I've only just discovered that this podcast interview I did on female spies back in 2016 is on You Tube. The conversation starts at about a...
November 11 1943 is, I understand, a well-remembered day for historians of the Resistance in Nazi-Occupied France. It was on that day that the...
Hi all Ted Owens was a commando and a sniper. He almost died on D-Day and was wounded twice more in the Netherlands. He is a fantastic...
Apologies! It was called Airman Missing, the story of John Evans, a Halifax pilot shot down by night-fighter ace Schnaufer. The book is out of...
Have been fortunate to record interviews with about 30-40 veterans across the UK and heard some remarkable stories. Some highlights: * the...
Hi Skipper Thanks for the link. Yes, I knew about the site - I wrote a book a few years ago about an RAF airman helped by the Comet Line. I'm...
Thanks! I have already interviewed several people involved on the Belgian side. I've been working on it off and on for a few years but hope to...
This is fascinating.
I have just been writing about her and I had no idea she was still alive. Thanks for posting this. She did some remarkable work in partnership...
On September 2, 1944, a number of American airmen were pushed on board a train in Brussels which was bound for a concentration camp. It is...
Met and interviewed Ken a few years ago. He was very generous with his time, and very funny too. He started making trouble for the Germans almost...
Hi I was wondering if any weapons experts could help with this query. In Les Spence's diary (77th HAA Regt, RA) he records how he and has men...
I have a transmission date for this programme. See this thread...
D-DAY VETERAN’S EMOTIONAL RETURN TO THE BATTLEFIELDS A veteran of 41 Commando has made an emotional return to the beaches of Normandy. Ted...
History honours four 'great escapers'Louise Williams in Most, Czech RepublicMarch 26, 2012 Read more: History honours four 'great escapers' THE...
Here's one from my archive: an interview I did with former Stalag Luft III POW Ken Rees in 2003. I've met Ken since and interviewed him at length....
Just reposted eBay - The UK's Online Marketplaceree post in UK and charity donation.
From the South Wales Guardian [IMG] Sid Barlow, veteran of Belsen liberation, dies (From South Wales Guardian) Sid Barlow, veteran of Belsen...
Interesting gallery of then and now WW2 pictures [IMG] http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/view/82384288/ Shame he doesn't appear to say where...
Not sure if anyone mentioned this, although there was some night-fighter exploit talk early on. Here's one: On February 21, 1945, Heinz Wolfgang...