It’s August 1990. The Berlin Wall has fallen and the Cold War has come to an end. British troops stationed in Germany aren’t expecting to go into battle, but in five months’ time they will be involved in the biggest build-up of military hardware since the Second World War.

Listen as the decision makers, military commanders and ordinary soldiers, sailors and airmen all reflect on their roles in the 1991 Gulf War, 30 years on.

This is an original podcast series from BFBS.

Presented by Jade Callaway.

Produced by Jade Callaway and Jess Bracey

Sound design by Joe Carden

Edited by Josella Waldron

Sir John Major spoke to Laura Makin-Isherwood, Forces News

Major General Patrick Cordingley and Lord King spoke to Claire Sadler, Forces News

Archive:

Berlin 30: The Fall of the Wall (BFBS Radio 2019)

The Gulf War: How did the British Army Prepare (BFBS TV 1990)