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 sides. Living – and dying – in a tank was a brutal way to fight a war. Al Murray reads a chapter of James Holland’s new book Brothers in Arms.
Ep 451: Chiang Kai-shek’s China
How did the Second World War in China play a part in the Communist Revolution? Al Murray and James Holland are joined by Oxford historian Rana Mitter to talk about China’s role in the war and the leadership of Chiang