Fighting Through WWII Stories & History
160 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 174 ratingsDunkirk, D-Day, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Lancasters, POWs. Second World War Stories, Memoirs & interviews - Britain, USA, Australia, Canada … all the forces … WW2.
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96 Christmas at War with the V1 missiles - 2023
December 14, 2023 12:21 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBChristmas at war, with more seasonal tales, including a special feature on what Christmas was like in various countries around the globe during WW2. Specials in this episode: German Boy Soldier's Christmas Shoes V1 Doodlebug bombs over Manchester The Last Flight of Lancaster DV189 The Journal of Flight Sergeant Jim Browning Christmas at war around the world And just to remind you, if you want to fill your December with a catch up on all the previous Christmas episodes for this podca...
95 Dunkirk Special PART TWO Bob Metcalfe WW2 memoirs
November 26, 2023 15:49 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBPART TWO Featuring No time for dreams: a soldier’s six-year journey through World War II. By Robert W. Metcalfe, 4th Green Howards. PLUS: What someone's father found in the jungle AFTER the war. Who wrote to Bob Metcalfe upon publication of his book. Full show notes, photos and transcript at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/94-Dunkirk-Special-Bob-Metcalf-Brit-Canadian-Green-Howard-WW2-history Reviews on main website: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/reviews/new/ ...
94 Dunkirk Special PART ONE - Bob Metcalfe British Canadian, Green Howard WW2 history
November 18, 2023 06:13 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBFeaturing No time for dreams: a soldier’s six-year journey through World War II. By Robert W. Metcalfe, 4th Green Howards Bob Metcalf enlisted in the fourth battalion, the Green Howards in December 1935. He saw action in France in 1940, where he was wounded. Subsequently, he served with the sixth battalion, the Green Howards, and the western desert, in Sicily, and was part of a British increment that fought with the fifth United States Army in Italy. After the war, Bob lived in Canada an...
93 The 82nd airborne Part 2 letters from Sicily and Italy WW2
August 07, 2023 10:39 - 1 hour - 51 MBMore from Dave Thomas about his father’s exploits in the 82nd airborne in Italy. Preview of The Secret Beach: A Kids World War 2 Adventure. By James Papalia Green Howards feature - online Sicily exhibition Telephone chat with veteran Ken Cooke who has some more titbits to share with us about his time in Normandy, with an absolutely superb explanation about what it was like fighting in the French bocage. Loads of family stories! Full show notes, photos and transcript at: https://www...
93 The 82nd airborne Part 2, letters from Sicily and Italy WW2
August 07, 2023 10:39 - 1 hour - 51 MBMore from Dave Thomas about his father’s exploits in the 82nd airborne in Italy. Preview of The Secret Beach: A Kids World War 2 Adventure. By James Papalia Green Howards feature - online Sicily exhibition Telephone chat with veteran Ken Cooke who has some more titbits to share with us about his time in Normandy, with an absolutely superb explanation about what it was like fighting in the French bocage. Loads of family stories! More great unpublished history of world war two! Ful...
92 The 82nd airborne Part 1, letters from Sicily/Italy
July 31, 2023 06:10 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBA great family story from Dave Thomas about his father’s exploits in the 82nd airborne in Sicily and Italy. Telephone chat with veteran Ken Cooke who has some more titbits to share with us about his time in Normandy, with an absolutely superb explanation about what it was like fighting in the French bocage. Interview with Claire and Steve from the Soldier’s Charity about a very special Normandy tour you will wish to join later this year. Loads of family stories! Full show notes, phot...
91 Kisses on a Postcard - Child evacuees of WW2 - Interview with Dominic Frisby
March 12, 2023 19:43 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBAn interview with Dominic Frisby. The Kisses on a Postcard musical charts the true story of two young British evacuees during WW2. Features mystery postcard messages, the bombing of Plymouth, American GI's and crashing German bombers. Dominic’s work is full to bursting with Dunkirk spirit, steam trains and all the best of WW2 Britishness. And never ever was an episode better timed to coincide with world events. More great unpublished history of the second world war! Buy the book, the...
