Brigadier George Chatterton’s memoirs, read by Al Murray, tell the extraordinary story of his time as a soldier for the British Army who then went on to become the Commander of the Glider Pilot Regiment during the Second World War.
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Brigadier George Chatterton’s memoirs, read by Al Murray, tell the extraordinary story of his time as a soldier for the British Army who then went on to become the Commander of the Glider Pilot Regiment during the Second World War.
Al Murray and James Holland discuss the challenges of maintaining morale in the Allied armies. Plus James answers the question of why Malta was denied Spitfires in the island’s greatest hour of need.
The British Army in Normandy are the focus as Al Murray and James Holland are joined by historian and author Jonathan Ware. In Jonathan’s book ‘Jocks, Dragons and Sospans: Through Normandy with 53rd Welsh Division’ he questions the Allies’ version