WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Al Murray, James Holland, and John McManus discuss the controversial River Rapido crossing by the 36th Texan Division in WWII. They delve into leadership challenges, strategic failures in night battles, and the intense pressures faced in the Italian campaign. The complexities of intelligence operations and post-war fallout are also explored.

If the Mosquito could hold the same bomb load and had a smaller crew, why did the Americans use the bulky B17 to bomb Germany? Al Murray and James Holland talk air superiority, Nazi boffins and why there was no air support in Arnhem. A Goalhanger ProductionProduced by Joey McCarthyExec Producer: Tony PastorSocial: @WeHaveWaysPodEmail: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.comJoin 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

As the Nazis waged war on Europe, Britain had to take extreme measures to protect its shores. German and Italian nationals were imprisoned across the UK, including a small community of women on the Isle Of Man.Al Murray and James Holland return to the National Archives, to discover more about this little known part of the Second World War story.Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives at The National Archives is free to visit and runs from Friday 2 February  - Sunday 21 July 2024, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/great-escapes to find out more.A Goalhanger ProductionProduced by Joey McCarthyExec Producer: Tony PastorSocial: @WeHaveWaysPodEmail: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.comJoin 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

Over 150,000 British and Commonwealth troops were imprisoned by the Germans or Japanese during the Second World War.What were their lives like, what diseases did they suffer, and how good were their musicals?Al Murray and James Holland delve into the National Archives to find out more of the lives of POWs.Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives at The National Archives is free to visit and runs from Friday 2 February  - Sunday 21 July 2024, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/great-escapes to find out more.A Goalhanger ProductionProduced by Joey McCarthyExec Producer: Tony PastorSocial: @WeHaveWaysPodEmail: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.comJoin 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

“In the end it is only people that count, all the people in the whole world. Any land is beautiful to someone. Any land is worth fighting for to someone. So it isn’t the land. It is the people.”In a new epic seven-part series inspired by the release of ‘Masters Of The Air’ on AppleTV, Al Murray and James Holland tell the true story of the Mighty 8th - one of the most courageous units in the USAAF.In our final episode on the Mighty 8th - Al Murray and James Holland chart the final months of the war, and address the myth of US bombing accuracy.A Goalhanger ProductionProduced by Joey McCarthyExec Producer: Tony PastorSocial: @WeHaveWaysPodEmail: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.comJoin 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

“We couldn’t tell 109s from P-51s or Focke-Wulfs. We couldn’t tell which side was winning or what kind went down. They looked like they were playing around, and then one broke off in a dive that ended when he hit the ground.”In a new epic seven-part series inspired by the release of ‘Masters Of The Air’ on AppleTV, Al Murray and James Holland tell the true story of the Mighty 8th - one of the most courageous units in the USAAF.In the penultimate episode of the series, Al Murray and James follow the Mighty 8th as they bomb Berlin and provide vital air support for D-Day.A Goalhanger ProductionProduced by Joey McCarthyExec Producer: Tony PastorSocial: @WeHaveWaysPodEmail: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.comJoin 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

“I wonder if you’ve got the guts to lead a big air force. If you haven’t I’ll get someone who has.”Al Murray and James Holland have reached one of the most important events of the entire air war - Big Week.From the 21st February 1944 - Friday 25th February 1944, over 10,000 tonnes of bombs were dropped on Germany by US aircraft.In a new epic seven-part series inspired by the release of ‘Masters Of The Air’ on AppleTV, Al Murray and James Holland tell the true story of the Mighty 8th - one of the most courageous units in the USAAF.A Goalhanger ProductionProduced by Joey McCarthyExec Producer: Tony PastorSocial: @WeHaveWaysPodEmail: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.comJoin 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

“I believe we did a good job today on this target. The flak was scattered and only accurate at one point. Sweated it out a little but we came out unscathed.”As Big Week looms, Al Murray and James Holland discuss how a change in personnel and strategy reversed the fortunes of the Mighty 8th.In a new epic seven-part series inspired by the release of ‘Masters Of The Air’ on AppleTV, Al Murray and James Holland tell the true story of the Mighty 8th - one of the most courageous units in the USAAF.A Goalhanger ProductionProduced by Joey McCarthyExec Producer: Tony PastorSocial: @WeHaveWaysPodEmail: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.comJoin 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

“We love fighting. Fighting is a grand sport.”For so much of the war, the vicious fighter planes that we obsess over to this day were being mis-used.In a new epic seven-part series inspired by the release of ‘Masters Of The Air’ on AppleTV, Al Murray and James Holland tell the true story of the Mighty 8th - one of the most courageous units in the USAAF.In today’s episode, Al Murray and James Holland trace the birth of Fighter Command and the birth of the iconic P-51 Mustang.A Goalhanger ProductionProduced by Joey McCarthyExec Producer: Tony PastorSocial: @WeHaveWaysPodEmail: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.comJoin 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

“Day bombing is the bold, the aggressive, the offensive thing to do.“It is the method and the practice which will put the greatest pressure on Germany, work the greatest havoc to his wartime industry and the greatest reduction to this air force.”General Ira Eaker was determined for his USAAF to bomb Germany during the day and specifically industrial targets. Why did he disagree with Bomber Harris - and would the benefit of bombing factories outweigh the growing butcher’s bill of American pilots?In a new epic seven-part series inspired by the release of ‘Masters Of The Air’ on AppleTV, Al Murray and James Holland tell the true story of the Mighty 8th - one of the most courageous units in the USAAF.A Goalhanger ProductionProduced by Joey McCarthyExec Producer: Tony PastorSocial: @WeHaveWaysPodEmail: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.comJoin 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