91 Kisses on a Postcard - Child evacuees - Interview with Dominic Frisby
March 12, 2023 19:43 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBAn interview with Dominic Frisby. The Kisses on a Postcard musical charts the true story of two young British evacuees during WW2. Features mystery postcard messages, the bombing of Plymouth, American GI's and crashing German bombers. Dominic’s work is full to bursting with Dunkirk spirit, steam trains and all the best of WW2 Britishness. And never ever was an episode better timed to coincide with world events. Buy the book, the CD's, hear the musical as a podcast. All links and pod pl...
90 Alf Blackburn Part 2, British Infantry War Memoirs, WWII
February 10, 2023 16:46 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBPart 2 A classic tale of British infantry adventure in WW2. How the Fighting Through WW2 memoirs podcast put the families of two war comrades in touch with each other. Sicily and D-Day campaigns featured. Durham Light Infantry DLI and Green Howards feature. More great unpublished history! Buy Alf Blackburn's War Memoirs at: https://amzn.to/3I8cFxd Full show notes, photos and transcript at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/90-Alfred-Blackburn-War-Memoirs-Part-2 Rennie Shaw...
90 Alf Blackburn Part 2, war memoirs Part 2, WW2
February 10, 2023 16:46 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBPart 2 A classic tale of British infantry adventure in WW2. How the Fighting Through WW2 memoirs podcast put the families of two war comrades in touch with each other. Sicily and D-Day campaigns featured. Durham Light Infantry DLI and Green Howards feature. More great unpublished history! Buy Alf Blackburn's War Memoirs at: https://amzn.to/3I8cFxd Full show notes, photos and transcript at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/90-Alfred-Blackburn-War-Memoirs-Part-2 Rennie Shaw...
89 Alf Blackburn Part 1, British Infantry War Memoirs, WWII
February 06, 2023 17:35 - 1 hour - 38.3 MBA classic tale of British infantry adventure in WW2. How the Fighting Through WW2 memoirs podcast put the families of two war comrades in touch with each other. Sicily and D-Day campaigns featured. More great unpublished history! Buy Alf Blackburn's War Memoirs at: https://amzn.to/3I8cFxd Full show notes, photos and transcript at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/89-Alf-Blackburns-war-memoirs-WW2-British-Infantry Rennie Shaw https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56500895/ren...
89 Alf Blackburn Part 1, War Memoirs Part 1, WWII
February 06, 2023 17:35 - 1 hour - 38.3 MBA classic tale of British infantry adventure in WW2. How the Fighting Through WW2 memoirs podcast put the families of two war comrades in touch with each other. Sicily and D-Day campaigns featured. More great unpublished history! Buy Alf Blackburn's War Memoirs at: https://amzn.to/3I8cFxd Full show notes, photos and transcript at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/89-Alf-Blackburns-war-memoirs-WW2-British-Infantry Rennie Shaw https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56500895/ren...
88 Christmas/Hogmanay at War 2022 WW2
December 05, 2022 10:03 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBCelebrating another Christmas at war and indeed Hogmanay, with a Christmas stocking absolutely heaving with seasonal tales of goodwill. More great unpublished Christmassy! Full show notes, photos and transcript at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/88-Christmas-at-War-2022-WW2 Support Ukraine: Yorkshire Aid Convoy www.yorkshireaidconvoy.co.uk. Salvation Army Ukraine Crisis Appeal https://bit.ly/FightingThroughSalvationArmy Red Cross/ Disasters Emergency Committee ...
88 Christmas/Hogmanay at War 2022 WWII
December 05, 2022 10:03 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBCelebrating another Christmas at war and indeed Hogmanay, with a Christmas stocking absolutely heaving with seasonal tales of goodwill. More great unpublished Christmassy! Full show notes, photos and transcript at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/88-Christmas-at-War-2022-WW2 Support Ukraine: Yorkshire Aid Convoy www.yorkshireaidconvoy.co.uk. Salvation Army Ukraine Crisis Appeal https://bit.ly/FightingThroughSalvationArmy Red Cross/ Disasters Emergency Committee ...
