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105 Tenth Anniversary PART TWO - MORE WW2 veterans and family stories

Fighting Through WWII Stories & History

Release Date: 11/01/2024

105 Tenth Anniversary PART TWO - MORE WW2 veterans and family stories show art 105 Tenth Anniversary PART TWO - MORE WW2 veterans and family stories

Fighting Through WWII Stories & History

Veteran Wilf Shaw, Australian Les Cook, POW's, Gallipoli and more, PART TWO of an anniversary special celebrating ten years in podcasting. Episode artwork:Jesse Rance, London Metropolitan Police between 1936 - 1966. Endured the WW2 blitz bombing. What a tough beat to patrol! Curious story revealed in the show. Buy Me a Coffee Full show notes, photos and transcript at: Reviews on main website: Patreon: Follow me on Twitter: Follow me on Facebook: YouTube Channel:   Links to features in the show: BOOKS D-Day Through German Eyes, by Jonathan Trigg Mines, Bombs, Bullets and Bridges: A...

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104 Tenth Anniversary Part One - German stories and Bismarck show art 104 Tenth Anniversary Part One - German stories and Bismarck

Fighting Through WWII Stories & History

An anniversary special celebrating ten years in podcasting. Featuring old favourites and new alike. This episode has a particular focus on Germany in the war, with much more. Episode artwork:A wounded German sailor from Bismarck is carried up a gangway by a British sailor. Buy Me a Coffee Full show notes, photos and transcript at: Reviews on main website: Patreon: Follow me on Twitter: Follow me on Facebook: YouTube Channel:   Links to features in the show: BOOKS D-Day Through German Eyes, by Jonathan Trigg Mines, Bombs, Bullets and Bridges: A Sapper's Second World War Diary by...

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103  Matt Cain interview on Lady of Mann, Dunkirk Little Ship, Manxmen in WW2 show art 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 show art 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! show art 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 show art 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 show art 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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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 show art 97 World War II Snipers Part ONE - The Men, Their Guns, Their Story

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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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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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Veteran Wilf Shaw, Australian Les Cook, POW's, Gallipoli and more, PART TWO of an anniversary special celebrating ten years in podcasting.

Episode artwork:
Jesse Rance, London Metropolitan Police between 1936 - 1966. Endured the WW2 blitz bombing. What a tough beat to patrol! Curious story revealed in the show.

Buy Me a Coffee

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fightingthrough

Full show notes, photos and transcript at:

https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/105-Tenth-Anniversary-Part-Two-with-more-second-world-war-stories

Reviews on main website:
https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/reviews/new/

Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/FightingThrough

Follow me on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/PaulCheall

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YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnlqRO9MdFBUrKM6ExEOzVQ?view_as=subscriber

 

Links to features in the show:

BOOKS

D-Day Through German Eyes, by Jonathan Trigg
https://amzn.to/3ZYUP9a

Mines, Bombs, Bullets and Bridges: A Sapper's Second World War Diary by Michael Moss
https://amzn.to/3NnKITW

Save the Last Bullet
https://amzn.to/3NEUyB0

No Time for Dreams – Robert W Metcalf

https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Time-Dreams-Soldiers-Six-Year/dp/1896182798

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9781896182797/Time-Dreams-Soldiers-Six-Year-Journey-1896182798/plp

Cassino '44: The Bloodiest Battle of the Italian Campaign – James Holland

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cassino-44-Bloodiest-Italian-Campaign

 

EPISODES

5 Claude Reynolds 1 - Coffee with Claude - Lancaster rear gunner interview

https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/5-claude-reynolds-ww2-lancaster-veteran-interview-1/

12 Claude Reynolds 2 - WW2 Lancaster veteran interview

https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/12-claude-reynolds-2-ww2-lancaster-veteran-interview/

9 Dunkirk Diaries of Major Leslie Petch OBE WWII

https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/9-dunkirk-diaries-of-major-leslie-petch-obe-wwii/

26 The Zilken Letters. A veteran exposes the army's best kept WWII secrets!

https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/26-the-zilken-letters-a-veteran-exposes-the-armys-best-kept-wwii-secrets/

33 Women at War 2 - Wartime Recipes and WRENS

https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/33-wartime-recipes-and-wrens-in-ww2/

46 Through German Eyes in the Second World War

https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/46-through-german-eyes-in-the-second-world-war/

47 D-Day Through German Eyes Part Two

https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/47-through-german-eyes-part-two/

69 German Boy Soldier Willi Langbein WW2

https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/69-german-boy-soldier-willi-langbein-ww2/

Save the Last Bullet book and audio book

https://amzn.to/4h0OAHW

73 Jack Stansfield POW in WW2

https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/73-Jack-Stansfield-POW-in-WW2/

National Archives at Kew, UK
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17150376

78 German Submariner Part 1: Atlantic, POW in Canada.

https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/78-german-submariner-and-pow/

Helmut Keune story in Canadian magazine McLeans, from 1949. https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1949/7/15/what-happened-in-the-bismarck

91 Kisses on a Postcard - child evacuees - interview with Dominic Frisby

https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/91-Kisses-on-a-Postcard-Evacuees-in-

WW2 Stories of Chaos and Courage -  HMS BULLDOG and Enigma codes

https://www.facebook.com/groups/754427714964136/permalink/1682478342159064/?rdid=C4mzt6h6eLyTSER3&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fp%2F9j382bZ4cVizdp1Z

Coded letters

https://www.reddit.com/r/ww2/s/3EoV8PUqzy

Sound effects:

Hurricane and Spitfire dog fighting - Sound courtesy of JimSim on Freesound

https://freesound.org/people/jimsim/sounds/434671/#comments

Sonar

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Morse

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