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November 21, 2019 Ep 22 - Part One: Talking Moonlight Sonata - The Luftwaffe Raid on Coventry 14th November 1940 with Frederick Taylor
In Episode 22 on the WW2 Nation Podcast we are talking with Frederick Taylor as this month marks the 79th anniversary of the infamous Luftwaffe raid on Coventry on 14-15 November 1940 during the height of the Blitz of Britain.

Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
34 min
November 14, 2019 Ep 21 - Part Three: Talking the Day The Devils Dropped In - The 6th Airborne Division in Normandy 1944 with Neil Barber
In Episode 21, it is our third and final part of Talking the Day The Devils Dropped In with historian Neil Barber. Within this we discuss Jeff Haward's experiences with the 1/7th Middlesex Battalion; the Commandos' important role and experiences of Stan Scott with No.3 Commando as well as learning about Neil's current work looking at the blowing of the 5 bridges across the River Dives and Divette.
Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
32 min
November 07, 2019 Ep 20 - Part Two: Talking the Day The Devils Dropped In - The 6th Airborne Division in Normandy 1944 with Neil Barber
Coming up in Episode 20 on the WW2 Nation Podcast, it is Part Two of Talking the Day The Devils Dropped In with historian Neil Barber and in which we will be discussing the actions by those men of the 7th Parachute Battalion and OBLI in holding the two bridges (Horsa & Pegasus) over the River Orne and Caen Canal. We will also be chatting about commemoration beyond the 75th Anniversary as well as a few of the brave actions that took place around the bridges in those first 24 hours, including one Neil believes should have seen a Victoria Cross given for.
Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
29 min
October 31, 2019 Ep 19 - Part One: Talking the Day The Devils Dropped In - The 6th Airborne Division in Normandy 1944 with Neil Barber
In Episode 19 of the WW2 Nation Podcast, we speak with 6th Airborne Division historian & author Neil Barber to discuss the important role this airborne unit played on D-Day and during the subsequent fierce fighting of the 1944 Normandy campaign.
In Part One (of 3), we discover why Neil first started researching the men and actions of the British 6th Airborne Division in Normandy in 1944. Before diving right into discussing the plan, role and actions of Lt Colonel Terence Otway's 9th Parachute Battalion assault on the Merville Battery on D-Day as well as the proceeding fighting in Amfreville and up at the Chateau St Come.
Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
27 min
October 23, 2019 Ep 18 - Part Three: Talking Operation Husky and the Glider Pilot Regiment with Mike Peters
In this episode of the WW2 Nation Podcast, it is our third and final instalment of talking with battlefield guide Mike Peters about the Glider Pilot Regiment and their role in Operation Husky during the fierce battle for Sicily in the summer of 1943.
Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
39 min
October 16, 2019 Ep 17 - Part Two: Talking Operation Husky and the Glider Pilot Regiment with Mike Peters
Welcome to another episode of the WW2 Nation Podcast and in this instalment we are turning our attention back to the scorching hot shores of Sicily in the summer of 1943, as we talk with battlefield guide Mike Peters in Part 2 of Operation Husky and the Glider Pilot Regiment.
Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
37 min
October 09, 2019 Ep 16 - Talking Photographing the Last Surviving Veterans of WW2 - The 3945 Portrait Project with Glyn Dewis
In this episode of the WW2 Nation Podcast we talk with professional photographer Glyn Dewis about his incredible journey photographing the last of our surviving veterans from the Second World War. We learn all about this inspirational 3945 Portrait Project, the results of which will be on display in an exhibition held at the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum soon.
Discover More About the 3945 Portrait Project
Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum
Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
56 min
October 02, 2019 Ep 15 - Part Two-Talking the Restoration of D-Day Veteran Landing Craft Tank 7074 with Stephen Fisher
In Episode 15 of the WW2 Nation Podcast we continue our focus on the restoration of LCT 7074 with Naval Historian and Archaeologist, Stephen Fisher who is one of the team working on this incredible project in Portsmouth. So lets dive right back in to discussing conditions onboard LCT 7074 for her crew in the build-up to D-Day…
Discover More About LCT 7074
Talk: The Evolution of the Landing Craft
Talk: Embarking the D-Day Armada
Tour: New Light on D-Day Lepe
Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
35 min
September 25, 2019 Ep 14 - Part One: Talking the Restoration of D-Day Veteran Landing Craft Tank 7074 with Stephen Fisher
In Episode 14 of the WW2 Nation Podcast we talk with Naval Historian and Archaeologist, Stephen Fisher about all things Landing Craft related during the Second World War. We will also be going behind-the-scenes and learning all about the ongoing project down in Portsmouth by the National Museum of the Royal Navy to restore D-Day Veteran Landing Craft Tank 7074 to her former 1944 glory.
Discover More About LCT 7074
Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
33 min
July 18, 2019 Ep 13 - Talking Band of Brothers & Masters of the Air with John Orloff
In this WW2 Nation Podcast episode, we had the opportunity to go behind the scenes and take a look at the making of HBO's international hit sensation WW2 Mini-Series, Band of Brothers with one of the writers, John Orloff.
John who wrote Episode Two: Day of Days and Episode Nine: Why We Fight, tells us all about how it came together, what it was like to be part of this life-changing series and much more.
We also speak with John about the exciting new WW2 TV Series he is currently working on with Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks which will be focusing on the battle for the skies during the Second World War from part of the US Eighth Airforce’s perspective - The Bloody 100th - which is based on aspects of Donald L Miller’s book Masters of the Air.
Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)
*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*
49 min

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