As the battle heats up in Italy, Al Murray and James Holland detail of the most iconic moments in WW2 history - the Battle of Monte Cassino in February 1944.
The Nazis defending the Abbey are depleted, but the Allies' attacks up narrow ridges are failing. Progress is slow, and the terrain is treacherous - will the Abbey be liberated?
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Jun 2024
[2/2] Spartacus, le gladiateur rebelle - Au Cœur de l’Histoire Antique
Retrouvez les destins exceptionnels qui ont fait l’Antiquité dans le nouveau livre de Virginie Girod, Au Cœur de l’Histoire Antique, paru aux éditions Perrin. Disponible dès maintenant en librairie, avec deux récits inédits !Découvrez la suite du récit sur l’Antiquité romaine con ... Show More
14m 55s
May 2024
451. Custer's Last Stand: The Charge of the 7th Cavalry (Part 6)
The U.S. was cast into a spiralling panic following the economic depression of 1873, and waves of paramilitary violence swept through the south as the debates surrounding Reconstruction swirled on. Amidst this uncertainty, the government, under the leadership of Ulysses S. Grant ... Show More
1h 2m
May 2024
450. Custer's Last Stand: Death in the Black Hills (Part 5)
In the wake of the barbaric Washita River massacre, George Custer found himself drifting; addicted to gambling, at odds with his wife, and failing in his efforts to take advantage of the American gold rush in New York. Finally, Custer was sent to Kentucky to suppress the terrible ... Show More
58m 33s
Oct 2023
E81: Miners' strikes 1972-4
Podcast episode about strikes by miners in Britain in 1972 and 1974, in conversation with Dave Douglass.
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46m 8s
Jul 2024
466. The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Conspiracy (Part 2)
Gavrilo Princip, having been sent to school in Sarajevo, has become mixed up with the wrong crowd, and is now entangled in a secret Serbian nationalist organisation, the Black Hand. Hoping to be more involved in the struggle for a greater Yugoslavia, he’s left for Belgrade, and a ... Show More
57m 1s