Fighting Through WW2 History Podcast
1) 120 Christmas at War 2024, Chat with Cecili Howard and Ken Cooke
Chat with Cecili who was a young girl in WWII Britain. A Christmas catch up with D-Day veteran Ken Cooke, 98. Plus another helping of festive tales of WW2. Please do subscribe or follow in your liste...Show More
2) 119 Ch 24-25: Post-war Germany - Oberhausen, Essen and Duisberg
Bill's sobering police tour around defeated post-WWII Germany takes in sights and experiences of Oberhausen, Essen and Duisberg, including a poignant and memorable 1945 Christmas. Hear the complete b...Show More
3) 118 Ch 22-23: Germany, Hamburg, Devastation at the end of WWII
Chapter 22/23 Bill recovers from his wounds and gets back into training in England. He returns to the battlefront to his comrades in WW2 Germany and witnesses first hand the devastation caused by alli...Show More
4) 117 Ch 20-21: D plus 1 to D plus 30 - Bill Cheall's WWII memoirs
D-Day plus 1 to D plus 30. The Green Howards fight through France the next few weeks after the invasion. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk...Show More
5) 116 Ch 18-19 D-Day - Bill Cheall's WWII memoirs
D -1 to D-Day. Bill and his comrades cool their heels on board ship whilst the invasion is postponed. They land under horrific fire with the first wave of troops on Gold beach. Hear the complete book,...Show More
6) 115 Chapters 15, 16, 17 England. Scotland, Preparing for D-Day WWII
Bill returns home via bombed-out Liverpool. He trains hard and prepares for D-Day, witnessing some awful happenings in England before the invasion even begins. Hear the complete book, now - Fighting ...Show More
7) 114 Chapters 13, 14 Sicily WW2 history.
Bill trains in the desert heat before invading Sicily, experiencing bombardment and action around the Primasole bridge and Catania airport, before cooking a meal for Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery...Show More
8) 113 Chapters 10, 11, 12 Egypt and the battle of Wadi Akarit, North Africa
Chapters 10 The Desert (Egypt), 11 Back to the Green Howards, 12 Wadi Akarit, Into Battle WW2. Hear the complete book, now - Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one ...Show More
113 Chapters 10, 11, 12 Egypt and the battle of Wadi Akarit, North Africa
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9) 112 Chapters 8,9. I Am Posted. Queen Mary voyage, Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, WW2 history.
Chapters 8/9 - I Am Posted. Bill cools his heels in Britain before finding out he's going to do some travelling - on the Queen Mary ship - to the Middle East. Hear the complete book, now - Fighting Th...Show More
10) 111 Chapters 5,6,7, The Aftermath, Reorganisation, Training for WW2
Chapters 5,6,7, The Aftermath, Reorganisation, Training. Bill recovers from Dunkirk and the Green Howards re-equip and reorganise for war. Hear the complete book, now - Fighting Through from Dunkirk ...Show More