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The Battle of Arnhem with Al Murray
Episode 1514

The Battle of Arnhem with Al Murray

Tthe most catastrophic 24-hours the British military faced in the Second World War.

Dan Snow's History Hit · History Hit

September 19, 202435m 45s

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<p>Al Murray, host of WWII podcast <em>We Have Ways of Making You Talk</em> joins Dan to tell the story of the most catastrophic 24-hours the British military faced in the Second World War. Known as ‘Black Tuesday’ the battle of Arnhem was a daring but doomed attempt to secure a vital bridgehead across the Rhine in order to end the war before Christmas 1944.</p><br><p>Al takes Dan through a moment by moment retelling of those 24 hours, the key characters, what went right, what went wrong and where bad decisions were made and opportunities squandered.</p><br><p>His new book is called ‘Arnhem Black Tuesday’</p><br><p>Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore.</p><br><p>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign up <a href="https://eu1.hubs.ly/H09Dmh10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>HERE</u></a> for 50% off for 3 months using code ‘DANSNOW’.</p><br><p>We'd love to hear from you - what do you want to hear an episode on? You can email the podcast at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>.</p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>