WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

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Italian Hell: San Pietro, Monte Sammucro and Night Fighting Jan 04, 2024

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Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus discuss the Allies' experience of fighting in the mountains of Italy in the brutal winter of 1943’ - especially the horrendous conditions in San Pietro and Monte Sammucro.

John details the evolution of fighting under the cover of darkness, and the dangers it entails.

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Mark Clark's Total War Jan 02, 2024

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Al Murray and James Holland discuss the beauty of naval acronyms, the fine details of the Eureka signal and the myth of Kesselring's fine war record.

They also look into General Mark Clark's blistering letters, in which he calls for total destruction of the German war machine.

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Skinning The Cat: How to Write History Dec 28, 2023

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Al Murray and James Holland are joined by academic and author Jonathan Fennell at St Edmund Hall bar to talk about their writing processes.

From operating archives in China and Russia, finding the truth in primary sources and the best tips and tricks on Microsoft Word - we get into the detail of how to write a bestseller.

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Sophie Scholl and The White Rose Dec 26, 2023

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How did the White Rose group become the defining figures of Nazi resistance after the Second World War?

Al Murray and James Holland speak to Oxford's Dr Alexandra Lloyd about her research on the White Rose, and the problematic legacy of remembrance for Germany.

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The Mosquito, Operation Carthage and Super Spies Dec 21, 2023

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Al Murray and James Holland are joined by friend of the show, historian Rowland White, to talk about the most legendary aircraft of the Second World War - the de Havilland Mosquito - but also about the extraordinary men who flew, the largely forgotten but incredible story of Danish resistance, and one of the most extraordinary raids of the entire war: Operation CARTHAGE.

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Convoys! (Part 4) Dec 19, 2023

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The final chapter of our Convoys series sees Al Murray and James Holland recount the final days of Convoy HX231 and the harrowing stories of those that did not survive the crossing.

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USA: We Have Ways - Battlefield Medicine Dec 14, 2023

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From using cod psychology to predict battle fatigue to the enormous blood drives in 1945 - Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus discuss the ways in which the US forces mastered medicine during the Second World War.

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Convoys! (Part 3) Dec 12, 2023

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The horror of the Atlantic convoy comes into razor sharp focus when Convoy HX231 comes into contact with the Nazi Wolfpack. In the ultimate game of cat and mouse, can the ships make it to Liverpool in one piece?

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USA: We Have Ways - How To Win A War Dec 07, 2023

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How does a Sherman tank get from the US to a battlefield in Western Europe, and who decides how many get sent?

James Holland and John McManus get deep into the logistics of the Second World War and how it gave the Allies the edge in the 1944.

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Convoys! (Part 2) Dec 05, 2023

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It’s the 31st of March 1943 and Convoy HX231 sets off from New York. Sir Charles Ramsey is the commodore of the convoy but he is low on ships for protection - will they get across the Atlantic without being pounced upon by the Nazi Wolfpack?

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