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’ attention.
Then James debunks the myth around the importance of the little boats at Dunkirk.
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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.
Was there ever any chance of the Germans successfully invading England? James Holland and Al Murray have always argued that Operation Sea Lion was a non starter from inception. But just for a moment imagine Hitler didn’t send out the
“December 1941, you literally couldn’t pack more events into it if you tried”. Did FDR know that a deadly attack from Japanese forces was imminent? How did US generals decide on allocating troops in the Atlantic (instead of the Pacific)?
How did the German forces shape up when it came to training? James Holland and Al Murray explore both myth and reality. Plus the boys head to the western desert to examine the Battle of Knightsbridge.