292 - The War Chest of Colonel Kreps
In this episode, I talk with Erik Kreps about a remarkable family mystery. Erik's grandfather, Colonel Kenneth Ray Kreps, served in the Second World War, and after returning home, he sealed his wartim...
11 Jan 45min
291 - Far East RAF Liberators
RAF Liberator bombing operations in India, Burma, and Thailand remain one of the least explored air campaigns of the Second World War. Flying long-range missions from Bengal, RAF crews attacked Japane...
1 Jan 48min
290 - Your WWII Questions Answered
For this episode of the podcast, we are doing something a little different. Rather than focusing on a single subject, we open the floor to your questions. Over the past few weeks, podcast patrons were...
24 Dec 20251h 16min
289 - Charles De Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle remains one of the most distinctive figures to emerge from the Second World War. Soldier, writer, leader in exile, and later the creator of the Fifth Republic, he played a central ro...
15 Dec 20251h 3min
288 - Beyond Burma: The Forgotten Armies
The fighting in Burma during the Second World War was among the most demanding of the entire conflict. Soldiers faced dense jungle, monsoon rains, disease, and a determined enemy — conditions that mad...
8 Dec 202524min
287 - Tunisgrad: The Battle for Tunisia and the Fall of Tunis
By late 1942, after the success of Operation Torch, the Allies had finally gained a foothold in North Africa. What followed was a hard-fought and often overlooked campaign in Tunisia. For six months, ...
1 Dec 202540min
286 - Rhineland, 1944-45
By the autumn of 1944, the Allies had driven across France and Belgium and reached the borders of Germany. Ahead of them lay the Rhine — a vast natural barrier and the last line of defence protecting ...
24 Nov 202553min
285 - The Nuremberg Psychiatrist
In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Allies brought twenty-four of Hitler's most senior figures to justice at Nuremberg. Among them was Hermann Göring — once Hitler's designated heir and stil...
15 Nov 202536min
