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Dec 14, 2023

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...


Nov 26, 2023

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.

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Nov 18, 2023

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...


Aug 7, 2023

More from Dave Thomas about his father’s exploits in the 82nd airborne in Italy.

Preview of The Secret Beach: A Kids World War 2 Adventure. By James Papalia

Green Howards feature - online Sicily exhibition

Telephone chat with veteran Ken Cooke who has some more titbits to share with us about his time in Normandy, with...


Jul 31, 2023

A great family story from Dave Thomas about his father’s exploits in the 82nd airborne in Sicily and Italy.

Telephone chat with veteran Ken Cooke who has some more titbits to share with us about his time in Normandy, with an absolutely superb explanation about what it was like fighting in the French bocage.

Interview...