87 German Boy Soldier 2 - Save the Last Bullet
November 08, 2022 21:03 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBPreviewing the newly published book, Save the Last Bullet, about a German boy soldier in the Nazi army. "This is the story of my father's traumatic ordeal as a boy soldier in Hitler's Army. It is an account in his own words of the horrors of the Third Reich, witnessed and experienced from his perspective as a child." Heidi Langbein. Hear the chapter on Military Training. Plus more family stories and WW2 ghost story from James Papalia, aged 7! More great unpublished history! B...
86 Mighty Eighth podcast preview USAAF WW2 V2
November 05, 2022 15:26 - 59 minutes - 34.3 MBA preview of a brand new podcast all about the United States Air Force in the guise of the Mighty Eighth - and their role in Britain during the war. And as a prelude I’m going to chat with Johann, one of the hosts. More great unpublished history! Mighty Eighth website https://mighty8thpodcast.com/ Book mention in the show: Bomb Group: The Eighth Air Force's 381st and the Allied Air Offensive over Europe Paul Bingley and Mike Peters Support: Salvation Army Ukraine Crisis Appeal h...
85 Bill Turner, POW, and the Cockleshell Heroes, WW2 Commandos
August 01, 2022 19:50 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBHow the Cockleshell Heroes upset Nazi supply lines with canoes! The Cockleshell Heroes, Operation Frankton, was a commando raid on ships in the German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest France PLUS: How British Royal Fusilier, Bill Turner, survived for 3 years as a German POW. Featured in Episode artwork. More great unpublished history! Support the Cockleshell 2022 team for December 22 and donate to the Royal British Legion: https://bit.ly/CockleshellFightingThrough ...
85 Bill Turner POW and the Cockleshell Heroes WW2
August 01, 2022 19:50 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBHow the Cockleshell Heroes upset Nazi supply lines with canoes! How a British Royal Fusilier survived for 3 years as a German POW. More great unpublished history! Support the Cockleshell 2022 team for December 22 and donate to the Royal British Legion: https://bit.ly/CockleshellFightingThrough Paul Britton, Senior reporter at Manchester Evening News. Twitter: @PaulBrittonMEN Facebook: www.facebook.com/PaulBrittonjournalist Cockleshell article in Manchester Evening News:...
84 Canadian Lance Corporal David Johnson, Italy WW2
May 18, 2022 11:31 - 56 minutes - 32.5 MBA great tale of one man's survival when so many around him lost their lives in Italy and beyond. Features 5th Canadian Division. Plus a fascinating U-Boat tale about weather station Kurt sneakily set up by the enemy in Newfoundland. More great unpublished history! Donate To Salvation Army Ukraine Crisis Appeal https://bit.ly/FightingThroughSalvationArmy Red Cross/ Disasters Emergency Committee https://bit.ly/FightingThroughRedCross https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Station_Ku...
83 Australian Corporal Leslie Cook and the Japanese Doll
May 13, 2022 15:50 - 1 hour - 38.2 MBThe tale of an Australian soldier who has to bury dead Japanese soldiers - a very distasteful duty but one which years later paid him back in positive ways he could not have imagined at the time. More great unpublished history! Donate To Salvation Army Ukraine Crisis Appeal https://bit.ly/FightingThroughSalvationArmy Red Cross/ Disasters Emergency Committee https://bit.ly/FightingThroughRedCross Link to Anzac Day parade led by Les Cook https://youtu.be/c4sGEiex73I Research links...
83 Corporal Leslie Cook and the Japanese Doll
May 13, 2022 15:50 - 1 hour - 38.2 MBThe tale of an Australian soldier who has to bury dead Japanese soldiers - a very distasteful duty but one which years later paid him back in positive ways he could not have imagined at the time. More great unpublished history! Donate To Salvation Army Ukraine Crisis Appeal https://bit.ly/FightingThroughSalvationArmy Red Cross/ Disasters Emergency Committee https://bit.ly/FightingThroughRedCross Link to Anzac Day parade led by Les Cook https://youtu.be/c4sGEiex73I Research links...
