172. Battle of Britain - Part 3

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

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Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In the third episode of our trilogy James Holland and Al Murray discuss the merits of grass airfields and German plans for the invasion of Britain.

Plus the boys make three new recommendations for reading over the summer.

Independent Company members get £2 off each book from Waterstones.

The Last Enemy - Richard Hillary

A brilliant first-hand account of a Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain.

London War Notes - Mollie Panter-Downes

A columnist for the New Yorker during the war, Panter-Downes letters from London offer real insight into life on the home front.

Lion Rampant - Robert Woollcombe

A graphic account from a front line officer during the battle for Normandy.

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