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The Battle of Merville Gun Battery: Lieutenant-Colonel Terence Otway DSO

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Otway describes successfully neutralizing a crucial German battery in the hours before the Normandy Invasion, despite having a fraction of the me...
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PREVIEW: The Battle of Merville Gun Battery

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Otway describes successfully neutralizing a crucial German battery in the hours before the Normandy Invasion, despite having a fraction of the me...
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Lt Col R.K. Montgomery: The St. Nazaire Raid

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Lt Col Montgomery served in the British Military as a Commando in WWII, and led the demolition teams that destroyed the port in St. Nazaire....
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Maj James Dunning Part II: The Dieppe Raid

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Dunning describes the infamous Dieppe Raid and becoming an instructor at Achnacarry Castle....
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Maj James Dunning Part I: British Commando in WW2

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Dunning served in the British Army during WW2 as a Commando, and fought in the unsuccessful Dieppe Raid....
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Sir Ludovic Kennedy: Chasing the Bismarck

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Kennedy tells the story of how the Royal Navy chased the Bismarck, the most powerful German battleship in WWII, through the Atlantic...
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