82 Coffee with Cpl Leslie Cook Part 2
April 27, 2022 18:28 - 1 hour - 45 MBSecond part of a long chat with Australian veteran Leslie Cook, his views on the Pacific war and more tales of his WW2 adventures. Play link re the mobile tank mine – the Goliath https://overcast.fm/+lXX7AU7I/1:17:22 Donate To Salvation Army Ukraine Crisis Appeal https://bit.ly/FightingThroughSalvationArmy Red Cross/ Disasters Emergency Committee https://bit.ly/FightingThroughRedCross Full show notes, photos and transcript at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/81-coffe...
82 Coffee with Cpl Leslie Cook Part 2, Australian
April 27, 2022 18:28 - 1 hour - 45 MBSecond part of a long chat with Australian veteran Leslie Cook, his views on the Pacific war and more tales of his WW2 adventures. Play link re the mobile tank mine – the Goliath https://overcast.fm/+lXX7AU7I/1:17:22 Donate To Salvation Army Ukraine Crisis Appeal https://bit.ly/FightingThroughSalvationArmy Red Cross/ Disasters Emergency Committee https://bit.ly/FightingThroughRedCross Full show notes, photos and transcript at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/81-coffe...
81 Coffee with Cpl Leslie Cook Part 1
April 24, 2022 04:43 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBA long chat with Australian veteran Leslie Cook, his views on the Pacific war and more tales of his WW2 adventures. Various family stories and an opportunity to donate to one of the several charities supporting the refugees. Donate To Salvation Army Ukraine Crisis Appeal https://bit.ly/FightingThroughSalvationArmy Red Cross/ Disasters Emergency Committee https://bit.ly/FightingThroughRedCross British Normandy Memorial and Harry Billinge https://www.britishnormandymemorial.or...
81 Coffee with Cpl Leslie Cook Part 1, Australian
April 24, 2022 04:43 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBA long chat with Australian veteran Leslie Cook, his views on the Pacific war and more tales of his WW2 adventures. Various family stories and an opportunity to donate to one of the several charities supporting the refugees. Donate To Salvation Army Ukraine Crisis Appeal https://bit.ly/FightingThroughSalvationArmy Red Cross/ Disasters Emergency Committee https://bit.ly/FightingThroughRedCross British Normandy Memorial and Harry Billinge https://www.britishnormandymemorial.or...
80 Ukraine 2022 Appeal, & Dutch Hunger Winter
March 13, 2022 16:37 - 47 minutes - 27.2 MBInsights into the 2022 Ukraine crisis from 1944. Various family stories and an opportunity to donate to one of the several charities supporting the refugees. Plus: An insight into Operation Manna and the allied response to the massive food shortage in Holland. Donate To Salvation Army Ukraine Crisis Appeal https://bit.ly/FightingThroughSalvationArmy Red Cross/ Disasters Emergency Committee https://bit.ly/FightingThroughRedCross Sources of news/discussion BBC’s Newscast and Ukraineca...
79 German Submariner Part 2: Atlantic, POW in Canada.
February 21, 2022 20:12 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBA thrilling Part 2 of German submarine U-111’s tour of the North Atlantic during the second world war. By Kurt Schoenthier. Sinkings, survivals and POW's. Plus stacks of family stories and more. LINK TO KO-FI LINK TO BUY ME A COFFEE Song For The Bad Guys from Next Exit From Babylon by Nick Feint There are 11 tracks on his brand new album. Below is a link to Bandcamp where Nick’s music is hosted. https://nickfeint.bandcamp.com/track/song-for-the-bad-guys Nick's Facebook page ht...
79 German Submariner Part 2: Atlantic U Boat!
February 21, 2022 20:12 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBA thrilling Part 2 of German submarine U-111’s tour of the North Atlantic during the second world war. By Kurt Schoenthier. Sinkings, survivals and POW's. Plus stacks of family stories and more. LINK TO KO-FI LINK TO BUY ME A COFFEE Song For The Bad Guys from Next Exit From Babylon by Nick Feint There are 11 tracks on his brand new album. Below is a link to Bandcamp where Nick’s music is hosted. https://nickfeint.bandcamp.com/track/song-for-the-bad-guys Nick's Facebook page ht...
