, before his troops were dive...
15 Jan 20161h 2min
10 - Parcels From Home: Red Cross Parcels During WWII
Parcels delivered by the International Red Cross proved to be a lifeline for many Prisoners of War. These were guaranteed by the Geneva Convention of 1929 providing PoWs with tobacco, food and some hy...
1 Jan 201642min
09 - Angels of the Underground: Resistance in the Philippines
In this episode I'm joined by Professor Theresa Kaminski. We look at the Japanese occupation of the Philippines and the extraordinary stories of those women who escaped internment and help American PO...
15 Dec 201546min
08 - Churchill and Britain's Decision To Fight in 1940
By the end of 1940 Britain defiantly stood alone against Nazi tyranny. Appeasement of the late 1930s was a reaction against the slaughter of the First World War, even after the fall of France some in ...
1 Dec 201529min
07 - Eagles over Husky: The Role of the Airforce during the invasion of Sicily
The invasion of Sicily would be the largest Allied amphibious landing at that time undertaken. After just 38 days of bitter fighting the Allies conquered the Island, but thousands of Germans had escap...
1 Nov 201557min
06 - The OSS - America's WW2 Intelligence Service
In this episode I talk to Douglas Waller about the Office of Strategic Services, the OSS. The US entered the Second World War with no foreign intelligence service. Roosevelt selected William Donovan,...
1 Okt 201542min
05 - The Dieppe Raid
In this episode I talk to Canadian historian Mark Zuehlke, and we look at Operation Jubilee, the Raid on Dieppe. In August of 1942 a force of 6,000, predominantly Canadians, including the Calgary ...
1 Sep 201548min
04 - The Lancaster Bomber
In this episode I talk to Andrew Panton of the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage centre. Andrew is lucky enough to be one of the pilots for their Lancaster Bomber "Just Jane". The Lancaster is arguably,...
1 Aug 201528min
