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• Case Green: The Invasion of Czechoslovakia

  October 1, 2026 · 51 min

  In 1938, Europe was once again facing the prospect of a major war. The immediate crisis centred on Czechoslovakia, a new state created at the end of the First World War. It was a country with a substantial industrial base, a significant…

• 320 - Patton Reconsidered

  September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min

  In this episode, we're going to look at one of the most recognisable American generals of the Second World War: George S. Patton. Patton has become almost a character in his own right. The aggressive general with the famous speeches, the…

• The Alexandra Hospital Massacre: The Fall of Singapore

  September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

  In February 1942, as Japanese forces closed in on Singapore, Alexandra Hospital found itself caught in the final days of the British defence of the island. The hospital was still treating wounded soldiers and civilians when Japanese…

• Transport Pilots of WWII

  September 1, 2026 · 37 min

  The C-47 Dakota, or Skytrain as it was known in American service, was one of the most important aircraft of the Second World War. It carried paratroopers into battle, towed gliders packed with men and equipment, flew vital supplies to…

• Generalship on the Eastern Front

  August 24, 2026 · 52 min

  The war on the Eastern Front was fought on a scale unlike anything the world had ever seen. Stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea, it consumed millions of soldiers, saw entire armies destroyed, and ultimately decided the fate of Nazi…

• 316 - The Tank

  August 15, 2026 · 37 min

  The tank first appeared on the battlefields of the First World War as an experimental weapon designed to break the deadlock of trench warfare. Within a generation, it had become the defining weapon of modern land warfare, playing a central…

• The Thin Khaki Line

  August 1, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

  The British Army in the Second World War is often judged through the lens of manpower shortages and a sense of being overstretched. Critics point to a force spread across too many theatres and suggest that this inevitably limited its…

• The Nazi Ghost Train

  July 20, 2026 · 46 min

  In early September 1944, as Allied forces raced across France and Belgium, the German occupation of Brussels was beginning to collapse. On 2 September, around 1,500 prisoners, including members of the Belgian Resistance, Allied airmen…