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War correspondent Alan Wood types his dispatch in a wooded area outside Arnhem, accompanied by three members of the 1st British Airborne Division, 18 September 1944.

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The Greatest War Fiction

Photo: War correspondent Alan Wood types his dispatch in a wooded area outside Arnhem, accompanied by three members of the 1st British Airborne Division, 18 September 1944. Credit: IWM BU 1146 / Public Domain.

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12 Jun, 2024

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

37 mins

Writing About War

We spend a lot of time speaking about non-fiction, but what are the greatest works of historical fiction? Al Murray interviews James Holland about his new novel 'Alvesdon', a fictional portrait of a farming family during the Second World War.

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Meet the Speakers

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