The Commonwealth’s contribution to the Allied war effort was enormous, in all branches of the military.
Soldier and historian Ben Kite, author of Britain and the Commonwealth’s War in the Air, joins Al and James to discuss the impact of Commonwealth forces on the RAF.
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Al Murray recounts the extraordinary story of one listener’s grandfather who ditched in the Med on the way to Sicily and swam out of a rapidly sinking plane.
James Holland and National Army Museum resident expert Peter Johnston examine the roles of Captain Alfred Rowe, a beach master on D-Day, and Lieutenant John Groom, who was awarded the Military Cross for covert reconnaissance of beach mines and obstacles
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Chapter 7: 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