SAS in France '44: Behind Enemy Lines (Part 1)

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

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Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Join hosts Al Murray and James Holland as they dive into the captivating history of the SAS in France during World War 2. In this first episode of a three-part series with special guest Tom Petch - they explore the origins and operations of Britain’s elite Special Air Service. They examine the SAS’s role in the Overlord campaign and beyond, shedding light on the guerilla warfare that shaped military strategies in 1944. A Goalhanger Production Produced by Joey McCarthy & Becki Hills Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Social: @WeHaveWaysPod Email: [email protected] Join our ‘Independent Company’ to watch our livestreams, get earlybird tickets and our weekly newsletter - packed with deals. Membership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:53.4	Achung, welcome to We have ways of making you talk with me.
1:01.8	Achung, Achung. Welcome to We Have Ways of Making You Talk with me Al Murray and James Holland and
1:07.0	well, we've got a special guest, we'll get to that in a minute.
1:09.0	We are talking today in a three-part series, the first part the SAS the Special Air Service in France and
1:16.5	their role in the Overlord campaigns and beyond. Jim who are we talking to today?
1:21.6	We've got a great friend of the show Tom Petch who is you know he's the man when it comes to all things SAS having
1:26.7	dabbled in that little area himself back in the day but obviously not in the war but more recent times and uh...
1:35.0	Dabbled would be the word James.
1:37.0	Dabbling is what I did.
1:38.0	I always feel a bit guilty as I know people who come out of the regiment or done 22 years and that's not me but yes I
1:43.8	dabbled you dabbled but anyway you know what you're talking about but you're also a
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