Cassino '44 - Cassino Town (Part 6)

Why was Australia so unprepared for war in the Pacific? How did the Great Depression shape the men who would fight on the Kokoda Track? Why did the volunteers of the Second AIF call the militia 'choccos'? Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 1 of Kokoda, a series on the 1942 ...  Show more

Who was Lieutenant Tony Jones MC, and what did he find on Nijmegen road bridge? How did British sappers help the US 82nd Airborne cross the Waal in assault boats? Why couldn't 30 Corps push on the moment the bridge was taken? Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 2 of Hurrah ...  Show more

When the Allies invaded Italy in the summer of 1943 they hoped to be in Rome by Christmas. Instead, it wasn't until June 1944 that the Italian capital was liberated, following a gruelling march up the peninsula that ended with what James Holland describes as "five months of hell" ...  Show more

Do commanders matter? Were the British generals effective or "foppish"? How did the Allies rebound from huge losses such as the Battle of Dunkirk to victories like Alamein and D-Day? Tom and Dominic are joined by Al Murray to discuss all this and more, following the release of Al ...  Show more

In episode 144, I chatted to Andrew Sangster about Alanbrooke. Earlier this year, I noticed Andrew had a new book, <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1636243126/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=%201472848985&linkCode=as2&tag=thehistoryn0a- ...