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September 1942 marked the high point of Axis conquest in World War II. In the Pacific, Japan's soldiers had seemed unstoppable. However, the tide was about to turn. On Sunday, 6 September 1942, Japanese land forces suffered their first conclusive defeat at the hands of the Allies. At Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea, a predominantly Australian force - including 75 Squadron (fresh from their action in 44 Days) - fought for two weeks to successfully defend a vital airstrip against a determined Japanese invasion.

Kim Philby, the so-called Third Man in the Cambridge spy ring, was the Cold War's most infamous traitor, a Soviet spy at the heart of British intelligence. Philby joined Britain's secret service MI6 during the war and went on to head the section tasked with rooting out Russian spies before becoming the service's chief liaison officer with the CIA. He betrayed hundreds of British and US agents to the Russians and compromised numerous operations inside the Soviet Union.

This podcast is brought to you by the nonprofit initiative ”Stories Behind the Stars”.The name Stories Behind the Stars derives its name from the World War II practice of the military giving the families of each of the fallen a banner with a gold star on it. We have the ambitious goal to collect the stories of everyone one of the 400,000+ US WWII fallen in one common database on Fold3.com, freely accessible to all. To make these stories even more accessible, Stories Behind the Stars is developing a smartphone app where anyone with the app can use their Smartphone camera to scan the name of...

Welcome to the “My Happy Place” Podcast. Proudly produced by Pro Podcast Production. My name is Darcy Milne and join me as I recreate the sounds of people’s happy place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 500+ audiobooks, all ad freeThe Events of 1848, Especially in Relation to Great Britain" by Richard Monckton Milnes is a historical work that delves into the tumultuous events of the year 1848, with a particular focus on their impact on Great Britain. Published in 1849, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the revolutionary wave that swept across Europe during that pivotal year. Milnes examines how the spirit of revolution, driven by demands for political reform, economic change, and social justice, spread throughout Europe and triggered uprisings and ...

The Celtic Soul Podcast is a Celtic FC Fans Podcast. In each episode, Andrew Milne, editor of More than 90 Minutes Celtic Fanzine, chats to Celtic players and Celtic fans from all walks of life about the issues of the day which concerns Celtic FC and the Celtic Fanbase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conversations with the most interesting and insightful people in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryan, Robb, and Jamie take a month-by-month journey into the history of Marvel Comics. Get extended episodes at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. NEW LISTENERS: catch up quickly with the "Essential MBTM" season recap episodes! (Not affiliated with Marvel Comics.)

Failure To Launch is a podcast for brand managers, entrepreneurs and innovators about how the biggest brand flops, failures and f-ups have shaped our lives. This is an investigation into the long list of business innovations, products and ideas that turned out to be unqualified disasters. Were they just bad ideas obscured by a fog of hype? Did the audience just not get it? Were they too expensive? Or just advertised poorly? We aim to understand the forces behind these rises and falls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.