Life in a WW2 tank regiment

History Extra podcast

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🗓️ 27 July 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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In military history, we often hear the stories of great battles and detailed strategic manoeuvres, but what was life like for the men responsible for executing these sweeping orders? Drawing on oral history testimonies, Peter Hart shares personal stories of the 2nd Fire and Forfar Yeomanry – a WW2 tank regiment. Speaking with Emily Briffett, he reveals how they lived with constant fear of the sudden impact of German shells and the subsequent scramble to escape. (Ad) Peter Hart is the author of Burning Steel: A Tank Regiment at War, 1939-45 (Profile, 2022). Buy it now from Waterstones: https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fburning-steel%2Fpeter-hart%2F9781788166393 The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:03.8	Welcome to the History Extra Podcast, fascinating historical conversations from BBC History
1:10.2	magazine and BBC History Revealed.
1:19.8	In military history, we often hear the stories of great battles and detailed strategic maneuvers.
1:26.3	But what was life like for the men who actually had to execute these orders on the front line?
1:31.9	Through his work with the Imperial War Museum's sound archive, military historian Peter
1:37.2	Hart has conducted many interviews with those with direct experience of front line fighting,
1:44.1	recalling some of the most nerve-wracking moments of their lives. Drawing on these accounts,
1:50.5	his book Burning Steel charts the experiences of the second five and four for Yomundry,
1:56.6	a tank regiment that faced horrific scenes during the Second World War. Emily Griffith
2:01.8	spoke to him to find out more, and please be aware that this conversation includes graphic
2:06.8	descriptions of injury and death.
2:09.4	Hello, Peter, it's an absolute pleasure chatting to you today.
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