May 26th, 1940, was the first day of the most important week in history.
We Have Ways of Making You Talk will be releasing a podcast on each of the eight days of Operation Dynamo.
Today Al and James are joined by the head of the Naval Historical Branch, Stephen Prince.
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In this special edition of We Have Ways of Making You Talk Al Murray and James Holland visit the Imperial War Museum in London. There they explore Monty’s famous car and discuss the assassination of Lieutenant-General William Gott.
Merry Christmas from We Have Ways of Making You Talk. Over the next 12 days Al and James are reading extracts from some of their favourite books about the Second World War. Today James is reading an extract from Anthony
James Holland speaks to US historian Paul Dickson, writer of ‘The Rise of the G.I. Army’, about how the American Army was mobilized from scattered outposts two years before Pearl Harbor into the disciplined and mobile fighting force that helped
James Holland joins Al Murray from Bavaria, where he sits in the shadow of Hitler’s infamous summer residence, the Eagle’s Nest. Al discusses his recent trip to Maquis country, plus the boys answer questions about forces and suncream; the toughest