Sir Max Hastings, author of ‘Operation Biting’ outlines how British forces captured Hitler’s radar in 1942, in one of the most thrilling and arguably most successful raids in World War II.
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Cobra ?
Listening to this I've just added it to my audible basket. Ta.
If Britain wasn’t so fanatically obsessed with the past, it might begin to address some of its more pressing modern problems.
Homer the Homeless Guy……..Most kids give their dads Ties for Fathers Day. His kids give him T shirts that they acquired at yard sales. When he travels, he packs only t-shirts. When it's cool, he doubles up with 2 t-shirts. When its cold, he triples up with 3 t-shirts. And when its really cold, he wears a blanket over his 3 t-shirts. Can't wait to see the blanket.
If those soldiers could see the future, they wouldn’t have bothered
Why is the picture in the headline that of one of the AMERICAN pontoons on D-Day? 😂
hmmmm dunno st nazaire raid was pretty extraordinary. might have to get this book to really find out
Why does the thumbnail feature Americans? Is this because the "researchers" are all under the age of 30 and haven't heard of the IWM archives?
Bit embarassing that the Times couldnt get a picture of British soldiers (instead of Americans) when talking about British soldiers….
American troops in landing craft = not bothering to watch
I think it and the entire WWII should be not celebrated b😢commemorated through the 100th Anniversary. For one thing there’s not been such a huge war since and younger generations have no idea of the real danger, living in trenches filled with mud, water or snow or that horrible fly infestation and grueling heat in North Africa etc and they need to be reminded just like with the Holocaust we must never forget. In the future if we remain without a third World War then it needs to be celebrated that at least f😢X amount of years the world has stopped logging for more territory-maybe one day even Russia might get the message!
Thank you for this! Long after I bought a copy of R V Jones "Most Secret War" I found a favorite relative was a pioneer of radar in WW2 and knew a few of the people in Jones book. As an old english american whose name happens to be James Bond and who grew up listening to stories about what russian intelligence was up to along with much about ww2 this was rather enjoyable. I had another relative who was the only one I knew who wrote in green ink and had the right background I now have other questions I cannot get answered! Thank you Sir Max for some fine books.