It took a certain type of courage to serve in a tank in World War Two. Encased in steel, surrounded by highly explosive shells, a big and slow-moving target, every crew member was utterly vulnerable to enemy attack from all

Al Murray and James Holland range from bombing raids to the little boats of D-Day in this final episode from the Imperial War Museum. An Australian crewed Lancaster, veteran of 49 missions including nine trips to Berlin, captures the lads’

Dan Snow chats with James Holland by the bridge in Arnhem. The two historians discuss the battle’s iconic place in British history. Featured Books: A Bridge Too Far

As the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain approaches, Al Murray has voiced a new audiobook of James Holland’s brilliant account of the events of 1940. In this exclusive extract, Al reads a chapter outlining the frequency of pilots