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MIGHTY 8TH - CRISIS (Part 3) Feb 01, 2024

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“We love fighting. Fighting is a grand sport.”

For so much of the war, the vicious fighter planes that we obsess over to this day were being mis-used.

In a new epic seven-part series inspired by the release of ‘Masters Of The Air’ on AppleTV, Al Murray and James Holland tell the true story of the Mighty 8th - one of the most courageous units in the USAAF.

In today’s episode, Al Murray and James Holland trace the birth of Fighter Command and the birth of the iconic P-51 Mustang.

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MIGHTY 8TH - BAPTISM OF FIRE (Part 2) Jan 31, 2024

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“Day bombing is the bold, the aggressive, the offensive thing to do.

“It is the method and the practice which will put the greatest pressure on Germany, work the greatest havoc to his wartime industry and the greatest reduction to this air force.”

General Ira Eaker was determined for his USAAF to bomb Germany during the day and specifically industrial targets.

Why did he disagree with Bomber Harris - and would the benefit of bombing factories outweigh the growing butcher’s bill of American pilots?

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MIGHTY 8TH - THE ROAD TO POINTBLANK (Part 1) Jan 30, 2024

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“Your friends and comrades that have been lost and that will be lost today are depending on you. Their sacrifice must not be in vain.

“Good luck. Good shooting and good bombing.”

These were the final words of General Fred Anderson of the Eighth Air Force before sending his men to Schweinfurt on the 14th October 1943. The mission became known as Black Thursday.

Today, Al Murray and James Holland detail the horror of Black Thursday, and the birth of the Bomber Mafia and The Eight Airforce.

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INTRODUCING THE MIGHTY 8TH Jan 29, 2024

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On Tuesday, we're launching our first major podcast series of the year.

It’s all about the build up and result of Big Week, the largest air assault in human history- featuring thousands of crews battling over the skies of Nazi Germany.

We’re following a single group of men the whole way through - The Mighty Eighth.

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Masters Of The Air Jan 25, 2024

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In a special preview of the landmark new Apple TV series 'Masters Of The Air', Al Murray and James Holland speak to the show's co-executive producer and writer, - John Orloff.

Based off the book of the same name by Donald L. Miller, 'Masters Of The Air' is the story of the 100th Bomb Group and their incredible bravery throughout the latter stages of the Second World War.

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THE BATTLE OF THE NORTH CAPE: SCHARNHORST - SUNK Jan 23, 2024

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In the final episode of Al Murray and James Holland's naval odyssey, they document the final hours of the mighty Scharnhorst. Was it British Naval excellence, or German incompetence that sunk the infamous vessel?

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USA - We Have Ways: Supply and Demand and the Global War Machine Jan 18, 2024

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What was more significant for America in the 20th century - the crushing of Nazism in Europe, or their multiple campaigns for democracy across Asia?

Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus answer this, plus explore the delicate balance of supply and demand achieved during the Second World War.

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BATTLE OF THE NORTH CAPE: The Trap Is Set Jan 16, 2024

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Christmas Eve 1943, Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser and the men of Convoy JW55B are in a tense holding pattern up against the Nazi U-boats.

Al Murray and James Holland document the final days before The Battle Of The North Cape, and the sinking of the infamous Scharnhorst.

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BATTLE OF THE NORTH CAPE: The Convoy Assembles Jan 11, 2024

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One of the most dramatic naval battles of the Second World War - high in the Arctic Circle on Boxing Day, 1943. Al Murray and James Holland set sail for another Naval adventure as they track the sinking of the mighty Scharnhorst.

Setting the scene for the Boxing Day 1943 battle - the boys lay out the need for the Arctic Convoy, the characters involved, and ask a question that has vexed many ever since: was the Scharnhorst a battleship or a battlecruiser?

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USA: We Have Ways - Pacific 44 Jan 09, 2024

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James Holland and John McManus review the war in the Pacific 1944 - the year in which the US truly becomes the most powerful nation in the world.

John discusses the duplicitous nature of America's relationship with China and how the differing aims of MacArthur and Stilwell creates so much tension in the Pacific.

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