We conclude our D-Day story. What happened after the sixth of June? Three months of bitter fighting across Normandy. Hundreds of thousands of casualties. And, as Operation Overlord draws to a close, the fate of Paris hangs in the balance…
A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson.
A special thanks to Legasee for the use of their archive of personal recol ... Show More
Jul 2024
10. Journalists on the Front Line
Allied journalists parachute into France and land on the beaches with the invasion force. Legendary reporter Martha Gellhorn stows away on a ship, determined to beat her estranged husband, Ernest Hemingway, to the D-Day scoop. And a homing pigeon known as Gustav brings the first ... Show More
42m 33s
Sep 2024
200. Battleground '44 - Black Tuesday at Arnhem
Joining Saul on this episode of Battleground '44 is Al Murray, co-host of our sister podcast - We Have Ways of Making You Talk, and author of Arnhem: Black Tuesday: The Classic Battle as Never Told Before.
Together they look at the the events on Tuesday September 19, 1944 - a ter ... Show More
54m 4s
Sep 2024
197. Battleground '44 - The Battle of Arnhem
This week on Battleground '44, Patrick discusses with Saul the Battle of Arnhem, part of perhaps the most famous Allied airborne operation of the Second World War - Operation Market Garden. Fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 26 September 1944, the bridge in Arnh ... Show More
41m 18s