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Where the War was Won - Part 2

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Where the War was Won - Part 2

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Goalhanger

1 Jul, 2020

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

34 mins

Strategic Air Campaign

Allied Generals

In the second part of Al Murray and James Holland's conversation with historian Phillips O'Brien they discuss the largely forgotten US Admiral William Leahy and his attitude to the use of the atomic bomb in Japan.

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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

Phillips O'Brien

Historian and professor of strategic studies at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.

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