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For You The War Is Over
'For You The War Is Over' is a podcast all about the history of Second World War Prisoner-of-War escapes.
First and foremost, these are true adventure stories; tales of human courage and endeavour.
In each episode we look at a new POW escape and the story behind how they were captured, what their lives were like in the POW camps, and how they escaped. We also look at the lengths they went to in order to prepare for their escapes, and the challenges they faced and overcame in pursuit of their…
Episodes
- For You The War Is Over
Lt. Alastair Cram Part 2 (With Special Guest Prof David Guss)
This week's episode is the conclusion of our conversation with Prof. David Guss, author of "The 21 Escapes of Lt. Alastair Cram". In part 1 we covered…
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Lt. Alastair Cram Part 1 (With Special Guest Prof David Guss)
In this episode, the first part of a double header, we are joined by Prof. David Guss, author of "The 21 Escapes of Lt. Alastair Cram". Lt Alastair Cram is an…
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Engine Room Artificers Donald Lister & Frederick Hammond
This week we look at the joint escape of FWE "Wally" Hammond and Donald "Tubby" Lister. A pair of Royal Navy submariners, after a brief stint in Colditz they…
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Captain Jeffery Morphew
For episode nine we look at the escape of Captain J. Morphew, of the South Africa Air Force. He was captured in North Africa and made his escape from Campo 47…
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Sergeant Derrick Nabarro
In our eighth episode we look at the escape of Sgt. D.D.W Nabarro of the No. 10 Squadron of the RAF. He wasn't a POW for very long but managed pack quite a lot…
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Lieutenant Michael Duncan
In our seventh episode we look at the escape of Lt. Michael G Duncan who escaped from Biberach, in an escape which foreshadowed the 'Great Escape' but took the…
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Flight Lieutenant Sandy Gunn (with special guest Tony Hoskins)
In this week's bumper episode we are joined by special guest Tony Hoskins(@TonyHoskins16) to talk about the life and escape of Sandy Gunn and the SpitfireAA810…
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Captain Derek Lang
This week we look at the escape of Capt. DB Lang of the 51st Highland Division. He missed being rescued from Dunkirk before making his way to Palestine via…
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Captain Anthony Taylor
This week's episode we look at the escape of Capt. AD Taylor, of the Hussars, featuring strong middle names, overturned tanks and much more besides! For You…
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Wing Commander Whitney Straight
This week's episode looks at the escape of W/Cdr Whitney Straight; an all-action American war hero with back story as exciting and fast-paced as his escape!…
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The Wooden Horse - Flight Lieutenant Oliver Philpot
This week's episode is the conclusion our Wooden Horse escape double header looking at the story of F/Lt Oliver Philpot and his escape from Stalag Luft III…
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The Wooden Horse - Lt. Richard Codner & Fl/Lt. Eric Williams
We are launching the podcast with the first of a double header of episodes looking at The Wooden Horse escape, this week we will be looking at the story of…
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Introducing For You The War Is Over
Welcome to For You The War Is Over, this is a quick introduction episode to our new podcast that looks at the real life stories of POW escapes from the the…