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Fighting Through WWII Stories & History126 Christmas at War 2025 WW2Heartwarming festive tales of WWII. Cry. Laugh. Learn. German POW story, "Last Flight" Lancaster tale, Wilf Shaw goes to church, Stop Press headlines, much more. Your free christmas gift: The Fighting Through digital jigsaw: Here's something to entertain pending the next episode, a Fighting Through puzzle, courtesy of Lisa Loftis! #puzzle #ww2 Play at https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=1d5d66386b74 James Papalia's book - The Secret Portalhttps://amzn.to/3KGPAG2 I'm recommending this service for FREE automatic new epsiode notifications: Fe...
2025-12-131h 27
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History125 (Pt 2) Britain's Darkest WW2 Newspaper Headlines 1940 PART TWOBritain's Darkest WW2 Newspaper Headlines 1940 PART TWO Part Two of a Stop Press Party as we read through more fascinating newspaper headlines of Second World War 1940 - the London Blitz, Battle of Britain, bombers, blimps and the silly adverts. Hear about all the war time drama as it happened yesterday! This is Part Two See Episode 124 for Part One I'm recommending this service for FREE automatic new epsiode notifications: FeedSpot automatic email service for free email notifications. Find the Fighting Through Podcast on the list at this link. Fill in y...
2025-11-2656 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History124 (Pt 1) Britain's Darkest WW2 Newspaper Headlines 1940 PART ONEPart One of a Stop Press Party as we read through the exciting newspaper headlines of Second World War 1940 - the London Blitz, Battle of Britain, bombers, blimps and the silly adverts. Hear about all the war time drama as it happened yesterday! This is Part One See Episode 125 for Part Two FeedSpot automatic email service Use Feedspot for free email notifications. Find the Fighting Through Podcast on the list at this link. Fill in your details and get notified every time an episode drops. https://podcast.feedspot.com/world_war_ii_p...
2025-11-2554 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History123 (Pt 3) Battle of Stalingrad Through German Eyes WW2 BY Jonathan TriggPart Three of a preview of Jonathan Trigg's blockbuster book Stalingrad Through German Eyes. Operation Uranus sees the Russians attempting to oust the Germans from their frozen enclave in the city of Stalingrad. Part One starts in episode 121. Part Two starts in episode 122. FeedSpot automatic email service Use Feedspot for free email notifications. Find the Fighting Through Podcast on the list at this link. Fill in your details and get notified every time an episode drops. https://podcast.feedspot.com/world_war_ii_podcasts/ The book - Battle of Stalingrad...
2025-10-251h 20
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History122 (Pt 2) Battle of Stalingrad Through German Eyes WWIIPart Two of a preview of Jonathan Trigg's blockbuster Stalingrad Through German Eyes. Part One starts in episode 121. The fighting advances into the Russian city of Stalingrad itself. Battle of Stalingrad Through German Eyes. Jonathan Trigghttps://amzn.to/3WcBFtn Jonathan Trigg Website https://jonathantrigg.co.uk/ The Fighting Through Podcast 'German eyes' collection:https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/categories/german-eyes/ Fighting Through website - Show notes and photos (none for this episode:https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/122-battle-of-stalingrad-through-german-eyes-ww2 Buy Me a Coffee
2025-10-221h 29
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History119 Ch 24-25: Post-war Germany - Oberhausen, Essen and DuisburgBill'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 book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. Please do subscribe or follow in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. Show notes and photos: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/119-Post-war-Germany-Oberhausen-Essen-Duisberg Episode shortlist - Full episode listing for the podcast
2024-12-1034 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History118 Ch 22-23: Germany, Hamburg, Devastation at the end of WWIIChapter 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 allied bombing and the uprooting of the displaced peoples of Europe, during the second world war. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. Please do subscribe or follow in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. ...
2024-12-0952 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History117 Ch 20-21: D-Day plus 1 to D plus 30 - Bill Cheall's WWII memoirsD-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 to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. Please do subscribe or follow in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. Show notes and photos: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/117-Ch-20-D-Day-contd-Bill-Cheall-WW2-memoirs Episode shortlist - Full episode listing for the podcast https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co...
2024-12-081h 08
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History116 Ch 18-19 D-Day - Bill Cheall's WWII memoirsD -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, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. Please do subscribe or follow in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. Show notes: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/116-D-Day-Bill-Chealls-WWI-memoirs Episode shortlist...
