Al Murray and James Holland discuss the Allies’ policy of using liberal amounts of ammunition as a way of conserving the lives of their men.
Exclusive content available for Members
Young historian Olivia Smith shares the story of her grandmother’s early life in Nazi Germany with James.
One of the enduring myths arising from the war is that the extreme violence in the east was carried out by the Waffen SS, not the Wehrmacht. Historian and former US serviceman Waitman Wade Beorn tells Al Murray and James
James Holland joins British troops attacking a German trench. Experience the sounds and voices of Tommy soldiers in Normandy.
Chapter 15: The Cauldron, by Zeno In September, 1944, the British 1st Airborne Division found itself in a fierce battle for the Dutch city of Arnhem. Al Murray reads the story of a single platoon trapped in the smoking ruins
2 Responses
I didn’t get the name of the guy who was talking in the clip you discussed about German refusal to learn from the allies. Or rather google doesn’t recognise my mangeling of the spelling. Lil help?
PS: love the pod. WW2 is the only thing middle aged white guys are allowed to be nerdy about.