WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
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WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
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Did Hitler really commit suicide in his underground bunker in 1945? Which top Nazis hid under Berlin as it perished? Why are conspiracy theorists not convinced by the official set of events?From shotgun weddings to murdered pets, the true h
How did the Battle of Berlin begin? Was Germany doomed from the start? Did Stalin make the situation worse?Al Murray and James Holland explore the opening moments of the Battle of Berlin - from Stalin's psychotic leadership style, the pincer
What did the Allies discover in the concentration camps in the heartlands of Nazi Germany? How did they struggle to help the survivors they found?Join James Holland & Al Murray as they uncover the pivotal but often overlooked final moments of
How did Allied forces cross the last defences of Nazi Germany? How does Operation VARSITY compare to the chaos of the landings in Arnhem just a year before?Join James Holland & Al Murray as they uncover the pivotal but often overlooked final
What challenges did the Allies face crossing the river Rhine? How did Montgomery and Patton invade the Nazi homeland? What lessons had been learned and put in place after six years of fighting in order to invade Germany?Join James Holland & A
To defeat the Nazis once and for all, the Allies must cross the Rhine into Germany. The first challenge - the bridge at RemagenWhy did the Second World War end in 1945? How did Hitler die? Were the Americans the big winners of WW2?Join Jame
Why did Truman become president in 1945 when FDR died? Was Roosevelt a Machiavellian populist? Why don't modern politicians study more history?Al Murray and James Holland are joined by star of The Rest Is Politics US and former Trump press se
What connects the Final Solution with a Chilean crabmeat factory? How were Pinochet and Mossad using Nazis? Did the war really end in 1945?Join James Holland, Al Murray, and guest Philippe Sands as they deep dive into the ratlines of high-ran
As a part of our ongoing effort to commemorate the incredible global story of WW2, we present our ongoing ‘Family Stories’ series.This series tells YOUR relatives’ stories of derring do - both on the front line and home front. In this episo
What is the future of WW2 Museums? What did Dominic Sandbrook say about tanks, and David Olusoga say about machine guns? What happened to civil aviation during WW2, and was Lend-Lease powered by Spam?Join James Holland and Al Murray for a pac
The Bulge series has concluded, but there is still so much to explore. The perfect compliment to the recent series, this episode covers areas not covered in the main series, as well as answering questions from listeners.Join James Holland, Al
Despite a tremendous armada and preliminary bombardment, American forces quickly learn they are going to pay for every inch of Iwo Jima. Imperial Japanese forces, low on supplies, fight to the last.Join James Holland, Al Murray, and John McMa
A tiny sulferous island in the Pacific, Iwo Jima became notorious for the deathtoll on both sides. Was the American invasion worth it?Join James Holland, Al Murray, and John McManus as they recount the bloody struggle, with firsthand accounts
As a part of our ongoing effort to commemorate the incredible global story of WW2, we present our ongoing ‘Family Stories’ series.This series tells YOUR relatives’ stories of derring do - both on the front line and home front. In this episo
As a free bonus livestream episode, James Holland and Al Murray discuss the life and times of the last surviving RAF veteran of The Battle Of Britain, John 'Paddy' Hemingway, who sadly passed away this week at 105.It is also a good time to re
As the weather clears in the Ardennes, Allied air forces sweep enemy planes from the skies and attack panzer columns with ease. What is next for both sides?Join James Holland and Al Murray as they debunk the myths and expose the real failures
The battle everyone remembers. This siege has become the symbol of the whole campaign - but how well do we know what actually happened here? Find out what Band of Brothers got right, and why McAuliffe said 'Nuts!' to the German offer of surrend
In the wake of the surprise offensive through the Ardennes, Generals Bradley and Hodges seem to have lost it, while Patton is jockeying to charge ahead. Firm control is required, so it is up to commanders Eisenhower and Montgomery to grip the s
Joachim Peiper was regarded as a princeling of the Nazi regime, and a celebrated tank commander. But he was also a cruel monster who encouraged his units to commit war crimes.Discover more about Peiper's part in The Battle of The Bulge, stock
Everyone remembers Bastogne. But here, we uncover the ferocious fighting around the Two Villages area, a hotly-contested part of the Ardennes Offensive that deserves to be better known to history.Here, isolated bands of American soldiers, low
The Battle Of The Bulge is launched with a dawn barrage on December 16th 1944 at unsuspecting Allied defences.But even with the element of surprise, and some tragic miscommunication between American leadership, the fêted fallschirmjäger and H
The Battle Of The Bulge is America's victory. In popular retellings of the campaign, myths surrounding Allied unpreparedness in this new series are proved conclusively to be wrong.From Eisenhower at the top, to the many brave GIs on the front
The Battle of the Bulge is often called Hitler's Last Gamble, but rather than a bold offensive on the brink of success, it was a rushed and hopeless attack.The usual narrative highlights Allied shortcomings, but in reality, it was a remarkabl
What is a land mattress? And what did it have to do with Allied victory in the West?Al Murray and James Holland argue morality, press campaigns and rocket launching in a vintage war-waffle episode.A Goalhanger ProductionProduced by James
What is a tank? Were tank destroyers a mistake? Is the tank obsolete in 2025? Join James Holland and Al Murray as they grill their guest - WW2 armour expert and Osprey author Steve Zaloga - about American tanks of World War Two. From the gl
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