2024-12-011h 00
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History115 Ch 15-17 D-Day Preparation, Bill Cheall's memoirsHear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. 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. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. Please do subscribe or follow in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. Show notes and photos: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/115-Chapters-15-16-17-England-Scotland-Preparing-for-D-Day Episode shortlist - Full episode listing for...
2024-11-2955 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History114 Ch 13-14 Sicily, Bill Cheall's memoirs, 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! Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. Please do subscribe or follow in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. Show notes and photos:https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/114-Chapters-13-14-Sicily-WW2-history Episode sh...
2024-11-291h 01
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History113 Ch 10-12: North Africa, Battle of Wadi Akarit,. Bill Cheall's memoirsChapters 10 The Desert (Egypt), 11 Back to the Green Howards, 12 Wadi Akarit, Into Battle WW2. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. Please do subscribe or follow in your listening app as it helps me with the search rankings. Show notes and photos:https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/113-Chapters-10-11-12-Egypt-Wadi-Akarit-Into-Battle-WWII Episode shortlist - Full episode listing for the podcast https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/about/...
2024-11-291h 02
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History112 Ch 8-9: Queen Mary voyage to N Africa, Bill Cheall's memoirs. 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 ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. "When Bill Cheall joined up in April 1939, he could not have imagined the drama, rewards and near continuous action that lay in store. First and foremost a Green Howard (a Northern regiment), as a m...
2024-11-2941 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History111 Ch 5-7: Dunkirk Aftermath, Bill Cheall's memoirs,WW2Chapters 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 ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. "When Bill Cheall joined up in April 1939, he could not have imagined the drama, rewards and near continuous action that lay in store. First and foremost a Green Howard (a Northern regiment), as a member of the British Expeditionary Force he saw the sharp end of Hitler's Ma...
2024-11-291h 01
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History110 Ch 4: Dunkirk. Bill Cheall's memoirs, WWII history.Chapter 4, Dunkirk. Bill's horrific experience in France continues. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. "When Bill Cheall joined up in April 1939, he could not have imagined the drama, rewards and near continuous action that lay in store. First and foremost a Green Howard (a Northern regiment), as a member of the British Expeditionary Force he saw the sharp end of Hitler's May 1940 Blitzkrieg and was evacuated exhausted from Dunkirk. His next mo...
2024-11-2923 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History109 Chapter 3, British Expeditionary Force, France, 1940. Bill Cheall's memoirs of WW2 history.Chapter 3, We Join the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and fight in France 1940. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. "When Bill Cheall joined up in April 1939, he could not have imagined the drama, rewards and near continuous action that lay in store. First and foremost a Green Howard (a Northern regiment), as a member of the British Expeditionary Force he saw the sharp end of Hitler's May 1940 Blitzkrieg and was evacuated exhausted f...
2024-11-2929 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History108 Chapters 1-2, The Beginning. Bill Cheall's WW2 memoirsChapter 1, The Beginning - joining The Territorial Army Reserve in 1939. Chapter 2, Call-Up Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. "When Bill Cheall joined up in April 1939, he could not have imagined the drama, rewards and near continuous action that lay in store. First and foremost a Green Howard (a Northern regiment), as a member of the British Expeditionary Force he saw the sharp end of Hitler's May 1940 Blitzkrieg and was evacuated exhausted fr...
2024-11-2924 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History107 Bill Cheall's complete war memoirs - Dunkirk intro & Prologue. The Book, Fighting Through From Dunkirk to Hamburg - by Bill CheallIntroduction & Dunkirk Prologue. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS here on EPISODE 107. Bill joins the territorial reserve army and fights in Dunkirk, living to escape and fight another day. He experiences the wonderful spirit and hospitality of the people of Cardiff, Wales. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST - Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The story of one British man's second world war. STARTS EPISODE 107. "When Bill Cheall joined up in April 1939, he could not have imagined the drama, rewards and near continuous action t...
