Fighting Through WWII Stories & History

<p>A preview of Jonathan Trigg's blockbuster Stalingrad Through German Eyes.</p> <p>Five months, one week and three days of hell. The German offensive to capture Stalingrad from the Soviets began in August 1942,</p>...

<p>Chat with Cecili who was a young girl in WWII Britain. A Christmas catch up with D-Day veteran Ken Cooke, 98. Plus another helping of festive tales of WW2.</p> <p>Please do subscribe or follow in your listening app...

<p>Bill's sobering police tour around defeated post-WWII Germany takes in sights and experiences of Oberhausen, Essen and Duisberg, including a poignant and memorable 1945 Christmas. </p> <p>Hear the complete book, now...

<p>Chapter 22/23 Bill recovers from his wounds and gets back into training in England. He returns to the battlefront to his comrades in WW2 Germany and witnesses first hand the devastation caused by allied bombing and...

<p>D-Day plus 1 to D plus 30. The Green Howards fight through France the next few weeks after the invasion. </p> <p>Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107.</p> <p>Fighting Through from Dunkirk...

<p>D -1 to D-Day. Bill and his comrades cool their heels on board ship whilst the invasion is postponed. They land under horrific fire with the first wave of troops on Gold beach.</p> <p>Hear the complete book, now ON...

<p>Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107.</p> <p>Bill returns home via bombed-out Liverpool. He trains hard and prepares for D-Day, witnessing some awful happenings in England before the...

<p>Bill trains in the desert heat before invading Sicily, experiencing bombardment and action around the Primasole bridge and Catania airport, before cooking a meal for Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery!</p> <p>Hear...

<p>Chapters 10 The Desert (Egypt), 11 Back to the Green Howards, 12 Wadi Akarit, Into Battle WW2.</p> <p>Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107.</p> <p>Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg...

<p>Chapters 8/9 - I Am Posted. Bill cools his heels in Britain before finding out he's going to do some travelling - on the Queen Mary ship - to the Middle East.</p> <p>Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST...

<p>Chapters 5,6,7, The Aftermath, Reorganisation, Training. Bill recovers from Dunkirk and the Green Howards re-equip and reorganise for war.</p> <p>Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107.</p>...

<p>Chapter 4, Dunkirk. Bill's horrific experience in France continues.</p> <p>Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107.</p> <p>Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story...

<p >Chapter 3, We Join the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and fight in France 1940.</p> <p>Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107.</p> <p>Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill...

<p>Chapter 1, The Beginning - joining The Territorial Army Reserve in 1939. Chapter 2, Call-Up</p> <p>Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107.</p> <p>Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by...

<p>Introduction & Dunkirk Prologue. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS here on EPISODE 107.</p> <p>Bill joins the territorial reserve army and fights in Dunkirk, living to escape and fight another day...