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Tanks In Tunisia
9 mei 2023 · 42 min
James and Al tackle Tunisia in 1943: Allied plans, German reactions - the scene is set for an epic Allied victory - or is it?
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Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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Family Stories Series 4: Episode 8
7 mei 2023 · 20 min
Today’s family stories take us from a terrifying childhood moment in war torn Italy, predicting D-Day while at school and living through Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
Family Stories runs every Sunday, telling your stories from the Second World War.
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Produced by Joey McCarthy and Robin Scott-Elliot
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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The Battle of Luzon - Part 2
5 mei 2023 · 35 min
Al Murray, James Holland are joined by John C McManus to continue their discussion around the fighting in the Philippines, was this one of the toughest battles fought by US troops?
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Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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Between The Lines - Ep5
4 mei 2023 · 29 min
Welcome along to a new episode of our new, We Have Ways series - Between the Lines.
New episodes will be released every Thursday.
Between The Lines is a We Have Ways production
Julia ‘Ma’ Blyth is read by Ruth Sillers
David Blyth is read by Matthew Malthouse
Oscar Griswold is read by Michael Lyons
Chester Hansen is read by Lance Fuller
Vere Hodgson is read by Rachel Holland
Heinz Knoke is read by Lukas Wechsler
Bertie Packer is read by Paul Waggott
Jack Ward is read by Adam Jarrell
Harry Wilson is read by Joel Emery
Narration is by James Holland and Al Murray
Editing by Jon Gill and Joey McCarthy
Written and produced by Merryn Walters
The executive producer is Tony Pastor
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The Battle of Luzon - Part 1
2 mei 2023 · 47 min
Who are the key figures behind the battle for the Philippines, one of the most important battles of the Pacific Theatre?
Al Murray, James Holland are joined by John C McManus to speak about his terrific new book 'To The End Of The Earth: The US Army and The Downfall of Japan'
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Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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Family Stories Series 4: Episode 7
30 april 2023 · 21 min
Today’s family stories take us from two sporting stars doing their bit, to Navy Commandos, and the art of mapping the war
Family Stories runs every Sunday, telling your stories from the Second World War.
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Produced by Joey McCarthy and Robin Scott-Elliot
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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Between The Lines - Ep4
27 april 2023 · 42 min
Welcome along to a new episode of our new, We Have Ways series - Between the Lines.
This week; Bertie Packer still can't find his wife Joy, Harry Wilson is improving on his decipher work and we meet the Australian Charlie Williams.
New episodes will be released every Thursday.
Between The Lines is a We Have Ways production
Julia ‘Ma’ Blyth is read by Ruth Sillers
David Blyth is read by Matthew Malthouse
Oscar Griswold is read by Michael Lyons
Chester Hansen is read by Lance Fuller
Vere Hodgson is read by Rachel Holland
Heinz Knoke is read by Lukas Wechsler
Bertie Packer is read by Paul Waggott
Jack Ward is read by Adam Jarrell
Harry Wilson is read by Joel Emery
Narration is by James Holland and Al Murray
Editing by Jon Gill and Joey McCarthy
Written and produced by Merryn Walters
The executive producer is Tony Pastor
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Destruction in Dortmund
25 april 2023 · 39 min
Over a few pints in a Dortmund pub, Al Murray and James Holland discuss the effects of the British bombing campaign on the average German.
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Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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Family Stories Series 4: Episode 6
23 april 2023 · 21 min
Today’s family stories take us from surviving an attack by the Japanese, surviving a deadly accident and growing up in occupied Holland.
Family Stories runs every Sunday, telling your stories from the Second World War.
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Produced by Joey McCarthy and Robin Scott-Elliot
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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USA: We Have Ways - Alamo In The Ardennes
21 april 2023 · 58 min
The Siege of Bastogne is one of the Second World War's most infamous battles, fought in the frostbitten forests of Belgium. But what is the story of the men that fought there in December 1944?
Al Murray, James Holland and John C McManus explore the bloodshed - and if it was worth it.
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Between The Lines - Ep3
20 april 2023 · 35 min
Welcome along to a new episode of our new, We Have Ways series - Between the Lines.
This week; Jack Ward feels frustrated in Tunisia, Bertie Packer gets comfortable again with HMS Warspite, and Chester Hansen continues his support of Omar Bradley.
New episodes will be released every Thursday.
