North Africa Episodes

April 11, 2013

2 North Africa WW2 - The Battle of the Wadi Akarit in Tunisia

Second World War Veteran memoirs of the 1943 desert, WWII. Three veterans' accounts of one battle - WADI AKARIT, North Africa WW2.

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July 9, 2016

4 Wilf Shaw 1 - WW2 army veteran interview

N Africa, Sicily, and D-Day. Wilf awarded the WWII French Legion D'Honneur.

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Nov. 26, 2017

22 Wilf Shaw 2 - WWII army veteran interview

A second coffee with a North Africa, Sicily, and D-Day veteran, WWII

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Nov. 30, 2017

23 Wilf Shaw 3 - WWII army veteran interview

A third coffee with a North Africa, Sicily, and D-Day veteran, WW2

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Jan. 26, 2018

25 Sgt Rufty Hill meets Winston Churchill in WWII

Tragic but poignant tale of five WWII comrades

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March 31, 2018

28 Wilf Shaw 5 - RIP Tribute

A celebratory farewell to a WW2 hero

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Sept. 20, 2018

35 Freddie Linacre WW2 veteran interview

A WWII infantry veteran recounts his desert & POW experiences

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Dec. 23, 2018

39 Stan Perry Listener Feedback and WW2 Quiz

Listener Feedback on episodes 37-38 plus end of year WWII quiz!

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April 19, 2019

41 Wilf Shaw 4 - A last coffee - WW2 history - Interview

My final chat with WWII veteran the late Wilf Shaw

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Dec. 18, 2019

49 Christmas at War 2019 Second World War

War Poetry 3 and seasonal heartwarming tales.

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Feb. 26, 2020

50 Episode Fifty Special - Pt One

A celebratory episode with old and new clips

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Nov. 26, 2023

95 Dunkirk Special PART TWO Bob Metcalfe WW2 memoirs

PART TWO Featuring No time for dreams: a soldier’s six-year second world war journey through World War II.  By Robert W. Metcalfe, 4th Green Howards. PLUS: What someone's father found in the jungle AFTER the war. Who wrote to Bob Metcalfe upon publication of...

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