Arnhem: 24 hours that shattered Allied dreams

History Extra podcast

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🗓️ 27 December 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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The morning of Tuesday 19 September 1944 was ripe with possibility for Allied forces at Arnhem, says Al Murray. Just 24 hours later, the die of defeat had well and truly been cast. Here, in conversation with Spencer Mizen, the comedian and history buff discusses the failure of this bold attempt to deliver a crushing blow to Nazi Germany – and considers how poor planning, over-confidence and strong German resistance came home to roost in 24 fateful hours. (Ad) Al Murray is the author of Arnhem: Black Tuesday (Bantam, 2024). Buy it now from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Arnhem-Tuesday-Classic-Battle-Before/dp/0857506560/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty. Hear more from Al Murray here: https://link.chtbl.com/x2R-SHj_. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:43.0	The morning of Tuesday the 19th of September, 1944, was ripe with possibility for the Allied
1:50.9	forces at Arnhem. But just 24 hours later, the die of defeat had been well and truly cast.
1:59.0	Here, in conversation with Spencer Mizzen,
2:01.4	the comedian and history buff Al Murray
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