The Germans have been kicked out of Africa after huge losses in the Tunisia campaign, and Italy is looking for a way out of the war. On the Eastern Front the Germans have suffered a heavy defeat at Stalingrad but are preparing for one last gamble at Kursk in an effort to turn the tide, while the skies are the scene of furious battles as the British and Americans look too bomb Germany in to submission. The U-Boat menace has already been defeated. But have the Allies got what it takes to break into fortress Europe? This is the story of these times, continuing the series of talks began in Abingdon in 2014. We look at the fighting in Sicily, Kursk, Italy, Ukraine, and the skies of Europe, before examining the D-Day landings. Europe will never be the same again.
Views: 33 | Enquiries: 0I regularly appear on BBC Radio Nottingham as an historical adviser, most notably as the military historian when Armed Forces Day was hosted at Nottingham. I also acted as a Politics advisor, covering the resignation of Boris Johnson and the first Truss vs Sunak debate. I have also spoken on BBC Notts on topics as diverse as Richard 3rd, the tanks, the home guard and the Easter Rising (for which I also appeared on a programme with BBC Ulster). I am also a regular guest speaker for Abingdon Museum in Oxfordshire, the British Biomedical Institute, Buxton Museum and various Rotary clubs. I have done some TV work for BBC Ulster and for Channel 4. I have appeared as a History speaker for the veterans program for Nottingham Forest and Gloucester Rugby. If you have a particular interest for a history talk that's not on the list, feel free to ask if I'd be able to field a talk on the subject, after all the worst I could say is no!
I am a confident and engaging speaker after many years teaching in a Nottingham Secondary school.
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