106 Blitz, Tanks, D-day and Sappers - Tenth Anniversary PART THREE
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
Release Date: 11/10/2024
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
Chat with Cecili who was a young girl in WWII Britain. A Christmas catch up with D-Day veteran Ken Cooke, 98. Plus another helping of festive tales of WW2. Please do subscribe or follow in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. Show notes and photos: Episode shortlist - Full episode listing for the podcast Buy Me a Coffee Patreon: Reviews: Please review in your usual app or on my website here: Follow me on Facebook: YouTube Channel: Follow me on Twitter:
info_outline 119 Ch 24-25: Post-war Germany - Oberhausen, Essen and DuisburgFighting Through WWII Stories & History
Bill's sobering police tour around defeated post-WWII Germany takes in sights and experiences of Oberhausen, Essen and Duisberg, including a poignant and memorable 1945 Christmas. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. Please do subscribe or follow in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. Show notes and photos: Episode shortlist - Full episode listing for the podcast Buy Me a Coffee Patreon: Reviews: Please review in...
info_outline 118 Ch 22-23: Germany, Hamburg, Devastation at the end of WWIIFighting Through WWII Stories & History
Chapter 22/23 Bill recovers from his wounds and gets back into training in England. He returns to the battlefront to his comrades in WW2 Germany and witnesses first hand the devastation caused by allied bombing and the uprooting of the displaced peoples of Europe, during the second world war. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. Please do subscribe or follow in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. Show notes and photos: ...
info_outline 117 Ch 20-21: D-Day plus 1 to D plus 30 - Bill Cheall's WWII memoirsFighting Through WWII Stories & History
D-Day plus 1 to D plus 30. The Green Howards fight through France the next few weeks after the invasion. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. Please do subscribe or follow in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. Show notes and photos: Episode shortlist - Full episode listing for the podcast Buy Me a Coffee Patreon: Reviews: Please review in your usual app or on my website here: Follow me on Facebook: YouTube Channel:...
info_outline 116 Ch 18-19 D-Day - Bill Cheall's WWII memoirsFighting Through WWII Stories & History
D -1 to D-Day. Bill and his comrades cool their heels on board ship whilst the invasion is postponed. They land under horrific fire with the first wave of troops on Gold beach. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. Please do subscribe or follow in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. Show notes: Episode shortlist - Full episode listing for the podcast Buy Me a Coffee Patreon: Reviews: Please review in your usual app or on my...
info_outline 115 Ch 15-17 D-Day Preparation, Bill Cheall's memoirsFighting Through WWII Stories & History
Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Bill returns home via bombed-out Liverpool. He trains hard and prepares for D-Day, witnessing some awful happenings in England before the invasion even begins. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. Please do subscribe or follow in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. Show notes and photos: Episode shortlist - Full episode listing for the podcast Buy Me a Coffee Patreon: Reviews: Please review in your usual app or on my...
info_outline 114 Ch 13-14 Sicily, Bill Cheall's memoirs, WW2 history.Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
Bill trains in the desert heat before invading Sicily, experiencing bombardment and action around the Primasole bridge and Catania airport, before cooking a meal for Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery! Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. Please do subscribe or follow in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. Show notes and photos: Episode shortlist - Full episode listing for the podcast Buy Me a Coffee Patreon: Reviews:...
info_outline 113 Ch 10-12: North Africa, Battle of Wadi Akarit,. Bill Cheall's memoirsFighting Through WWII Stories & History
Chapters 10 The Desert (Egypt), 11 Back to the Green Howards, 12 Wadi Akarit, Into Battle WW2. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. Please do subscribe or follow in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. Show notes and photos:https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/113-Chapters-10-11-12-Egypt-Wadi-Akarit-Into-Battle-WWII Episode shortlist - Full episode listing for the podcast Buy Me a Coffee Patreon: Reviews: Please review...
info_outline 112 Ch 8-9: Queen Mary voyage to N Africa, Bill Cheall's memoirs. WW2 history.Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
Chapters 8/9 - I Am Posted. Bill cools his heels in Britain before finding out he's going to do some travelling - on the Queen Mary ship - to the Middle East. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. "When Bill Cheall joined up in April 1939, he could not have imagined the drama, rewards and near continuous action that lay in store. First and foremost a Green Howard (a Northern regiment), as a member of the British Expeditionary Force he saw the sharp end of...
info_outline 111 Ch 5-7: Dunkirk Aftermath, Bill Cheall's memoirs,WW2Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
Chapters 5,6,7, The Aftermath, Reorganisation, Training. Bill recovers from Dunkirk and the Green Howards re-equip and reorganise for war. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. "When Bill Cheall joined up in April 1939, he could not have imagined the drama, rewards and near continuous action that lay in store. First and foremost a Green Howard (a Northern regiment), as a member of the British Expeditionary Force he saw the sharp end of Hitler’s May...
info_outlineMore second world war stories on the Blitz, Evacuees, Gallipoli, Tanks, Dunkirk and D-day, Sappers ….
PART THREE of an anniversary special celebrating ten years in podcasting.
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Trooper Ernest Thomas, a tank driver in C Squadron Sherwood Rangers. New D-Day memoir.
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Kisses on a postcard links
Theatrical production 20 mins worth - 20 minutes of highlights from the October 2011 production of Kisses On A Postcard at The Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2RdHNa1nVY&t=3s
Some moments from the Abbey Road sessions recording Kisses on a Postcard. Watch the performers perform live during covid to get this podcast show on the road with a super medley of some of the best bits.
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BOOKS
The Untold Story by William Hershel Nelson
https://amzn.eu/d/364xd3G
Mines, Bombs, Bullets and Bridges: A Sapper's Second World War Diary by Michael Moss
https://amzn.to/3NnKITW
D-Day Through German Eyes, by Jonathan Trigg
https://amzn.to/3ZYUP9a
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