WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
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183. James and Al’s Big Tank Adventure
1 september 2020 · 43 min
James Holland and Al Murray spend the day messing around in tanks. The evolution of the British tank through the early years of the Second World War is discussed and the boys get to grapple with tanks in various states of restoration.
Our three book recommendations for September are:
Normandy ’44 by James Holland (newly published paperback)
Britain’s War: Into Battle by Dan Todman (paperback)
The Ship by C S Forester
All three books are available at a 20% discount to members of the Independent Company.
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182. The Ship
27 augustus 2020 · 19 min
C. S. Forester’s brilliant book about a Royal Navy ship fighting to get through to Malta was published in 1943 and is an enthralling account of a single day’s action against the Italian fleet. It’s one of our three book recommendations for September and here Al Murray reads chapter one to give you a taste of what’s in store.
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181. By Air and Sea
25 augustus 2020 · 50 min
Al and James discuss the fundamental differences between being a Luftwaffe pilot and an airman in the RAF. Also, why did it take so long to train a naval officer? Could it be due to the cost of the kit he might control?
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180. Those Devils in Baggy Pants
20 augustus 2020 · 20 min
A sneak preview of our latest audiobook Those Devils In Baggy Pants which tells the story of life in the US 82nd Airborne Division.
The author, Ross S Carter, took part in every major campaign featuring the 504th Parachute Infantry, from Sicily in 1943 through to Germany in May 1945.
It’s a cracking read, and it’s been beautifully read by American actor and great friend of this podcast, Chaz Mena.
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Please Note: This book was published in 1951, Carter's attitudes and language may be considered outdated or offensive.
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179. The Weird World of War
18 augustus 2020 · 47 min
We asked listeners for the most curious roles their grandparents performed during the Second World War. Al Murray and James Holland explore some of the best answers. Plus, which branch of the forces would you have volunteered for?
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178. VJ Day and the Atomic Bomb
15 augustus 2020 · 48 min
Seventy five years ago the world celebrated Victory over Japan Day as the war in the Pacific finally ended.
Al Murray and James Holland discuss the big decisions taken at the time, most notably the use of the atomic bomb.
Independent Company members get £2 off our recommended books from Waterstones.
The Last Enemy - Richard Hillary
A brilliant first-hand account of a Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain.
London War Notes - Mollie Panter-Downes
A columnist for the New Yorker during the war, Panter-Downes letters from London offer real insight into life on the home front.
Lion Rampant - Robert Woollcombe
A graphic account from a front line officer during the battle for Normandy.
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177. VJ Day special - The Indian Army
14 augustus 2020 · 53 min
By 1945 the British Indian Army was the largest volunteer force in history.
Military historian Rob Lyman argues that Indian soldiers were not given enough credit for their efforts in helping beat the Japanese.
Independent Company members get £2 off our recommended books from Waterstones.
The Last Enemy - Richard Hillary
A brilliant first-hand account of a Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain.
London War Notes - Mollie Panter-Downes
A columnist for the New Yorker during the war, Panter-Downes letters from London offer real insight into life on the home front.
Lion Rampant - Robert Woollcombe
A graphic account from a front line officer during the battle for Normandy.
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176. VJ Day special - Robin Rowland: Part 2
13 augustus 2020 · 45 min
Robin Rowland was an officer in Slim’s Fourteenth Army, fighting at the Battle of the Admin Box and at the Battle of Kohima. In the second part of his conversation with James Holland he describes the final days of the conflict in the Far East.
Independent Company members get £2 off our recommended books from Waterstones.
The Last Enemy - Richard Hillary
A brilliant first-hand account of a Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain.
London War Notes - Mollie Panter-Downes
A columnist for the New Yorker during the war, Panter-Downes letters from London offer real insight into life on the home front.
Lion Rampant - Robert Woollcombe
A graphic account from a front line officer during the battle for Normandy.
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175. VJ Day special - Robin Rowland: Part 1
12 augustus 2020 · 53 min
Robin Rowland was an officer in Slim’s Fourteenth Army, fighting at the Battle of the Admin Box and at the Battle of Kohima. Here he is in conversation with James Holland. In this first part of their discussion Robin describes how he found himself in India and the chaos and confusion of the Admin Box.
Independent Company members get £2 off our recommended books from Waterstones.
The Last Enemy - Richard Hillary
A brilliant first-hand account of a Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain.
London War Notes - Mollie Panter-Downes
A columnist for the New Yorker during the war, Panter-Downes letters from London offer real insight into life on the home front.
Lion Rampant - Robert Woollcombe
A graphic account from a front line officer during the battle for Normandy.
