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Goalhanger

17 Apr, 2025

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

49 Mins

U.S. Ninth Army

Third U.S. Army

British Second Army

End of WWII

1945

War in Northwest Europe

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Allied Generals

What challenges did the Allies face crossing the river Rhine? How did Montgomery and Patton invade the Nazi homeland? What lessons had been learned and put in place after six years of fighting in order to invade Germany? Join James Holland & Al Murray as they uncover the pivotal but often overlooked final moments of WW2 in Europe - from the grand international politics of the new Cold War superpowers, down to often intense individual tragedies of the survivors.

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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

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