Don't mention the war!

About Don't mention the war!

A thoughtful, reflective, impartial and non-partisan look at one of the most consequential periods in modern history and its continuing legacy for today's world. Told by a British father and son.

Publisher

Paul Gordon

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Nov 2020

Latest episode

24 Jan 2021

Latest episodes

3 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Jan 2021

   Why the Germans Do it Better

   A review of the book by John Kampfner which brilliantly captures how the legacy of the Second World War has helped shape modern Germany.

2. 

   15 Dec 2020

   Extraordinary and lesser known tales from the Second World War

   Australians shooting at Australians, Hitler's nephew, the Swiss air force, the Soviet class of 1923, the tragedy of Oradour-sur-Glane, the grizzly end of former SS commander Joachim Peiper, and the last German and Japanese soldiers to surrender (30 years later!)

3. 

   20 Nov 2020

   Remembering D-Day in Devon and Cornwall

   South West England was one big staging area for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. We remember the impact and the legacy of these events upon the people of Devon and Cornwall, with my father's childhood memories of growing up in Truro during the war, and seasoned by some recent visits to the Normandy battlefields.