Pete & Gary's Military History

Pete and Gary continue to explore the bloody Third Battle of Ypres in 1917 - who was involved, why it was fought and how did it go so disastrously wrong? In this second episode, they tell the story of the the Battle of Messines, a crucial first step in the long road to Passchendaele. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Visit Gallipoli with Pete an...

It's a new season, and a new series of special episodes! Pete and Gary examine the bloody Third Battle of Ypres in 1917 - who was involved, why it was fought and how did it go so disastrously wrong? In this first episode, they tell the story of the build-up to the battle. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary in 20...

It's the final episode in our story of the Royal Norfolk Regiment in the Second World War. The desperate Battle of Kohima concludes. Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary in 2025! Go to https://phbt.uk/ for more information! Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a member to listen ad-free and receive special bonus content for only £2 per month :...

Pete and Gary revisit one of their most popular series - the story of the Royal Norfolk Regiment in the Second World War. In this episode the fighting gets desperate as the Battle of Kohima continues. Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary in 2025! Go to https://phbt.uk/ for more information! Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a member to list...

Pete and Gary revisit one of their most popular series - the story of the Royal Norfolk Regiment in the Second World War. In this episode we rejoin the regiment as the Battle of Kohima rages on. Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary in 2025! Go to https://phbt.uk/ for more information! Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a member to listen ad-...

Pete and Gary revisit one of their most popular series - the story of the Royal Norfolk Regiment in the Second World War. This episode is the first in a special four-part series about the famous Battle of Kohima. Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary in 2025! Go to https://phbt.uk/ for more information! Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a me...

Pete and Gary revisit one of their most popular series - the story of the Royal Norfolk Regiment in the Second World War. The Royal Norfolk Regiment are on the move again! This time, they have no idea where - until their ship arrives in India! Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary in 2025! Go to https://phbt.uk/ for more information! Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Produ...

Pete and Gary revisit one of their most popular series - the story of the Royal Norfolk Regiment in the Second World War. The Royal Norfolk Regiment is back in England after the fighting in France and the shocking loss of 100 of their members at the massacre at Le Paradis. Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary in 2025! Go to https://phbt.uk/ for more information! Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain...

Pete and Gary revisit one of their most popular series - the story of the Royal Norfolk Regiment in the Second World War. The fourth episode deals with the grim murder of prisoners at the hands of the Germans. Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary in 2025! Go to https://phbt.uk/ for more information! Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a membe...

Pete and Gary revisit one of their most popular series - the story of the Royal Norfolk Regiment in the Second World War. The third episode sees the regiment finally getting some action against the Germans. Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary in 2025! Go to https://phbt.uk/ for more information! Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a member t...

Pete and Gary revisit one of their most popular series - the story of the Royal Norfolk Regiment in the Second World War. The second episode sees the regiment struggling with the lack of action in the Phoney War of 1939. Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary in 2025! Go to https://phbt.uk/ for more information! Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Bec...

Pete and Gary revisit one of their most popular series - the story of the Royal Norfolk Regiment in the Second World War. The first episode deals with the formation of the regiment and its mobilisation at the outbreak of war. Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary in 2025! Go to https://phbt.uk/ for more information! Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnick...

Join Mat McLachlan to hear all about guidl, a new audio tour app that he is contributing to. guidl takes you on walking tours to the world's most historic sites, narrated by leading historians. Mat's first guidl tour is of wartime Ypres and, in this special episode, Mat shares the first chapter of his Ypres walking tour. Download the app and find out more about guidl: https://www.guidl.tours/ Join...

The war is drawing to a close, but men are still dying. How will it all end for the RFC? Pete and Gary continue the stories of the men of the Royal Flying Corps, based on their new book, Laugh or Fly . Order the book now! https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Laugh-or-Fly-Hardback/p/50848 Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary! Go to https://phbt.uk/ for more information! Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bai...

We think of the air war during the First World War as mostly about fighters and dogfights. But as the war progressed, the opportunities for aerial bombardment steadily increased. By 1917 bombing was a key weapon in the air arsenal of both sides. But how did they do it, and was it effective? Pete and Gary continue the stories of the men of the Royal Flying Corps, based on their new book, Laugh or F...

By early-1918 the strategic situation of the Great War had shifted dramatically. New partners were joining the fight, and old Allies were dropping out. And on the ground the pressure was mounting, as the Allies faced a new German onslaught. In the skies over the Western Front, the men of the RFC kept fighting, and kept dying. Pete and Gary continue the stories of the men of the Royal Flying Corps,...

Following the bitter campaign during the Battle of Arras, the British switch their attention north, to the Ypres sector. This change presents a new set of challenges for the airmen of the RFC and their crews. Pete and Gary continue the stories of the men of the Royal Flying Corps, based on their new book, Laugh or Fly . Order the book now! https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Laugh-or-Fly-Hardback/p/50...

The men of the RFC are still battling hard, as the focus shifts from the Somme to Arras in 1917. Can they survive a resurgent German air campaign? Pete and Gary continue the stories of the men of the Royal Flying Corps, based on their new book, Laugh or Fly . Order the book now! https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Laugh-or-Fly-Hardback/p/50848 Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary in 2024! Go to https://...

Mat McLachlan and Peter Hart are going to Gallipoli! In this special episode of the podcast, the two historians and chums discuss their upcoming tour in May 2025, which will discover the battlefields of Gallipoli by walking in the footsteps of the men who were there! The 10-day tour begins in Istanbul on May 21, 2025, and we'd love you to join us (wherever you are in the world)! There are limited...

Fighting during the Battle of the Somme in 1916 wasn't just taking place on the ground. There was also a bitter aerial war taking place in the skies above the trenches. Pete and Gary continue the stories of the men of the Royal Flying Corps, based on their new book, Laugh or Fly . Order the book now! https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Laugh-or-Fly-Hardback/p/50848 Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary i...

The tables are turning in the skies over the Western Front! The Germans have brought hundreds of new planes into service, and Allied pilots are paying the price. Pete and Gary continue the stories of the men of the Royal Flying Corps, based on their new book, Laugh or Fly . Order the book now! https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Laugh-or-Fly-Hardback/p/50848 Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary in 2024!...

After the successes of August 1918, the Allies are smelling blood and, in one of the most overwhelming series of attacks launched during the entire First World War, they deal the Germans a savage blow. The French and British, supported by Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders and Americans, launch four huge attacks in four consecutive days in September, smashing the Germans in multiple parts of t...

Pete and Gary continue the stories of the men of the Royal Flying Corps, based on their new book, Laugh or Fly . In this episode they tell the story of life at the front during the first year of the war. Order the book now! https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Laugh-or-Fly-Hardback/p/50848 Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary in 2024! Go to https://phbt.uk/ for more information! Presenters: Peter Hart an...

The Germans have battered themselves to the point of exhaustion in their Spring Offensives of March and April, 1918. Now it's time for the Allies to strike back! Beginning with French actions on the Marne, the great Allied offensive that would eventually lead to the total defeat of the German Army begins. And the attack is soon taken up by the British, Australians and Canadians, culminating in the...

It's a brand new series! Pete and Gary have a new book out, Laugh or Fly , and in this special series of episodes they will break down the story of the men who flew in the Royal Flying Corps during the Great War. On the ground there was no end to the amusements they could enjoy. But in the air, combat was no laughing matter, and death lurked behind every cloud. Order the book now! https://www.pen-...