Fighting Through WWII Stories & History

Fighting Through WWII Stories & History

Paul Cheall WW2

Episodes 126
Avg. Duration 1h 13m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 4.7 (189)
Since Apr 2013
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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Second World War Stories, WWII Memoirs & interviews. Dunkirk, D-Day, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Omaha, USAF, RAF, POWs, - Britain, USA, Australia, Canada … all the forces … WW2. ... Over 500 5-star ratings. "Thank you for what you are doing. It's incredible and I'm absolutely hooked" AB

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126 Christmas at War 2025 WW2

Dec 13, 2025 1h 27m

Heartwarming festive tales of WWII. Cry. Laugh. Learn. German POW story, "Last Flight" Lancaster tale, Wilf Shaw goes to church, Stop Press headlines, much more. Your free christmas gift: The…

125 (Pt 2) Britain's Darkest WW2 Newspaper Headlines 1940 PART TWO

Nov 26, 2025 56m

Britain's Darkest WW2 Newspaper Headlines 1940 PART TWO Part Two of a Stop Press Party as we read through more fascinating newspaper headlines of Second World War 1940 - the London Blitz, Battle of…

124 (Pt 1) Britain's Darkest WW2 Newspaper Headlines 1940 PART ONE

Nov 25, 2025 54m

Part One of a Stop Press Party as we read through the exciting newspaper headlines of Second World War 1940 - the London Blitz, Battle of Britain, bombers, blimps and the silly adverts. Hear about…

123 (Pt 3) Battle of Stalingrad Through German Eyes WW2 BY Jonathan Trigg

Oct 25, 2025 1h 20m

Part Three of a preview of Jonathan Trigg's blockbuster book Stalingrad Through German Eyes. Operation Uranus sees the Russians attempting to oust the Germans from their frozen enclave in the city of…

122 (Pt 2) Battle of Stalingrad Through German Eyes WWII

Oct 22, 2025 1h 29m

Part Two of a preview of Jonathan Trigg's blockbuster Stalingrad Through German Eyes. Part One starts in episode 121. The fighting advances into the Russian city of Stalingrad itself. Battle of…

121 (Pt 1) Battle of Stalingrad Through German Eyes, Second World War, Jonathan Trigg

Oct 18, 2025 1h 34m

A preview of Jonathan Trigg's blockbuster Stalingrad Through German Eyes. Five months, one week and three days of hell. The German offensive to capture Stalingrad from the Soviets began in August…

120 Christmas at War 2024, Chat with Cecili Howard and Ken Cooke

Dec 20, 2024 1h 31m

Chat with Cecili who was a young girl in WWII Britain. A Christmas catch up with D-Day veteran Ken Cooke, 98. Plus another helping of festive tales of WW2. Please do subscribe or follow in your…

S1 119 Ch 24-25: Post-war Germany - Oberhausen, Essen and Duisburg

Dec 10, 2024 34m

Bill's sobering police tour around defeated post-WWII Germany takes in sights and experiences of Oberhausen, Essen and Duisberg, including a poignant and memorable 1945 Christmas. Hear the complete…

S1 118 Ch 22-23: Germany, Hamburg, Devastation at the end of WWII

Dec 09, 2024 52m

Chapter 22/23 Bill recovers from his wounds and gets back into training in England. He returns to the battlefront to his comrades in WW2 Germany and witnesses first hand the devastation caused by…

S1 117 Ch 20-21: D-Day plus 1 to D plus 30 - Bill Cheall's WWII memoirs

Dec 08, 2024 1h 8m

D-Day plus 1 to D plus 30. The Green Howards fight through France the next few weeks after the invasion. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from…

S1 116 Ch 18-19 D-Day - Bill Cheall's WWII memoirs

Dec 01, 2024 1h

D -1 to D-Day. Bill and his comrades cool their heels on board ship whilst the invasion is postponed. They land under horrific fire with the first wave of troops on Gold beach. Hear the complete…

S1 115 Ch 15-17 D-Day Preparation, Bill Cheall's memoirs

Nov 29, 2024 55m

Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Bill returns home via bombed-out Liverpool. He trains hard and prepares for D-Day, witnessing some awful happenings in England before…

S1 114 Ch 13-14 Sicily, Bill Cheall's memoirs, WW2 history.

Nov 29, 2024 1h 1m

Bill trains in the desert heat before invading Sicily, experiencing bombardment and action around the Primasole bridge and Catania airport, before cooking a meal for Generals Eisenhower and…

S1 113 Ch 10-12: North Africa, Battle of Wadi Akarit,. Bill Cheall's memoirs

Nov 29, 2024 1h 2m

Chapters 10 The Desert (Egypt), 11 Back to the Green Howards, 12 Wadi Akarit, Into Battle WW2. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to…

S1 112 Ch 8-9: Queen Mary voyage to N Africa, Bill Cheall's memoirs. WW2 history.

Nov 29, 2024 41m

Chapters 8/9 - I Am Posted. Bill cools his heels in Britain before finding out he's going to do some travelling - on the Queen Mary ship - to the Middle East. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS…

S1 111 Ch 5-7: Dunkirk Aftermath, Bill Cheall's memoirs,WW2

Nov 29, 2024 1h 1m

Chapters 5,6,7, The Aftermath, Reorganisation, Training. Bill recovers from Dunkirk and the Green Howards re-equip and reorganise for war. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE…

S1 110 Ch 4: Dunkirk. Bill Cheall's memoirs, WWII history.

Nov 29, 2024 23m

Chapter 4, Dunkirk. Bill's horrific experience in France continues. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill Cheall. The…

S1 109 Chapter 3, British Expeditionary Force, France, 1940. Bill Cheall's memoirs of WW2 history.

Nov 29, 2024 29m

Chapter 3, We Join the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and fight in France 1940. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, by Bill…

S1 108 Chapters 1-2, The Beginning. Bill Cheall's WW2 memoirs

Nov 29, 2024 24m

Chapter 1, The Beginning - joining The Territorial Army Reserve in 1939. Chapter 2, Call-Up Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS EPISODE 107. Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg,…

S1 107 Bill Cheall's complete war memoirs - Dunkirk intro & Prologue. The Book, Fighting Through From Dunkirk to Hamburg - by Bill Cheall

Nov 29, 2024 21m

Introduction & Dunkirk Prologue. Hear the complete book, now ON THIS PODCAST, STARTS here on EPISODE 107. Bill joins the territorial reserve army and fights in Dunkirk, living to escape and fight…

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