78 German Submariner Part 1: Atlantic U-Boat, POW in Canada.
February 11, 2022 19:10 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBGerman submarine U-111’s tour of the North Atlantic during the second world war. By Kurt Schoenthier. Sinkings, survivals and POW's. Plus stacks of family stories, including a Green Howard Padre's account of the Dunkirk beaches. LINK TO KO-FI LINK TO BUY ME A COFFEE Western Approaches museum https://liverpoolwarmuseum.co.uk/ Military Combat Stories https://www.facebook.com/groups/776796136302975/?ref=share Battle of the Atlantic 1939 to 1945. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1403...
78 German Submariner Part 1: Atlantic, POW in Canada.
February 11, 2022 19:10 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBGerman submarine U-111’s tour of the North Atlantic during the second world war. By Kurt Schoenthier. Sinkings, survivals and POW's. Plus stacks of family stories, including a Green Howard Padre's account of the Dunkirk beaches. LINK TO KO-FI LINK TO BUY ME A COFFEE Western Approaches museum https://liverpoolwarmuseum.co.uk/ Military Combat Stories https://www.facebook.com/groups/776796136302975/?ref=share Battle of the Atlantic 1939 to 1945. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1403...
78 German Submariner and POW, North Atlantic
January 28, 2022 17:25LINK TO BUY ME A COFFEE Full show notes at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/77-CBI-hump-pilot-lost-in-china-WW2 Reviews on main website https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/reviews/new/ Apple reviews - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ww2-fighting-through-from-dunkirk-to-hamburg-war-diary/id624581457?mt=2 Follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/PaulCheall Follow me on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FightingThroughPodcast
77 CBI Hump Pilot lost in China
January 03, 2022 07:48 - 2 hours - 62.5 MBThe Able Queen, Tales of an Indiana Hump Pilot Lost in the Himalayas, China - by Rainy Hovarth - Extracts from the true story, told in his own words, of highly decorated CBI Hump Pilot, Robert Binzer, who flew combat transport missions with the 14th Air Force from China, 1943-1945. Plus: - V-discs - vintage wartime music - Major Mahony’s VC story - How to pronounce Aluminium! Links: Link to Wikipedia on Vdiscs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-Disc Lakeview Hot Record Club: htt...
77 CBI Hump Pilot lost in China - The Seabees
January 03, 2022 07:48 - 2 hours - 62.5 MBThe Able Queen, Tales of an Indiana Hump Pilot Lost in the Himalayas, China - by Rainy Hovarth - Extracts from the true story, told in his own words, of highly decorated CBI Hump Pilot, Robert Binzer, who flew combat transport missions with the 14th Air Force from China, 1943-1945. Plus: - V-discs - vintage wartime music - Major Mahony’s VC story - How to pronounce Aluminium! Links: Link to Wikipedia on Vdiscs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-Disc Lakeview Hot Record Club: htt...
76 Christmas at War 2021 WW2
December 02, 2021 12:12 - 1 hour - 47.2 MB- This Christmas in the South Pacific would be far more festive than last time. - Three US soldiers came upon a small cabin in the woods. - We followed the side of the bomb and found a second fuse A few more yards. I clambered onto the train – Yess! - Our Christmas Mission Was to fly Chinese troops up North! - ’Twas the night before Christmas and all through the tent, Not a creature was stirring, the rats had all went. More Great Unpublished Christmassy! LINK TO BUY ME A CO...
76 Christmas at War 2021 WW2 History
December 02, 2021 12:12 - 1 hour - 47.2 MB- This Christmas in the South Pacific would be far more festive than last time. - Three US soldiers came upon a small cabin in the woods. - We followed the side of the bomb and found a second fuse A few more yards. I clambered onto the train – Yess! - Our Christmas Mission Was to fly Chinese troops up North! - ’Twas the night before Christmas and all through the tent, Not a creature was stirring, the rats had all went. More Great Unpublished Christmassy! LINK TO BUY ME A CO...