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174. VJ Day special - Fighting in the Far East
11 augustus 2020 · 48 min
James and Al are joined by the US historian John C. McManus to discuss the final months of fighting in the Far East. John is one of America’s leading military historians and is currently working on a major two volume history of the U.S. Army in the Pacific/Asia theatre during World War II.
Independent Company members get £2 off our recommended books from Waterstones.
The Last Enemy - Richard Hillary
A brilliant first-hand account of a Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain.
London War Notes - Mollie Panter-Downes
A columnist for the New Yorker during the war, Panter-Downes letters from London offer real insight into life on the home front.
Lion Rampant - Robert Woollcombe
A graphic account from a front line officer during the battle for Normandy.
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173. Hitler, Sparta and the Roman Empire
6 augustus 2020 · 42 min
How great an influence on Nazi ideology did Spartan society exert? Tom Holland joins his brother James and Al Murray to discuss ancient empires and their parallels with Hitler’s Germany.
Independent Company members get £2 off our recommended books from Waterstones.
The Last Enemy - Richard Hillary
A brilliant first-hand account of a Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain.
London War Notes - Mollie Panter-Downes
A columnist for the New Yorker during the war, Panter-Downes letters from London offer real insight into life on the home front.
Lion Rampant - Robert Woollcombe
A graphic account from a front line officer during the battle for Normandy.
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172. Battle of Britain - Part 3
4 augustus 2020 · 51 min
In the third episode of our trilogy James Holland and Al Murray discuss the merits of grass airfields and German plans for the invasion of Britain.
Plus the boys make three new recommendations for reading over the summer.
Independent Company members get £2 off each book from Waterstones.
The Last Enemy - Richard Hillary
A brilliant first-hand account of a Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain.
London War Notes - Mollie Panter-Downes
A columnist for the New Yorker during the war, Panter-Downes letters from London offer real insight into life on the home front.
Lion Rampant - Robert Woollcombe
A graphic account from a front line officer during the battle for Normandy.
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171. Sicily ’43
30 juli 2020 · 38 min
In July 1943 the Allies launched Operation Husky. The subsequent thirty-eight-day Battle for Sicily was one of the most dramatic of the entire Second World War.
James Holland reads an exclusive extract from his upcoming book 'Sicily '43: The First Assault on Fortress Europe' which is available from the 3rd September 2020.
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170. The Battle of Britain - Part 2
28 juli 2020 · 53 min
What was the civilian experience as the Battle of Britain raged in the skies? And how realistic was the German aim to gain air supremacy? Al Murray and James Holland explore the summer of 1940 in further detail.
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169. Stan Perry Special - Part Two
23 juli 2020 · 52 min
Part Two of James Holland's interview with veteran Stan Perry about his wartime experiences in the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry. Stan arrived in France shortly after D-Day and was twice wounded during the final year of the war in the west. Lees meer
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Patreon.com/wehavewaysAl and James have chosen three books to read this summer and all three are available at a discount of 30pc from Waterstones for our Patreon members.
Greyhound, by C S Forester
Hitler: My Part in his Downfall by Spike Milligan
Eagle Day by Richard CollierA Goalhanger Films production
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168. The Battle of Britain
21 juli 2020 · 52 min
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”
Well that was Winston Churchill’s view.
Now, 80 years on, Al Murray and James Holland offer a modern perspective on the events of the summer of 1940. Also, the lads answer a host of intriguing listener questions.
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Al and James have chosen three books to read this summer and all three are available at a discount of 30pc from Waterstones for our Patreon members.
Greyhound, by C S Forester
Hitler: My Part in his Downfall by Spike Milligan
Eagle Day by Richard Collier
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167. Stan Perry Special
16 juli 2020 · 1 uur 9 min
Part 2 of James Holland's interview with veteran Stan Perry about his wartime experiences in the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry. Stan arrived in France shortly after D-Day and was twice wounded during the final year of the war in the west.
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Al and James have chosen three books to read this summer and all three are available at a discount of 30pc from Waterstones for our Patreon members.
Greyhound, by C S Forester
Hitler: My Part in his Downfall by Spike Milligan
Eagle Day by Richard Collier
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166. Hitler Myths
14 juli 2020 · 56 min
Did Hitler really die in a Berlin bunker? Yes of course he did. But this simple truth hasn’t stopped a host of conspiracy theorists claiming the Nazi leader made it safely to South America. So why have these stories taken a hold on the public imagination? Al Murray and James Holland are joined by Luke Daly-Groves, writer of Hitler’s Death: The Case Against Conspiracy, to try and debunk the outlandish theories that still abound.
