BattleWalks

Living History

Historians Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith explore the great battlefields of Europe, from ancient times to the Second World War. Join them as they bring the history of the battlefields to life, through exploring the ground and reliving the experience in the words of the people who were there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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BattleWalks

Episodes (77)

Jul 18, 2025 REVISIT: V1 'Buzz Bomb' Launch Site
Jun 23, 2025 REVISIT: Somme 1916 - The Sunken Lane
Sep 12, 2024 Walking Ypres with guidl

BattleWalks

Jul 18, 2025
31½ minutes
29 MB

In advance of our new series of BattleWalks, Mat and Pete are taking you back to some of their favourite episodes. In this episode we explore one of the concrete V1 flying bomb launch sites that once terrorized London during the final years of World War II. Walking among the overgrown bunkers and crumbling launch ramps, we uncover the story of Operation Crossbow - the desperate German attempt to turn the tide of war through terror bombing. Discover how these remote sites, hidden in French forests and farmland, became the epicenter of the...

BattleWalks

REVISIT: V1 'Buzz Bomb' Launch Site

Living History

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