75 Coffee with Ken Cooke D-Day veteran Part 2
November 17, 2021 12:17 - 1 hour - 34.4 MBBriton Ken Cooke was in the 7th Green Howards infantry, and at the tender age of 18 was thrown into action for the very first time storming Gold Beach on D-Day 6th June 1944 in the very first waves of attack. LINK TO BUY ME A COFFEE Full show notes at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/75-Coffee-with-Ken-Cooke-D-Day-veteran-Part-2 Reviews on main website https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/reviews/new/ Apple reviews - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ww2-figh...
74 Coffee with Ken Cooke D-Day veteran Part 1
November 16, 2021 22:40 - 57 minutes - 26.6 MBBriton Ken Cooke was in the 7th Green Howards infantry, and at the tender age of 18 was thrown into action for the very first time storming Gold Beach on D-Day 6th June 1944 in the very first waves of attack. LINK TO BUY ME A COFFEE Full show notes at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/74-Ken-Cooke-WW2-Green-Howard-Part-1 Reviews on main website https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/reviews/new/ Apple reviews - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ww2-fighting-thr...
73 Jack Stansfield POW in WW2
October 25, 2021 06:28 - 1 hour - 39 MBAn article written by Michael and Jamie Stansfield, the son and grandson of Jack Stansfield. Jack Stansfield was a Green Howard, same as Dad, except Jack was in the 5th Battalion and Dad was in the 6th. LINK TO BUY ME A COFFEE Full show notes at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/73 Jack Stansfield POW in WW2 Reviews on main website https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/reviews/new/ Apple reviews - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ww2-fighting-through-from...
73 Jack Stansfield British POW in WW2
October 25, 2021 06:28 - 1 hour - 39 MBAn article written by Michael and Jamie Stansfield, the son and grandson of Jack Stansfield. Jack Stansfield was a Green Howard, same as Dad, except Jack was in the 5th Battalion and Dad was in the 6th. LINK TO BUY ME A COFFEE Full show notes at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/73 Jack Stansfield POW in WW2 Reviews on main website https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/reviews/new/ Apple reviews - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ww2-fighting-through-from...
72 More Seabees and family stories WWII
September 22, 2021 21:39 - 31 minutes - 18.4 MBA short episode to follow up feedback I’ve had on the previous Seabees episode. LINK TO BUY ME A COFFEE Full show notes at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/72_More_Seabees Reviews on main website https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/reviews/new/ Apple reviews - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ww2-fighting-through-from-dunkirk-to-hamburg-war-diary/id624581457?mt=2 Follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/PaulCheall Follow me on Facebook - htt...
71 The Battalion Artist, Seabees in the Pacific War
September 16, 2021 14:29 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBA Navy Seabee’s Sketchbook of War in the South Pacific The second world war adventures of Nat Bellantoni and his naval comrades in the famous Seabees. Plus a memoir from Seabee John Serra. LINK TO BUY ME A COFFEE Full show notes at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/71_The_Battalion_Artist_Seabees_in_the_Pacific_War Nat's entire collection of artwork, papers, and memorabilia from World War II, resides at the Hoover Institution Library and Archives at Stanford University. ...
71 The Battalion Artist, US Seabees in the Pacific War
September 16, 2021 14:29 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBA Navy Seabee’s Sketchbook of War in the South Pacific The second world war adventures of Nat Bellantoni and his naval comrades in the famous Seabees. Plus a memoir from Seabee John Serra. LINK TO BUY ME A COFFEE Full show notes at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/71_The_Battalion_Artist_Seabees_in_the_Pacific_War Nat's entire collection of artwork, papers, and memorabilia from World War II, resides at the Hoover Institution Library and Archives at Stanford University. ...
