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  • 106 Blitz, Tanks, D-day and Sappers - Tenth Anniversary PART THREE

    106 Blitz, Tanks, D-day and Sappers - Tenth Anniversary PART THREE
    Nov 10 2024
    More 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.

    Episode artwork:

    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.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5oBJA5G93M

    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
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    2 hrs and 28 mins
  • 105 Tenth Anniversary PART TWO - MORE WW2 veterans and family stories

    105 Tenth Anniversary PART TWO - MORE WW2 veterans and family stories
    Nov 1 2024
    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 Follow me on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/FightingThroughPodcast 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 https://freesound.org/people/Peter_Gross/sounds/12677/ Morse https://freesound.org/people/christislord/sounds/553739/#comments Base wave - Sound Effect from https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=6356">Pixabay
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    2 hrs and 4 mins
  • 104 Germany stories and Bismarck - Tenth Anniversary PART ONE

    104 Germany stories and Bismarck - Tenth Anniversary PART ONE
    Oct 28 2024
    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:German ship Bismarck. Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fightingthrough Full show notes, photos and transcript at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/104-tenth-anniversary-of-ww2-veterans-and-family-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 Follow me on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/FightingThroughPodcast 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 - Willi Langbein / Heidi Langbein Allen https://amzn.to/3NEUyB0 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 Heinrich Severloh was 20 years old on d-day. ww2 stories of chaos and courage https://www.facebook.com/share/p/tBEVyKbwWUYQy1uB/?mibextid=K35XfP 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 https://freesound.org/people/Peter_Gross/sounds/12677/ Morse https://freesound.org/people/christislord/sounds/553739/#comments Base wave - Sound Effect from https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=6356">Pixabay Lieutenant General Alan Brooke, GOC II Corps Commander on his evacuation from Dunkirk. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid09qoBWpNWAiuHuwYGrseHw4x18kaTpP1nWVoNyEeVeVp8UHXN9hQbmyYKFFw7LjSPl&id=100072081056641
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    2 hrs and 3 mins
  • 103 Matt Cain interview on Lady of Mann, Dunkirk Little Ship, Manxmen in WW2

    103 Matt Cain interview on Lady of Mann, Dunkirk Little Ship, Manxmen in WW2
    Aug 29 2024

    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"

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    Manx Radio interview with Matt grandfather and others

    https://youtu.be/ssS-WJYKkxU?si=0q1ZkA50GP8RMKGC Dunkirk: 80 Years On

    Manx Radio

    www.Manxradio.com

    The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships ADLS Facebook page

    https://www.facebook.com/DunkirkShips

    ADLS website - The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships.

    www.adls.org.uk
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    2 hrs and 3 mins
  • 102 Arctic Convoy with WW2 memoir Armageddon in the Arctic Ocean, by Paul Gill

    102 Arctic Convoy with WW2 memoir Armageddon in the Arctic Ocean, by Paul Gill
    Aug 11 2024

    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."

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    Armageddon in the Arctic Ocean – the book, by Paul G Gill
    https://amzn.to/4fg1i4K


    Paul Gill Jr’s Interview on The History of WWII Podcast
    https://overcast.fm/+LvdQWGmuk


    The Arctic Convoy Movie 2023/4
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27724113/


    Pressure movie
    https://search.app/sjW3qVWy14Rpeo428

    Undercover Tales of World War II
    https://amzn.to/4ch0p9v


    Ship sinks, pay stops - Gathering Voices
    https://www.gatheringvoices.org.uk/post/ship-sinks-pay-stops-why-we-were-inspired...
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    2 hrs and 37 mins
  • 101 Legacy of D-Day WWII, AKA Get off the beach, lads! AKA New Tank Tracks, Coffee and Donuts!

    101 Legacy of D-Day WWII, AKA Get off the beach, lads! AKA New Tank Tracks, Coffee and Donuts!
    Jun 24 2024

    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!

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • 100 D-Day 80th anniversary special – Gold, Omaha and more

    100 D-Day 80th anniversary special – Gold, Omaha and more
    Jun 4 2024

    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/

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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:

    https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/99-Omaha-Heroes-and-their-WW2-stories

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    51 mins
  • 99 Omaha Heroes and their WW2 stories

    99 Omaha Heroes and their WW2 stories
    May 29 2024

    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!

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    Episode Artwork:

    Sergant Giovanni Pezzella - See the PS for his story.

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    Eyewitness D-Day by Jon E Lewis

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    Memoir: The Untold Story by William Hershel Nelson
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    1 hr and 21 mins