In this episode, the first of our veteran archive interviews, we speak with veteran Bill Betts about his experience as a radio operator in an M4 Sherman tank during the Second World War. Bill joined the army aged 19 in 1941 and fought with the Essex Yeomanry Regiment as part of B Troop. The Regiment landed on D-Day in the Jig Green Sector of Gold Beach near Le Hamel and fought its way with the rest of the British 8th Armoured Brigade through France, Belgium, Holland and into Germany before eventually being de-mobbed in 1946. Due to the length of the interview, it will be published on the podcast in two parts. What follows in part one, we discuss Bill joining the army, the training he underwent, joining the EYR, landing on Gold Beach, a few close encounters with a Tiger Tank, R&R in Brussels and much more... 

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*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*

A small snippet and sneak preview of our upcoming two-part interview with veteran Bill Betts, who speaks with the WW2 Nation team about his experience as a Sherman Tank radio operator in the Essex Yeomanry Regiment during 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.*

In our second episode of the WW2 Nation Podcast, we speak with Second World War historian James Holland about the first book in his new trilogy, The War in the West - Germany Ascendant 1939-1941. 

Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)

*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*

In our first ever episode of the WW2 Nation Podcast, we speak with renowned British Historian Antony Beevor about the Battle of Berlin in April - May 1945. 

Music Featured: Hearts & Flowers by Jeff Kaale (SoundCloud/Instagram)

*Please note this episode may contain some explicit language / content, parental guidance advised.*