Between The Lines is a We Have Ways production
Julia ‘Ma’ Blyth is read by Ruth Sillers
David Blyth is read by Matthew Malthouse
Oscar Griswold is read by Michael Lyons
Chester Hansen is read by Lance Fuller
Vere Hodgson is read by Rachel Holland
Heinz Knoke is read by Lukas Wechsler
Bertie Packer is read by Paul Waggott
Jack Ward is read by Adam Jarrell
Harry Wilson is read by Joel Emery
Narration is by James Holland and Al Murray
Editing by Jon Gill and Joey McCarthy
Written and produced by Merryn Walters
The executive producer is Tony Pastor
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Strategic Bombing Campaign
18 april 2023 · 1 uur 12 min
"Your Primary object will be the progressive destruction and dislocation of the German military, industrial, and economic system, and the undermining of the morale of the German people to a point where their capacity for armed resistance is fatally weakened."
Looking ahead to the 80th anniversary of the Dams Raid, Al and James discuss the change to Bomber Command after the Casablanca Conference in 1943 and the details of the strategic bombing campaign in Germany.
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Produced by Harry Lineker
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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Family Stories Series 4: Episode 5
16 april 2023 · 21 min
Today’s family stories include one man's experience of the Italian campaign, trumpeting at Bletchley Park and witnessing the bombing of Coventry.
Family Stories runs every Sunday, telling your stories from the Second World War.
A Goalhanger Films production
Produced by Joey McCarthy and Robin Scott-Elliot
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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USA: We Have Ways - Eisenhower
14 april 2023 · 58 min
Was Dwight D.Eisenhower the most powerful man in the world during the Second World War?
Al Murray, James Holland and John C. McManus review Ike's exceptional wartime career.
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Produced by Harry Lineker
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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Between The Lines - Ep2
13 april 2023 · 33 min
Welcome along to a new episode of our new, We Have Ways series - Between the Lines.
This week; Vere visits the bombed-out pubs of the capital, Bertie Packer begins his journey on HMS Warspite and David Blyth recounts his love for Canada to his mother.
New episodes will be released every Thursday.
Between The Lines is a We Have Ways production
Julia ‘Ma’ Blyth is read by Ruth Sillers
David Blyth is read by Matthew Malthouse
Oscar Griswold is read by Michael Lyons
Chester Hansen is read by Lance Fuller
Vere Hodgson is read by Rachel Holland
Heinz Knoke is read by Lukas Wechsler
Bertie Packer is read by Paul Waggott
Jack Ward is read by Adam Jarrell
Harry Wilson is read by Joel Emery
Narration is by James Holland and Al Murray
Editing by Jon Gill and Joey McCarthy
Written and produced by Merryn Walters
The executive producer is Tony Pastor
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Conflict In Europe
11 april 2023 · 44 min
Recorded on location from The National Army Museum, James Holland visits the newly opened Conflict In Europe gallery with museum director Justin Maciejewski and the exhibition's curator Sophie Stathi
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Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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Family Stories Series 4: Episode 4
9 april 2023 · 22 min
Today’s family stories include hiding with the Chetniks, three generations at sea and the revenge of a Jewish PT instructor.
Family Stories runs every Sunday, telling your stories from the Second World War.
A Goalhanger Films production
Produced by Joey McCarthy and Robin Scott-Elliot
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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USA: We Have Ways - Bougainville
7 april 2023 · 50 min
In this episode, Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus discuss one of the forgotten campaigns in the southwest Pacific.
They look at the brutal conditions faced by the American and Japanese soldiers and tell the remarkable story of how an entire American city was built on the island complete with movie theatres, shops and baseball fields.
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Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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Between the Lines - Ep 1
6 april 2023 · 43 min
Welcome along to a new We Have Ways series - Between the Lines.
This production decodes handwriting, unfolds faded pages, and dips into the details of diaries, log books and letters written this same week in 1943.
Written in the moment, these amazing stories give us a truly personal view of a world at war. We’ll meet a cast of characters throughout the series. From a mother and son desperately trying to keep in touch to a young German fighter ace. We’ll also get to know the aide to General Omar Bradley and the captain of HMS Warspite.
New episodes will be released every Thursday.
Between The Lines is a We Have Ways production
Julia ‘Ma’ Blyth is read by Ruth Sillers
David Blyth is read by Matthew Malthouse
Oscar Griswold is read by Michael Lyons
Chester Hansen is read by Lance Fuller
Vere Hodgson is read by Rachel Holland
Heinz Knoke is read by Lukas Wechsler
Bertie Packer is read by Paul Waggott
Jack Ward is read by Adam Jarrell
Harry Wilson is read by Joel Emery
Narration is by James Holland and Al Murray
Editing by Jon Gill and Joey McCarthy
Written and produced by Merryn Walters
The executive producer is Tony Pastor
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The German Nuclear Programme
4 april 2023 · 58 min
Al and Jim discuss whether Germany developing nuclear weapons was ever a realistic proposition during the Second World War and the challenges they faced trying to take the programme forward. They also reveal details of a brand new We Have Ways series 'Between The Lines' which starts this Thursday.
