A military history podcast that looks at all aspects of WWII. With WW2 slipping from living memory I aim to look at different historical aspects of the Second World War.
http://www.ww2podcast.com
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 7 days 20 hours 17 minutes
episode 17: Shooting Up: Drug use in WWII
Drugs have a long history in war. We investigate their use in WW2
episode 15: The British Resistance: Auxiliary Units
By the end of June 1940 the Battle of France was over, the British Army had been plucked from the Beaches of Dunkirk, but much of its heavy equipment had been abandoned in France. It looked like Britain would be the next target for the Nazi war...
episode 14: The Java Sea Campaign
In this episode we’re looking at the Java Sea Campaign, with Jeffrey Cox. Jeff’s book Rising Sun, Falling Skies: The disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II from Osprey publishing, examines the events following Pearl Harbor. In their own...
episode 13: Gliders
In this episode I’m looking at the use of Gliders during the war and I’m joined by Matt Yates. Matt is a member of a living history group in the north of England who specialise in the British Glider Regiment and its activities from 1942...
episode 12: Assault Gun: The German StuG
The StuG started development before the war and was in full production by 1940. Designated an Assault Gun it was designed round a Panzer III chassis but no turret, this gave it an extremely low profile. It's role was to support infantry...
episode 11: The Forgotten Victor: Richard O'Connor
At a time when Britain stood alone there was one shining light in North Africa. Richard O'Conner's Operation Compass was on the cusp of capturing the whole of North Africa, before his troops were diverted to Greece. His stunning victories in 1940/41...
episode 10: Parcels From Home: Red Cross Parcels During WWII
Parcels delivered by the International Red Cross proved to be a lifeline for many Prisoners of War. These were guaranteed by the Geneva Convention of 1929 providing PoWs with tobacco, food and some hygiene products. For many they supplemented the...