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Al and James have chosen three books to read this summer and all three are available at a discount of 30% from Waterstones for our Patreon members.
Greyhound, by C S Forester
Hitler: My Part in his Downfall by Spike Milligan
Eagle Day by Richard Collier
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165. Day of Days
9 juli 2020 · 53 min
Al Murray and James Holland speak to Band of Brothers scriptwriter John Orloff.
John wrote episode two, Day of Days, as well as episode nine, Why We Fight. He describes the origins of the hugely popular series and recounts his conversations with the veterans of the 101st Airborne Division.
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Al and James have chosen three books to read this summer and all three are available at a discount of 30pc from Waterstones for our Patreon members.
Greyhound, by C S Forester
Hitler: My Part in his Downfall by Spike Milligan
Eagle Day by Richard Collier
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164. Sweden and Spies
7 juli 2020 · 45 min
Just how neutral was Sweden in the Second World War? Al Murray and James Holland debate this as well recounting the role of an unusual Scottish spy.
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163. Where the War was Won - Part 2
2 juli 2020 · 31 min
In the second part of Al Murray and James Holland's conversation with historian Phillips O'Brien they discuss the largely forgotten US Admiral William Leahy and his attitude to the use of the atomic bomb in Japan.
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162. Where the War was Won - Part 1
30 juni 2020 · 31 min
Historian Phillips O'Brien explains to James Holland and Al Murray his theory that land battles did not make a significant contribution to the outcome of the war. If you think Stalingrad and the Eastern Front were pivotal, think again.
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161. The History of Concrete
28 juni 2020 · 47 min
Stonemason Andrew Ziminski takes Al and James on an unusual historical journey through the medium of concrete and stonemasonry. The lads discuss the origins of Stonehenge.
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160. Operation Bagration
27 juni 2020 · 1 uur
Al and James speak to Dr Alex Richie about the the Eastern Front. Red Army tactics, POW deaths and Operation Bagration are up for discussion. Lees meer
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159. Inside a Russian Tank
26 juni 2020 · 37 min
Al Murray and James Holland get to drive round the Wiltshire countryside in a T34 Russian tank. The boys explore its crude but effective engineering and enjoy the sounds and smells from inside the tank.
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158. Gary Sheffield
25 juni 2020 · 51 min
Day four of We Have Ways of Making You Chalke and historian Gary Sheffield joins Al and James to explore the interwar period and discuss the rise of European nationalism.
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157. Peace in Our Time?
24 juni 2020 · 49 min
Tim Bouverie, author of Appeasing Hitler, joins Al Murray and James Holland to discuss history’s assessment of Neville Chamberlain.
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156. Nora Krug
23 juni 2020 · 59 min
In the second episode of We Have Ways of Making You Chalke German-American writer Nora Krug joins Al Murray and James Holland to debate the problems of national identity. Nazism in Germany and the legacy of the slave trade in the US and UK are both up for discussion.
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155. Tea With Monty
22 juni 2020 · 1 uur 2 min
Each day this week James Holland and Al Murray will be joined by a celebrated historian on We Have Ways of Making You Chalke. With the Chalke Valley History Festival cancelled some of the top historians have instead agreed to come on the pod.
Today historian and broadcaster Michael Wood discusses Chinese history and the time he had tea with Monty.
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154. Mosquito Missions
18 juni 2020 · 29 min
Colin Bell carried out 50 bombing raids over Germany, 13 of them to Berlin.
In this special edition of the podcast RAF veteran Colin tells Al and James about his love of flying Mosquitos and of some of the terrifying scrapes he found himself involved in.
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153. Save our Spits
16 juni 2020 · 40 min
Production of the most important aircraft in history did not always run smoothly. Al Murray and James Holland discuss the industrial challenges of producing the Spitfire; plus the boys ponder the likelihood of collaboration in the event of a successful Nazi invasion of the British mainland.
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152. Home Front Heroes
11 juni 2020 · 32 min
Nurse Ethel Lote was just 18 years old when she was thrown into the war effort, caring for troops returning from Dunkirk.
In this special episode Ethel describes her experiences to Al Murray, including how she fell in love with her future husband during an autopsy.
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151. Convoys and Submarines
9 juni 2020 · 38 min
Al Murray and James Holland launch seafaring operations on the podcast as they examine the effectiveness of the British submarine effort. The boys also enjoy the book used as a basis for the new Tom Hanks movie Greyhound, and they offer their opinions on the latest Churchill debate.
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150. D-Day Special
6 juni 2020 · 47 min
June 6th remains one of the most iconic dates in history. James Holland and Al Murray look back on D-Day with a particular reverence for British naval power.