70 LCpl Jack Betley WWII comrade
September 02, 2021 14:48 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBI’ve got a number of Dad’s comrades KIA that I either can’t trace or have no photographs of – Jack Betley from Halifax was one of them. I once knew nothing about him - now I know everything, thanks to listener Mark Peters. LINK TO BUY ME A COFFEE Colourisation by Jakob Lagerweijj. The quickest way to contact Jakob is via Facebook/Messenger (https://www.facebook.com/jakoblagerweij/) Full show notes at: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/70_LCpl_Jack_Betley Feedback/rev...
69 German Boy Soldier Willi Langbein WW2
May 26, 2021 14:46 - 1 hour - 52 MBThe memoir of a 13 year old boy soldier who witnessed six years of world war two, from Jewish persecution to hand-to-hand fighting on the front line - Wilhelm Johannes Langbein. "I tell my father’s story in his own words, without judgement or apology. His is the report of an eyewitness and unwitting participant in the horror of the Third Reich, seen from his perspective as a child". Heidi Langbein-Allen Daughter Heidi's Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/Heidi-Langbein-Allen...
68 Leslie Cook 5 - Australian in Burma WWII
April 23, 2021 18:10 - 2 hours - 55.4 MBPart Five - More entertaining WW2 tales plus some great family stories from Gabriel Cervantes and Sidney Topf. Australian Leslie Eric Cook was in the second 14th of the Australian Imperial Force. He served in Greece, Crete, New Guinea, Borneo and Japan. If the links below are not visible, go to http://www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk to find show notes. Web site episode page - Full episode show notes, links, photo and transcript - http://www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk/68 Web si...
68 Leslie Cook 5 - Burma WWII
April 23, 2021 18:10 - 2 hours - 55.4 MBPart Five - More entertaining WW2 tales plus some great family stories from Gabriel Cervantes and Sidney Topf. Australian Leslie Eric Cook was in the second 14th of the Australian Imperial Force. He served in Greece, Crete, New Guinea, Borneo and Japan. If the links below are not visible, go to http://www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk to find show notes. Web site episode page - Full episode show notes, links, photo and transcript - http://www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk/68 Web si...
67 Leslie Cook 4 - Sand, Sangers and Home Sweet Home WW2
April 21, 2021 18:14 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBPart Four 1943/4 - Various entertaining WW2 tales Australian Leslie Eric Cook was in the second 14th of the Australian Imperial Force. He served in Greece, Crete, New Guinea, Borneo and Japan. Web site episode page - Full episode show notes, links, photo and transcript Web site home page Feedback/reviews - Apple Twitter page Facebook page YouTube channel - Loads of my own videos - Dunkirk Mole, Gold Beach, much more.
66 Leslie Cook 3 New Guinea WW2
April 11, 2021 16:29 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBPart Three 1942/3 - New Guinea adventures and more. Australian Leslie Eric Cook was in the second 14th of the Australian Imperial Force. He served in Greece, Crete, New Guinea, Borneo and Japan. Australian War Memorial website. Loads of pics and background. https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/remembering-war-new-guinea Web site episode page - Full episode show notes, links, photo and transcript Web site home page Feedback/reviews - Apple Twitter page Face...
66 Leslie Cook 3 Aussie in New Guinea WW2
April 11, 2021 16:29 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBPart Three 1942/3 - New Guinea adventures and more. Australian Leslie Eric Cook was in the second 14th of the Australian Imperial Force. He served in Greece, Crete, New Guinea, Borneo and Japan. Australian War Memorial website. Loads of pics and background. https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/remembering-war-new-guinea Web site episode page - Full episode show notes, links, photo and transcript Web site home page Feedback/reviews - Apple Twitter page Face...
65 Leslie Cook Part 2 Greece PLUS The Great Escape!
March 27, 2021 14:31 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBPart Two - Circa 1941 Greece adventures, plus an exclusive Canadian family story about the Great Escape! Web site - Full episode show notes, links, photo and transcript Web site home page Feedback/reviews - Thank you. Twitter page Facebook page YouTube channel - Loads of my own videos - Dunkirk Mole, Gold Beach, much more ... Links: Royal Indian Navy mutiny: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Indian_Navy_mutiny New Links page for researchers etc: https://www.figh...