2025 Historian Call-In Show
A live extravaganza where the following guests came on to talk about their projects: 1945, Unarmed Combat, Guam, Mine-Laying, Operation Veritable etc
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CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 Intro by Paul
00:04:43 Phil Craig
00:33:34 Jane Gulliford Lowes
00:46:47 Niall Cherry
01:11:39 Brad St.Croix
01:35:03 Chris May
01:51:25 Andy Chatterton
02:07:03 Jack Bowsher
02:24:54 Anthony Boccia
02:54:51 Woody wraps up by talking about SAS Rogue Heroes
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https://www.youtube.com/live/AM4Z9jcqXJI?si=vDVUVY8tSenjxPTE&t=283
Phil Craig - His forthcoming book: 1945: The Reckoning: War, Empire and the Struggle for a New World. https://thecritic.co.uk/author/phil-craig/
Phil's is co-host of the Scandal Mongers pod https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-scandal-mongers-podcast/id1653614176

Jane Gulliford Lowes is one host of the https://nevermindthedambusters.buzzsprout.com/ podcast on came on to talk about her new book: The Invisible Campaign - Bomber Command Gardening Operations 1940-1945
https://mortonsbooks.co.uk/book/the-invisible-campaign-bomber-command-gardening-operations-19401945
https://www.justcuriousjane.com/

Next up was Niall Cherry. We talked about the issue of recording history beyond the era of the veterans sharing their stories. We also talked about visiting battlefields with veterans and the experiences we have had.
Niall's previous WW2TV shows
Tunisian Tales; The 1st Parachute Brigade in North Africa 1942-1943
https://youtube.com/live/-Lt6DhLQnBU
Western Arnhem - An Area Too Far
https://youtube.com/live/b73Pyb0uhgU
Red Berets and Red Crosses - British Airborne Medics in WW2
https://www.youtube.com/live/igGzgW2Aa_A?si=xkNIWkH9JzwMNw0f

Then Brad St. Croix came on to talk about his work on 1945 and Operation Veritable and what he has planned for his channel. OTD Military History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQZZQKAo8CqUzsUoOhuQdYw
Brad's previous WW2TV appearances:
The 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade and the Battle of Walcheren Causeway 1944
https://youtube.com/live/gcBhJRh7lM0
Canadians vs the SS at Carpiquet Airport - Operation Windsor, July 1944, Normandy
https://youtube.com/live/o1i_kblGnHw
The First Special Service Force on the Anzio Beachhead
https://youtube.com/live/-9Ujg54NjYQ
The Royal Canadian Regiment in Italy - September 1943, Side-stepping South of Salerno
https://youtube.com/live/3cQtqMKb2jw

Chris May joined us to talk about the origins of the Fairburn & Sykes Fighting knife and the work he has done studying unarmed combat in WWII. He discussed techniques used and the wartime training by the SOE, OSS, Rangers and other special forces. Chris runs a Martial Arts course teaching WWII defence techniques:
https://britishmartialarts.org.uk/listing/battalion-martial-arts-york/

Andy Chatterton then joined to talk about his next book. He thrilled us with the story of a small group of Auxiliary men who were recruited by Paddy Mayne for 1 SAS and operations in France in 1944. Andy has done sterling work highlighting the real story of the UK's Auxiliary units.
Andy's last appearance on WW2TV:
Section VII: The 'Real' British Resistance in WWII
https://youtube.com/live/KOTP5X6bJnI

Jack Bowsher joined us next to elaborate on his forthcoming podcast with Robert Lyman about the Burma campaign. We chatted about the importance of bringing the voices of Indian, West and East African voices to the project and how the podcast is progressing.
https://x.com/forgottenwarpod
https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/the-forgotten-war-podcast-burma-campaign-ww2/id1788122946

Jack's previous appearances on WW2TV
Armoured Fist: How tanks defeated the invasion of India
https://youtube.com/live/S3S-aLqaL3U
Burma 1944: Road to Victory - Panel Discussion
https://www.youtube.com/live/E30v7NR5wlI?si=EUzm-oUmWFcx_10X
Burma was more than just Infantry and Jungle. A 12 Myths show
https://www.youtube.com/live/LNw0jFkLqsY?si=m1dL-Hh85pJpzTce

Our final guest was Anthony Boccia a U.S. Navy Sailor of 22 years and historian focused on Imperial Japan and her Navy. He is an MA student of history at SNHU. He is based in Guam and came on to talk about a tour he offers there of the battlefields.
https://bsky.app/profile/avboccia.bsky.social

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