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149. Britain's War Machine
4 juni 2020 · 56 min
Al and James are joined by historian and writer David Edgerton to discuss industry and innovation during the war. Famous for taking on the ‘declinists’, David offers a unique perspective on the power of industrial Britain in the 1930s and 40s.
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148. Dunkirk - Day Eight
2 juni 2020 · 54 min
As the last men are lifted from Dunkirk we look at the legacy of the battle in both political and strategic terms. Al and James discuss the implications for the Mediterranean and North Africa and describe Churchill flirting with disaster as he flies home from France.
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147. Dunkirk - Day Seven
1 juni 2020 · 1 uur 2 min
As clouds lift over Dunkirk the evacuation has to be suspended during daylight hours. Meanwhile the men on the perimeter resort to desperate measures to hold up the German advance.
Al and James are joined by US military historian Michael Neiberg to look at Dunkirk and the fall of France from an American perspective.
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Dunkirk - Day Six
31 mei 2020 · 32 min
As the men at Dunkirk continue to be lifted in huge numbers, Al and James turn their attention to some of the fascinating details of the story. We hear about the role of British medics working desperately on the injured men, while Goering loots fine art from a gallery in Amsterdam.
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145. Dunkirk - Day Five
30 mei 2020 · 1 uur 13 min
Churchill’s grip on the war cabinet begins to strengthen as the news from Dunkirk continues to improve. Record numbers of men are rescued from both the beaches and the East Mole. In this episode Al and James are joined by Seb Cox, head of the Air Historical Branch.
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144. Dunkirk - Day Four
29 mei 2020 · 47 min
It’s a hugely significant day as 47,000 men are lifted from Dunkirk, but as the remaining soldiers run out of water on the beach they raid the cellars of local bars with predictable results. Al and James are joined by Pierre-Samuel Natanson, a military historian, who offers a French perspective on events.
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143. Dunkirk - Day Three
28 mei 2020 · 1 uur 4 min
The success of Dunkirk was considered little short of a miracle. But not every soldier made it onto the rescue ships. To help buy time for their comrades to be picked up from the beach some soldiers paid the highest price. One was Al Murray’s grandad. In this highly personal episode, Al’s dad Ingram tells the story of a single band of men who didn’t make it home. Lees meer
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142. Dunkirk - Day Two
27 mei 2020 · 41 min
May 27th, 1940, could be described as the single most important day in the twentieth century. British war cabinet meetings this day defined the policy to fight on rather than seek peace via Italian intermediaries. It was a close run thing.
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141. Dunkirk - Day One
26 mei 2020 · 1 uur 6 min
May 26th, 1940, was the first day of the most important week in history.
We Have Ways of Making You Talk will be releasing a podcast on each of the eight days of Operation Dynamo.
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140. Olivia Smith - Bonus Episode
24 mei 2020 · 26 min
Young historian Olivia Smith shares the story of her grandmother’s early life in Nazi Germany with James.
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139. Philippe Sands - Part 2
21 mei 2020 · 50 min
In this second episode of our Philippe Sands interview we explore The Ratline and its central cast of characters. Otto Wächter, the Nazi on the run from justice; his wife Charlotte, avowed Nazi but loving wife and mother. And Horst Wächter, their son, still trying to prove his parents were innocent of the worst Nazi crimes.
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138. St Nazaire Raid
19 mei 2020 · 49 min
It was one of the most audacious raids of the Second World War. A combined Royal Navy and British Commando attack on the Normandie dry dock in German occupied France.
But was it worth the high human cost to stop the German warship Tirpitz potentially breaking out into the Atlantic?
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137. Philippe Sands and The Ratline
14 mei 2020 · 40 min
Philippe Sands, author of East West Street and The Ratline, joins Al and James to discuss the extraordinary war time stories he unearthed in his research. In this first episode he talks about Hans Frank, the Nazi ruler of Poland, and Frank’s son Niklas, who once said: “I don’t agree with the death penalty, except for my father.”
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136. Blitzkrieg 1940
12 mei 2020 · 46 min
In May 1940 the German armed forces launched a massive offensive against Holland, Belgium and ultimately France.
Al Murray and James Holland take a detailed look at the events which shaped the first half of the Second World War.
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135. VE Day Special
8 mei 2020 · 34 min
Al Murray and James Holland discuss the end of the war in Europe.
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134. Legacy and Myth
7 mei 2020 · 34 min
In part two of their conversation with historian Guy Walters, Al Murray and James Holland explore how the Second world War is viewed in Britain as the nation’s defining myth. Nationalism and political identity are also key themes of their discussion.
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