The personal WWII diary and letters home from Capt Wood of the Lady of Mann offer a unique glimpse into the happenings of the Dunkirk evacuation during WW2 in 1940
Bill Cheall was plucked off the Dunkirk beaches by the ship Lady of Mann, which had an heroic part to play at Dunkirk
The ship was captained by civilian seaman, Tom Woods, who would later be honoured with an OBE for his gallant efforts.
Hear about the murderous threat of the German forces
Learn about a mutiny on the big ships!
A dramatic blow by blow account of five deadly days in Dunkirk!
The second in a special Dunkirk series. Recommended that you also listen to Podcast Episode 9 in this series - Major Petch's Dunkirk diary, WWII.
Shownotes at www.FightingThroughPodcast.co.uk
Subscribe/Review on iTunes - http://bit.ly/WarPodcast
Please note that photos below may or may not display depending on which listening platform you’re using
78 German Submariner Part 1: Atlantic U-Boat, POW in Canada.
77 CBI Hump Pilot lost in China - The Seabees
76 Christmas at War 2021 WW2 History
75 Coffee with Ken Cooke D-Day veteran Part 2
74 Coffee with Ken Cooke D-Day veteran Part 1
73 Jack Stansfield British POW in WW2
72 More Seabees and family stories WWII
71 The Battalion Artist, US Seabees in the Pacific War
70 LCpl Jack Betley WWII comrade
69 German Boy Soldier Willi Langbein WW2
68 Leslie Cook 5 - Australian in Burma WWII
67 Leslie Cook 4 - Sand, Sangers and Home Sweet Home WW2
66 Leslie Cook 3 Aussie in New Guinea WW2
65 Leslie Cook Part 2 Greece PLUS The Great Escape!
64 Cpl Leslie Cook Part 1, Australian in Burma & New Guinea WW2
63 Jean Lindsay, Child of the Second World War
62 Churchill's Hellraisers by Damien Lewis PART 2 WW2 history
61 Churchill's Hellraisers preview - Damien Lewis, WWII History
60 Omaha PART 5 - D-Day WW2
59 Omaha PART 4 - D-Day WW2
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Irish Songs with Ken Murray
History Obscura
Historycal: Words that Shaped the World
The Rest Is History
Lore