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Produced by Harry Lineker
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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Family Stories Series 4: Episode 3
2 april 2023 · 21 min
Today’s family stories include tales of heroism of a Dutchman fighting on land, sea and air, a lucky escape during the Blitz and the horrors of living in a POW camp.
Family Stories runs every Sunday, telling your stories from the Second World War.
A Goalhanger Films production
Produced by Joey McCarthy and Robin Scott-Elliot
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
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USA: We Have Ways - Americans in Italy
31 maart 2023 · 45 min
The trio chat about James Holland's latest exploits in Monte Sammucro.
How did the Allies keep up the momentum in the barren mountains of Italy and overwhelm the disorganised Nazi army?
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Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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Walking The Ground - Monte Cassino
30 maart 2023 · 51 min
In the final instalment of our Italy adventure, James Holland arrives at Monte Cassino. What happened here in 1944 that makes the monastery so memorable?
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Restoring The Typhoon
30 maart 2023 · 47 min
Al and James speak to flying instructor Sam Worthington-Leese about his 6 million pound mission to restore a Hawker Typhoon back to airworthy status.
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Saving Scampton, Indian Adventures and Lessons from Italy
28 maart 2023 · 51 min
In another wide-ranging chat, Al Murray and James Holland talk about partition in India, saving Scampton airfield and an extraordinary report from the end of the Italian campaign.
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Family Stories Series 4: Episode 2
26 maart 2023 · 21 min
Today’s family stories include tales of an Irishman in the British Army, the last days of fighting in Europe and the extraordinary experience of a Kiwi in the Solomon Islands.
Family Stories runs every Sunday, telling your stories from the Second World War.
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Produced by Joey McCarthy and Robin Scott-Elliot
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USA: We Have Ways - The Real Saving Private Ryan
24 maart 2023 · 45 min
It was the war movie that won five Oscars and changed the genre forever, but does the history of 'Saving Private Ryan' hold up?
Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus talk about what Spielberg got right with his Second War epic.
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Battle of Ortona
23 maart 2023 · 32 min
“These men of mine must never know how afraid I really am,
Help me lead them in the fight so they will say: 'He was a man'."
James Hollands explains in detail his latest Second World War obsession, The Battle of Ortona, doing so from the site of the battleground itself.
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Operation Sea Lion: Part 2
21 maart 2023 · 45 min
In the second part of our look at Operation Sea Lion, Al and James discuss Paddy Griffith’s 1974 wargame where high ranking officials from both the Allied and Axis sides met at Sandhurst to find out what might have happened had Nazi Germany actually launched the operation back in 1940.
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Family Stories Series 4: Episode 1
19 maart 2023 · 21 min
Today’s family stories include the morale-raising tale of one of the world's best-selling authors, protecting the crown jewels, the battle of the Pacific and the struggle for survival in a POW camp
Family Stories will run for the next ten weeks on Sunday mornings.
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Produced by Joey McCarthy and Robin Scott-Elliot
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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USA: We Have Ways - GUADALCANAL: Part 2
17 maart 2023 · 1 uur 1 min
In the final (for now...) instalment of our Guadalcanal series, John McManus explains how the US Marines found victory in Guadalcanal - and the fallout after.
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The Women Behind The RAF
16 maart 2023 · 48 min
We all know about the male pilots in the air, but what were women's auxiliary forces doing behind the scenes?
Al Murray and James Holland speak to Dr Sarah Miller about her new book - The Women Behind the Few.
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Operation Sea Lion: Part 1
14 maart 2023 · 57 min
It was the greatest non event in history. Al Murray and James Holland investigate the Nazi plot to invade the south coast of the United Kingdom.
Why did they plan it, how would it have happened - and was it ever possible?
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USA: We Have Ways - GUADALCANAL: Part 1
10 maart 2023 · 56 min
This week, in the first part of our two-part special on the battle, John McManus sets the scene for the fighting within the dense and hellish jungle of Guadalcanal between the US Marines and Japanese forces.
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INSIDE THE ARCHIVES - AC/DC’s Brian Johnson - Part 2
9 maart 2023 · 52 min
This week, we're dusting off our back catalogue and sharing one of our favourite episodes from the past few years.
Enjoy the second part of our riotous interview with the legendary lead singer of AC/DC Brian Johnson. Lees meerA Goalhanger Films Production
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INSIDE THE ARCHIVES - AC/DC’s Brian Johnson
9 maart 2023 · 46 min
This week, we're dusting off our back catalogue and sharing one of our favourite episodes from the past few years.
