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Churchill's Secret Weapon

Photo: 21 cm Nebelwerfer 42 and Land Mattress on display at the Canadian War Museum. The Nebelwerfer, a German multiple rocket launcher, earned the nickname "Screaming Mimi" due to its distinctive sound, while the Land Mattress was its Allied counterpart. (Photo by Mzajac, CC BY-SA 2.5)

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Goalhanger

13 Feb, 2025

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

42 mins

War in Northwest Europe

Weapons Development

What is a land mattress? And what did it have to do with Allied victory in the West? Al Murray and James Holland argue morality, press campaigns and rocket launching in a vintage war-waffle episode.

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James Holland

Historian, writer, and podcaster, specialises in World War II and hosts "We Have Ways" podcast.

Al Murray

Al Murray, comedian, writer, and historian, co-hosts the WWII podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk and writes on

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