WW2 Nation Podcast

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WW2 Nation Podcast episodes

December 22, 2021 S2 Ep 2: The Battle of the Bulge and Those Who Hold Bastogne with Dr Peter Schrijvers - Part 1
In Season 2, Episode 2 on the WW2 Nation Podcast I am joined by Dr Peter Schrijvers as we turn our attention to the Battle of the Bulge, and more specifically the events surrounding the Belgian town of Bastogne. Paratrooper Donald Burgett, one of those members of the 101st Airborne Division who fought in Bastogne, called it seven roads to hell. Whilst another referred to Bastogne as the hole in the doughnut. This Belgian town found itself right at the epicentre of these monumental events witnessing scenes of ferocious fighting as this battle unfolded around it in some of the harshest conditions imaginable.
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Music Featured: 1940S Newsreel Movie March (Nostalgia, Retro, Cinematic) by IkonikMusik (Pond5)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
1 hr 3 min
December 09, 2021 S2 Ep 1: IX Troop Carrier Command in the ETO with Adam Berry - Part 1
In Season 2, Episode 1 on the WW2 Nation Podcast, we are heading to the skies of the Second World War as I am joined by British Historian and author Adam Berry, as we discuss the important role that Troop Carrier Command, and specifically IX Troop Carrier Command played during the war.
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Music Featured: 1940S Newsreel Movie March (Nostalgia, Retro, Cinematic) by IkonikMusik (Pond5)
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53 min
August 04, 2021 Ep 35 - Operation Foursquare: The Last Czech Parachutist with George Bearfield - Part 2
In Episode 35 of the WW2 Nation Podcast, we conclude our conversation with George Bearfield about the actions of his grandfather Jaroslav Bublik and his Czech colleagues serving with as agents with the SOE during the Second World War. We discuss Operation Anthropoid, Operation Foursquare, as well as many other Operations that these brave men volunteered to partake in by dropping behind enemy lines into occupied Europe.
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Music Featured: 1940S Newsreel Movie March (Nostalgia, Retro, Cinematic) by IkonikMusik (Pond5)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
51 min
July 10, 2021 Ep 34 - Night Fright C-47 Restoration Project - Part Two (The WW2 Restoration Men Series - Episode Two)
In Episode 34 of the WW2 Nation Podcast, it is part of our WW2 Restoration Men Series where we speak with those individuals behind various restoration projects around the globe looking to preserve our WW2 heritage. In the second episode of this specific series, we conclude our conversation with Charlie Walker and Neil Jones discussing their project to restore Douglas C-47 Skytrain 'Night Fright' to her original wartime glory and get her back where she belongs flying in the skies above Britain and Europe once more.
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Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
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31 min
June 18, 2021 Ep 33 - Operation Foursquare: The Last Czech Parachutist with George Bearfield - Part 1
In Episode 33 of the WW2 Nation Podcast, we talk with George Bearfield about the actions of his grandfather Jaroslav Bublik and his Czech colleagues serving with as agents with the SOE during the Second World War. We discuss Operation Anthropoid, Operation Foursquare, as well as many other Operations that these brave men volunteered to partake in by dropping behind enemy lines into occupied Europe.
Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
1 hr 15 min
June 13, 2021 Ep 32 - Night Fright C-47 Restoration Project - Part One (The WW2 Restoration Men Series - Episode One)
In Episode 32 of the WW2 Nation Podcast, it is the first of our WW2 Restoration Men Series where we speak with those individuals behind various restoration projects around the globe looking to preserve our WW2 heritage. In the first episode of this specific series, we are joined by Charlie Walker and Neil Jones, to discuss their project to restore Douglas C-47 Skytrain 'Night Fright' to her original wartime glory and get her back where she belongs flying in the skies above Britain and Europe once more.
Discover More: Night Fright Restoration
Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
35 min
June 04, 2021 Ep 31 - The D-Day Dodgers and that Tough Old Gut - The Campaign in Italy in WW2 with Paul Reed - Part 2
In Episode 31 of the WW2 Nation Podcast, we mark the anniversary of the Allied liberation of Rome in Italy in June 1944 with a continuation of our discussion with Leger's Head Battlefield Guide Paul Reed to discover more about these events and the campaign in Italy during the Second World War. We learn about the "D-Day Dodgers" including Paul's own father who served in this theatre of operations. Churchill famously described Italy as the soft under-belly of Europe, but this campaign proved to be anything but that, US General Mark Clark would later describe it as one tough old gut, as the Allies slogged their way methodically through Italy from 1943 - 1945.
Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
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46 min
May 23, 2021 Ep 30 - The D-Day Dodgers and that Tough Old Gut - The Campaign in Italy in WW2 with Paul Reed - Part 1
In Episode 30 of the WW2 Nation Podcast, we mark the anniversary of the Allied breakout from the Anzio beachhead in Italy in May 1944 with a discussion with Leger's Head Battlefield Guide Paul Reed to discover more about the campaign in Italy during the Second World War, and learn about the "D-Day Dodgers" including his own father's experiences serving in this theatre of operations. Churchill famously described Italy as the soft under-belly of Europe, but this campaign proved to be anything but that, US General Mark Clark would later describe it as one tough old gut, as the Allies slogged their way methodically through Italy from 1943 - 1945.
Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
47 min
May 13, 2021 Ep 29 - Tip of the Spear - Wartime Service of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry - James Holland - Part 2
In Episode 29 of the WW2 Nation Podcast, we continue our conversation with British Historian James Holland about the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry to learn more about their wartime service, and discover more about those men's experiences who served with this Armoured Regiment in the Second World War.
Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
32 min
April 20, 2021 Ep 28 - Tip of the Spear - Wartime Service of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry - James Holland - Part 1
In Episode 28 of the WW2 Nation Podcast, we talk with British Historian James Holland about the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry to learn more about their wartime service, and discover more about those men's experiences who served with this Armoured Regiment in the Second World War.
Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
36 min

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Join me on a journey of discovery into the past and present, as I set out to explore the history of the Second World War. Our travels will take us from the Homefront to the battlefields of Europe and…