100 D-Day 80th anniversary special – Gold, Omaha and more
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
Release Date: 06/04/2024
103 Matt Cain interview on Lady of Mann, Dunkirk Little Ship, Manxmen in WW2
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
Boat enthusiast Matt Cain enthralls us with the history and restoration project behind one of Dunkirk's most famous rescue ships. The Lady of Mann from the Isle of Man. Matt and Paul discuss the Dunkirk operation and stories behind it. Manx veterans talk about their experiences on Manx Radio. "Scary, fascinating and hilarious" Please do subscribe or follow the show (for free forever) in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. Buy Me a Coffee Full show notes, photos and transcript at: Reviews on main website: Patreon: Follow me on Twitter: Follow me on...
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102 Arctic Convoy with WW2 memoir Armageddon in the Arctic Ocean, by Paul Gill
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
A thrilling family memoir from Paul Gill from USA who sailed in the Arctic convoys during the Second World War. "The enemy planes were flying just a few feet over the surface of the water on our starboard bow, towards the head of the convoy. I started to count them: 1, 2...13, 14…“Damn it! Look at them!” I yelled." "The general alarm sounded for submarine attack and all hands rushed to their stations with their helmets and life jackets, prepared for action." Please do subscribe or follow the show in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. And your app will...
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101 Legacy of D-Day WWII, AKA Get off the beach, lads! AKA New Tank Tracks, Coffee and Donuts!
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
Three veterans' sons coming together to discuss all things D-Day 80. Facts, stats, legacy, beaches, movies and … more beaches. A discussion amongst Angus Wallace of the WW2 Podcast, Steve Erskine, curator and researcher at the Green Howard's museum and myself, Paul Cheall. PS During the discussion, I dismally failed to answer Angus's question about how many chapters of Dad’s book covered the beaches. The answer is …. One! There are five chapters in total for the Normandy campaign itself! Buy Me a Coffee Patreon: Full show notes, photos and transcript at: ...
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100 D-Day 80th anniversary special – Gold, Omaha and more
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
A special episode to commemorate the events of D-Day 6 June 44. The 80th anniversary. Four veteran accounts of the landings. D-Day Episodes mentioned: Bill Cheall: Episode 3 William Hershel Nelson: Episode 99 Eric Clarke: Episode 42 D-Day 75 - Landing Craft Tank in WWII - Eric Clark D-Day veteran memoir Brian Moss: Episodes 2, 3 and 13 Through German Eyes in the Second World War: Episodes 46/47 All D-Day/Normandy episodes: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/category/d-day/ Buy Me a Coffee - get option of a video reply. Patreon: Books mentioned: Fighting Through from Dunkirk to...
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99 Omaha Heroes and their WW2 stories
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
More Omaha WWII history action with family stories and a memoir feature you do not want to miss. And if you want to end with a smile do not miss the PS! Please do subscribe or follow the show in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. And your app will automatically download the episode for you. Episode Artwork: Sergant Giovanni Pezzella - See the PS for his story. NEW! Buy Me a Coffee - get OPTION OF a video reply!! Full show notes, photos and transcript at: Reviews on main website: Patreon: Follow me on Twitter: Follow me on Facebook: YouTube Channel:...
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98 World War II Snipers Part TWO - The Men, Their Guns, Their Story
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
Another great line-up of WW2 sniper stories featuring female snipers, British veteran Harry Furness, the psychology of sniping and stories from Crete and Sicily along with one or two more surprises. And the usual PS's! Great Unpublished History! Please do subscribe or follow the show in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. And your app will automatically download the episode for you. Full show notes, photos and transcript at: Apple reviews: Reviews on main website: Buy Me a Coffee: Patreon: Follow me on Twitter: Follow me on Facebook: YouTube Channel: ...
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97 World War II Snipers Part ONE - The Men, Their Guns, Their Story
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
Another tranche of Sniper stories based around the book, World War II Snipers - The Men, Their Guns, Their Story, by Gary Yee. Features selection of personnel, training, tactics and the weapons themselves. Lots of WW2 stories and eye witness accounts from around the world. Great Unpublished History! Please subscribe or follow the show in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. Buy Me a Coffee: Patreon: Full show notes, photos and transcript at: Reviews on main website: Apple reviews: Follow me on Twitter: Follow me on Facebook: YouTube Channel: ...
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96 Christmas at War with the V1 missiles - 2023
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
Christmas at war, with more seasonal tales, including a special feature on what Christmas was like in various countries around the globe during WW2. Specials in this episode:German Boy Soldier's Christmas Shoes V1 Doodlebug bombs over Manchester The Last Flight of Lancaster DV189 The Journal of Flight Sergeant Jim Browning Christmas at war around the world And just to remind you, if you want to fill your December with a catch up on all the previous Christmas episodes for this podcast, you can access them easily by clicking on the episodes item on the website menu and selecting -...
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95 Bob Metcalfe memoirs PART TWO Dunkirk/N Africa/Sicily/Italy WW2
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
PART TWO Featuring No time for dreams: a soldier’s six-year journey through World War II. By Robert W. Metcalfe, 4th Green Howards. PLUS: What someone's father found in the jungle AFTER the war. Who wrote to Bob Metcalfe upon publication of his book. Full show notes, photos and transcript at: Reviews on main website: Apple reviews: Follow me on Twitter: Follow me on Facebook: YouTube Channel: Buy Me a Coffee: Patreon: Links to features in the show: Thomas W Gray story - The Eighth Air Force Historical Society (official) Facebook page: WW2 Stories...
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94 Bob Metcalfe memoirs PART ONE Dunkirk/N Africa/Sicily/Italy
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
Featuring No time for dreams: a soldier’s six-year journey through World War II. By Robert W. Metcalfe, 4th Green Howards Bob Metcalf enlisted in the fourth battalion, the Green Howards in December 1935. He saw action in France in 1940, where he was wounded. Subsequently, he served with the sixth battalion, the Green Howards, and the western desert, in Sicily, and was part of a British increment that fought with the fifth United States Army in Italy. After the war, Bob lived in Canada and became a Canadian citizen. He wrote his memoir in the early 1970’s. Plus loads of family...
info_outlineA special episode to commemorate the events of D-Day 6 June 44. The 80th anniversary. Four veteran accounts of the landings.
D-Day Episodes mentioned:
Bill Cheall: Episode 3
William Hershel Nelson: Episode 99
Eric Clarke: Episode 42 D-Day 75 - Landing Craft Tank in WWII - Eric Clark D-Day veteran memoir
Brian Moss: Episodes 2, 3 and 13
Through German Eyes in the Second World War: Episodes 46/47
All D-Day/Normandy episodes:
https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/category/d-day/
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Books mentioned:
Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg – Bill Cheall:
https://amzn.to/3KpppQq
The Trials and Tribulations of a D-Day landing on Omaha Beach – BBC People’s War –
Published Memoir: The Untold Story by William Hershel Nelson:
https://amzn.eu/d/364xd3G
Brian Moss in Mines, Bombs, Bullets and Bridges: A Sapper's Second World War Diary – by Mike Moss:
https://amzn.to/4ehXIqu
Full show notes, photos and transcript at:
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