The legendary lead singer of AC/DC Brian Johnson is fascinated by the Second World War. His dad fought in North Africa and Italy with the Durham Light Infantry and Brian himself joined the Territorial Army and did full parachute training.
You can hear the second part of our interview with Brian this afternoon.
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Allied Supremacy and Solbuchs
7 maart 2023 · 58 min
Can Al and James finally put to bed the claim that “Man For Man, the German Army were better than the British”?
Also, the pair dive into the papers and diaries of a Polish soldier conscripted into fighting for the Fuhrer.
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USA: We Have Ways - In Defence of Mark Clark
3 maart 2023 · 50 min
Did Mark Clark really want to shoot any Brits he found in Rome? And does he deserve the routine vilification he so often receives for Salerno, the Bloody Rapido and the break-out from Anzio?
Al Murray, James Holland and John C. McManus re-examine the reputation of this still controversial American general.
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On The Trail of The Hasty Ps
2 maart 2023 · 39 min
James resumes his exploration of Italy, this time, he's on the trail of the Canadians and particularly the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment as they battled their way from the toe to the mountains of Molise and beyond.
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Unconditional Surrender
28 februari 2023 · 57 min
Why has James Holland had to rethink writing his latest book on Monte Cassino, and will the book reach Rome by Christmas?
Al and James also discuss the complicated reasons as to why men chose to fight in the Second World War, and the promises of a better life after victory.
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USA: We Have Ways - Bougainville
24 februari 2023 · 51 min
John McManus joins Al and James to explore the Bougainville campaign. This otherwise unassuming little island just off mainland Papua New Guinea was home to one of the final campaigns in the Pacific Theatre. The trio also explore issues of race in the US Army chain of command and the resulting treatment of the 24th Infantry Regiment, the African American unit.
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INSIDE THE ARCHIVES: Otto Wächter and Charlotte
23 februari 2023 · 56 min
ARCHIVE EPISODE
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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INSIDE THE ARCHIVES - Philippe Sands and The Ratline
23 februari 2023 · 48 min
ARCHIVE EPISODE
Philippe Sands, the author of East West Street and The Ratline, joins Al and James to discuss the extraordinary wartime 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.”
If you enjoyed this episode, its sequel 'Otto Wächter and Charlotte' is available this afternoon (23rd February 2023).
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Uranium in Russia and Rations in Britain
21 februari 2023 · 52 min
Why did the USA send the Soviet Union weapons-grade uranium during the Second World War? The lads discuss this, plus an update on James’s book and their plan to survive lent on wartime rations.
Link to rationing resources - www.the1940sexperiment.com
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USA: We Have Ways - Men Against Fire
17 februari 2023 · 45 min
In his seminal book, 'Men Against Fire', Brigadier General S.L.A Marshall (better known as SLAM) made the extraordinary claim that fewer than 25% of men in combat actually fired their weapons at the enemy.
Oft cited, hugely influential, but had Marshall got it right? Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus pick apart SLAM's research in another excellent WHW USA episode.
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Tanks: From the Second World War to Ukraine
16 februari 2023 · 55 min
Is the UK pulling its weight in sending just 14 tanks to the Ukranian army?
Al Murray and James Holland are joined by former British Army colonel Hamish de Bretton Gordon to discuss how the lessons of the Second World War are impacting the current tank battles between Ukraine and Russia.
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1943: Make or Break for Italy
15 februari 2023 · 35 min
In a follow-up to their broader discussion on the impact of 1943 on the Second World War, Al Murray and James Holland focus on the Italian campaign and the events that led to the Italian surrender.
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1943: The Most Important Year Of The War
14 februari 2023 · 50 min
After their barnstorming Stalingrad series, Al Murray and James Holland turn their sights to the importance of 1943, a year of incredible events at sea, in the air and on land. Was this the pivotal year in which Nazi Germany should have thrown in the towel?
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USA: We Have Ways - Bomber Crew
10 februari 2023 · 54 min
From flying in state fairs to planning strategic bombing missions over Europe, what was the experience of the young men that dedicated their war to serving with the 8th Airforce Bomber Command? Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus discuss in another thrilling WHW USA special.
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8th Army's Invasion Of Italy
9 februari 2023 · 43 min
While researching his latest book in Italy, James Holland sets his sights on the picturesque harbour city of Messina.
Walking the ground, admiring its rolling hills, and crossing the exact same evacuation routes as troops did nearly 80 years ago, he details the 8th Army's Invasion of Italy.
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