Episode 414-In the Lap of the Gods

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Society & Culture, Education, History

4.5 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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As August 13th turns into the 14th, more ships of Pedestal are lost. Some fought bravely during their last moments, other’s not. But Adm. Syfret’s orders are that all ships are to try. And Commander Gibbs of the destroyer HMS Pathfinder and his crew enter into the history books as the ablest crew ever to sail a ship. Still, when the sun rises on August 14th, there are fewer ships to protect and fewer to protect them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:01.0	Hello, and thank you for listening to the history of World War II podcast, episode 414, in the lap of the gods.
1:11.0	Last time, we watched as the straggling merchant ships, like the Tancor Ohio and cargo ship Amaria likes,
1:18.0	tangled with the Italian e-boats, and one victim was the light cruiser HMS Manchester.
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1:44.0	not to mention the straggling people of Malta.
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