How to Win in Arnhem

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger Podcasts

Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Al Murray and James Holland read Second World War manuals produced by the British and American Army. They detail the unbelievable difficulty that XXX Corps faced in Arnhem, and the problems posed in urban warfare. Plus- how many horses did the Waffen SS have? A Goalhanger Production Produced by Joey McCarthy Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod Website: wehavewayspod.com Members’ Club: patreon.com/wehaveways Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to We Have Ways of Making You Talk.
0:05.0	Sign up to our Patreon to receive bonus content, live streams, and our weekly newsletter,
0:11.0	with money off books and museum visits as well plus early access to all live
0:15.1	show tickets that's patron dot com slash we have ways Alarm, Alam! Welcome to We Have Ways of Making You Talk, now into our 8th century of
0:38.2	podcasting. The Second World War podcast of course with me Al Murray and James Holland.
0:43.7	James where are you?
0:44.8	I am in Port Low on the Roseland Peninsula down in Cornwall.
0:48.7	This was booked absolutely ages and ages and ages ago and I was imagining that I'd be deep into
0:52.2	Casino 44 by now and would desperately need it.
0:54.6	In fact I'm using it to finish off this novel that I've been writing on and after ages and I've just got to get it done.
1:01.4	Yeah. The thing is is you can be down here and you can just be completely selfish.
1:05.0	You can just do completely your own thing.
1:06.8	I haven't got to take Daisy to the bus, I haven't got to empty dishwashers,
1:10.1	I haven't got to do anything I can just so I get into a very very strict regime of
1:14.8	getting up at six at my desk by six 20 yeah worked till about 8 830 have a little
1:19.7	bit of breakfast crack on go for a walk crack on crack on crack on, go for a walk, crack on, crack on,
1:23.7	lovely.
1:24.4	Stop, you know, turn in about nine, go to bed,
1:27.1	watch Al Murray, do he, why everyone hates the British Empire.
1:30.9	Go to sleep, repeat.
1:32.5	Sounds like an essential routine for everyone.
1:34.4	I mean, I've already written 2,000 words this morning.
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