Pete & Gary's Military History

Pete and Gary continue their exploration of the ways in which soldiers confronted horror with humour during wartime. 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 : https://plus.acast.com/s/pete-and-garys-military-history Support the show with a one-off contribution: w...

Pete and Gary continue the gripping tale of a World War Two tank regiment as the advance continues into Belgium and Holland. 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 : https://plus.acast.com/s/pete-and-garys-military-history Support the show with a one-off contrib...

Gary and Peter are once again joined by their colleague Nicolai Eberholst to discuss the fighting on the Eastern Front in the First World War. Today, the discussion focusses on the tough battles of 1916. 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 : https://plus.acas...

It's August 1944 and the tanks of the 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeomanry are leaving France behind them and pushing into Belgium. What new dangers await them? 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 : https://plus.acast.com/s/pete-and-garys-military-history Support t...

Pete and Gary continue their study of the way soldiers used humour to deal with the horrors of warfare. Today, they take a close look at humour while fighting in the trenches of the First World War. 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 : https://plus.acast.com...

The final episode in the long-running series about the air war over Arras in 1917! Today we say farewell to the brave airmen and ground crews of the Royal Flying Corps as the battle reaches its climax in May. 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 : https://plus...

Pete and Gary continuing the gripping tale of the rise and fall of Sir Ian Hamilton. This week is the episode everyone has been waiting for - his pivotal role in the Gallipoli landings! 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 : https://plus.acast.com/s/pete-and-g...

Pete and Gary continue their epic series on the air war over Arras in 1917 by discussing the often overlooked work of ground crews, to keep the Royal Flying Corps in the air. 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 : https://plus.acast.com/s/pete-and-garys-milita...

A special episode in Pete and Gary's popular series about the 2nd Fife and Forfars, a British tank unit battling through WW2. This week the men of the unit tell 'what it's like' to experience the fighting in the Normandy bocage in Sherman tanks. Be prepared for some grim accounts! Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a member to listen ad-fr...

The latest episode in Pete and Gary's series about Sir Ian Hamilton explores his involvement in military reform and numerous campaigns, culminating in the Second Boer War. Surely this man is destined for great things in the Great War! 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 £...

In the latest episode in their series about Sir Ian Hamilton, who would become infamous for his failure as the commander of the Gallipoli campaign, Pete and Gary look back at the early stages of his career, and his success as a young officer during the First Boer War. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a member to listen ad-free and receiv...

The air war over Arras continues in April 1917 as the failure of the French Nivelle Offensive leaves the British no choice but to attack again at Arras. It meant more pain and suffering for the men of of the Royal Flying Corps. 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 m...

Pete and Gary explore the Battle of Amiens, the huge Allied attack that spelled the beginning of the end of the First World War. 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 : https://plus.acast.com/s/pete-and-garys-military-history Support the show with a one-off con...

Pete and Gary continue to tell the story of the 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeomanry, a British WW2 tank unit, as they participate in Operation Bluecoat in July 1944. 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 : https://plus.acast.com/s/pete-and-garys-military-history Sup...

On the anniversary of his death in 1918, Pete and Gary revisit the story of WWI fighter ace Edward Mannock. 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 : https://plus.acast.com/s/pete-and-garys-military-history Support the show with a one-off contribution: www.buymea...

Chatter Natter is back! In this special bonus episode of the podcast, Pete and Gary catch up with Mat McLachlan to discuss his new book, the Cowra Breakout, which tells the story of the largest prison breakout of WW2. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Guest: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a member to listen ad-free and receive special bonus content for only £2 per month : https:/...

In the latest episode in the series celebrating the launch of their new book, Laugh or Cry , Pete and Gary explore how soldiers used humour to cope with the horrendous conditions of life in the trenches during the First World War. Could a joke make the rain, the mud, the cold and the rats a little more bearable? Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki...

Pete and Gary continue their special series on one of the heroes of the Battle of Waterloo, Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. 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 : https://plus.acast.com/s/pete-and-garys-military-history Support the s...

To commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, Pete and Gary revisit their episode about the night attack on July 14, 1916. On the anniversary of his death in 1918, Pete and Gary revisit the story of WWI fighter ace Edward Mannock. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a member to listen ad-free and receive special bonus content f...

Pete and Gary bring you the latest instalment in their gripping account of the air war over Arras in 1917. 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 : https://plus.acast.com/s/pete-and-garys-military-history Support the show with a one-off contribution: www.buymeac...

To commemorate the anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme, Pete and Gary explore the diversionary attack at Gommecourt on July 1, 1916. Become a member to listen ad-free and receive special bonus content for only £2 per month : https://plus.acast.com/s/pete-and-garys-military-history Support the show with a one-off contribution: www.buymeacoffee.com/pgmh For more great history content...

Pete and Gary continue the saga of the 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeomanry, a WW2 tank unit, as they participate in Operation Goodwood, a key battle in the Normandy campaign. After you've listened to the podcast, read more about it in Peter Hart's new book, Burning Steel: A Tank Regiment at War 1939-1945 , available online and at bookshops now! Become a member to listen ad-free and receive special bonu...

Pete and Gary return to the popular topic of Waterloo to discuss Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. 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 : https://plus.acast.com/s/pete-and-garys-military-history Support the show with a one-off contribution:...

In the second special instalment about the Eastern Front, Pete and Gary discuss the Austro-Hungarians in 1915. 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 : https://plus.acast.com/s/pete-and-garys-military-history Support the show with a one-off contribution: www.buy...

Peter and Gary continue to follow the tanks of the 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeomanry as they take part in the bitter battle to capture Hill 112 in Normandy. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a member to listen ad-free for only £2 per month : https://plus.acast.com/s/pete-and-garys-military-history Support the show with a one-off contribution...