2024-11-2921 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History100 D-Day 80th anniversary special – Gold, Omaha and moreA special episode to commemorate the events of D-Day 6 June 44. The 80th anniversary. Four veteran accounts of the landings. D-Day Episodes mentioned: Bill Cheall: Episode 3 William Hershel Nelson: Episode 99 Eric Clarke: Episode 42 D-Day 75 - Landing Craft Tank in WWII - Eric Clark D-Day veteran memoir Brian Moss: Episodes 2, 3 and 13 Through German Eyes in the Second World War: Episodes 46/47 All D-Day/Normandy episodes: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/category/d-day/ Buy Me a Coffee - get option of a video reply. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fightingthrough
2024-06-0451 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History87 Save the Last Bullet - German Boy Soldier 2 Previewing the newly published book, Save the Last Bullet, about a German boy soldier in the Nazi army. "This is the story of my father's traumatic ordeal as a boy soldier in Hitler's Army. It is an account in his own words of the horrors of the Third Reich, witnessed and experienced from his perspective as a child." Heidi Langbein. Hear the chapter on Military Training. Plus more family stories and WW2 ghost story from James Papalia, aged 7! More great unpublished history! British Normandy Memorial Shop - https://www.britishnormandymemorial.org/shop/ St...
2022-11-081h 03
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History85 Bill Turner, POW, and the Cockleshell Heroes, WW2 CommandosHow the Cockleshell Heroes upset Nazi supply lines with canoes! The Cockleshell Heroes, Operation Frankton, was a commando raid on ships in the German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest France PLUS: How British Royal Fusilier, Bill Turner, survived for 3 years as a German POW. Featured in Episode artwork. More great unpublished history! Support the Cockleshell 2022 team for December 22 and donate to the Royal British Legion: https://bit.ly/CockleshellFightingThrough Paul Britton, Senior reporter at Manchester Evening News. Twitter: @PaulBrittonMEN Facebook: www.facebook.com/PaulBrittonjournalist...
2022-08-011h 43
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History77 CBI Hump Pilot lost in China - The SeabeesThe Able Queen, Tales of an Indiana Hump Pilot Lost in the Himalayas, China - by Rainy Hovarth - Extracts from the true story, told in his own words, of highly decorated CBI Hump Pilot, Robert Binzer, who flew combat transport missions with the 14th Air Force from China, 1943-1945. Plus: - V-discs - vintage wartime music - Major Mahony's VC story - How to pronounce Aluminium! Links: Link to Wikipedia on Vdiscs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-Disc Lakeview Hot Record Club: http...
2022-01-032h 16
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History66 Leslie Cook 3 Aussie in New Guinea WW2Part Three 1942/3 - New Guinea adventures and more. Australian Leslie Eric Cook was in the second 14th of the Australian Imperial Force. He served in Greece, Crete, New Guinea, Borneo and Japan. Australian War Memorial website. Loads of pics and background. https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/remembering-war-new-guinea Web site episode page - Full episode show notes, links, photo and transcript Web site home page Feedback/reviews - Apple Twitter page Facebook page
2021-04-111h 46
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History53 Sniper Harry Furness, Second World WarSome smashing sniping stories to share. Top of the bill is a tale of a British sniper, Harry Furness, from the 6th Green Howards which I'm using with kind permission of the author of a book called Sniper Anthology. Full show notes, links and photos Feedback/reviews in Apple Podcasts - Thank you. Web site home page Twitter page Facebook page YouTube channel More great unpublished history of the Second world war
2020-03-191h 05
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History27 D-Day Veterans remember - Bennett and Cheall, WWII92 year-old Royal Marine Roy Bennett remembers his WWII Juno beach landing and more: "There was a horrendous noise as we landed, people were dying leaving the landing craft ..." Bill Cheall re-visits France and Gold beach on the 50th anniversary of D-Day in 1994. "We arrived 50 years later at 12.15 hrs and it was still drizzling with rain, and windy, just like it was on D-Day, WW2". More great unpublished history - of the Second World War. Links - Not supported by all podcast players: Facebook page Link to feedback...
2018-03-0149 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History26 The Zilken Letters - WW2 army secrets exposed!WW2 veteran, Fred Zilken, reminisces in letters written 50 years after the war ended. "In the hot desert, while on guard, some of us drank the rusty water from the radiators of the Bren Gun carriers. I would lie on my back - mouth under the drain plug of the carrier! "I didn't get far before Jerry had me in range and dropped a few mortars all around me. I froze, as each bomb seem to get nearer. I could feel the heat off them as they exploded …". "They were all court martialled and two or...
2018-02-1059 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History25 Sgt Rufty Hill meets Winston Churchill in WW2Poignant tale of 5 brave WWII comrades. The story goes back to the start of the war, how these lads met, what special connection brought them together, and what tragedy was to befall some of them. Lance Sergeant William Allan 'Rufty' Hill and Bill Vickers are both honoured in this tragic but poignant tale. More great unpublished history - of the Second World War. Links - Not supported by all podcast players: Facebook page Please take my MOBILE survey! I'd be grateful for any feedback on the Fighting Through Podcast, or even...
2018-01-2639 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History24 Christmas at War Bill Cheall WW2 HistoryHow the Dunkirk spirit of 1940 became the Christmas spirit of '45. Bill Cheall keeps the peace as a regimental policeman in war-torn and defeated Germany and experiences the most heart-warming end to his war. More great unpublished history - of the Second World War. Facebook page Please take my MOBILE survey! I'd be grateful for any feedback on the Fighting Through Podcast. Replies are completely anonymous. Only 9 simple questions, so do please take a shufty! https://form.jotform.com/202945895781067 Link to feedback/reviews Thank you. Full show notes at www...
2017-12-051h 00
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History19 Best of the First 5 years Part 2Revisit my first five years' favourites from episodes 1-17. The best, the bloopers, the funniest and scariest moments, plus loads of new material. Happy International Podcast Day 2017! More great unpublished history - of the Second World War. Links - Not supported by all podcast players: Please take my MOBILE survey! I'd be grateful for any feedback on the Fighting Through Podcast, or even early comments on the survey itself. Replies are completely anonymous. Only 9 simple questions, so do please take a shufty! https://form.jotform.com/202945895781067. Facebook page Best pod...
2017-09-291h 02
The WW2 PodcastFighting Through From Dunkirk to HamburgIn this episode we're going to be discussing Bill Cheall. Bill joined the Green Howard's in 1939, a regiment in the British army, and fought throughout the whole war. He was evacuated through Dunkirk, fought in the Desert, took part in the invasion of Sicily and in 1944 landed on Gold beach on D-Day… Bill wrote his memoirs which have been edited by his son Paul and publish as "Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg: A Green Howard's Wartime Memoir". [asa2 tplid="14" align="center" associate_id_set="WW2"]B00BM4SLO0[/asa2] For mor...
2017-07-0152 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History10 Dunkirk ship diaries of Capt Tom Woods OBEThe personal WWII diary and letters home from Capt Wood of the Lady of Mann offer a unique glimpse into the happenings of the Dunkirk evacuation during WW2 in 1940 Bill Cheall was plucked off the Dunkirk beaches by the ship Lady of Mann, which had an heroic part to play at Dunkirk The ship was captained by civilian seaman, Tom Woods, who would later be honoured with an OBE for his gallant efforts. Hear about the murderous threat of the German forces Learn about a mutiny on the big ships!
2017-01-2046 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History4 Wilf Shaw - WW2 army veteran interview 1The memories of a Legion D'Honneur veteran A chat with Wilf Shaw of 6th Battalion the Green Howards, 50th infantry division, in the British Army of WW2. Wilf fought in many campaigns including fighting for Monty's 8th army in Alamein, Wadi Akarit in Tunisia, Sicily and of course Normandy. He was wounded twice and still returned to battle! This is the fourth episode in the WWII podcast series Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, based around the book of the same name which features Bill Cheall's World War 2 memoirs. More great unp...
2016-07-091h 00
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History3 D-Day veteran - Sgt Brian Moss Royal Engineers WW2Graphic accounts of the D-Day landings taken from two veteran memoirs. Startling accounts from two different perspectives - one from an infantryman, the other from a Royal Engineer, both landing on Gold Beach under heavy fire. Graphic accounts of the D-Day landings taken from two veteran memoirs. Startling accounts from two different perspectives - one from an infantryman, the other from a Royal Engineer, both landing on Gold Beach under heavy fire. "Every second was vital; let's get out of this coffin! Our landing craft was getting so near now and we...
2013-05-1651 min
Fighting Through WWII Stories & History1 Dunkirk WW2 - Veteran Bill Cheall's story of the beachesGripping veteran account of the Beaches at Dunkirk, 1940, WWII. Bill Cheall's dramatic experience on the beaches at Bray-Dunes, France, 1940, trying to get back to England in WWII. Great unpublished history! Links and photos - Not supported by all podcast players: Full show notes here Feedback/reviews in Apple Podcasts - Thank you. Twitter page here Best podcast for World War 2 history and the second world war Facebook page Web site home page Second World War history, WWII Bill Che...
2013-04-1121 min