Pete and Gary's Military History

Escaped POWs are at the end of their tether as they approach the Dutch border - and the Germans know where they are going! Can our brave lads escape or will they be recaptured & dragged back. Our latest episode of BEGGAR ME! I'M A PRISONER! Please share! open.spotify.com/episode/22lZy2…

Getting close to the finish as we explore the adventures of ecapees on THE LONGEST JOURNEY to the Dutch border as part of our BEGGAR ME! I'M A PRISONER series. Handy hint for the day: if you decide to milk a cow makes sure its not a bull! Please share! open.spotify.com/episode/37pa9j…

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This week in our long running series BEGGAR ME! I'M A PRISONER we are still covering escapes - this time the methods of actually breaking out! These chaps were jolly ingenious - and brave! Please listen and share! Thanks! open.spotify.com/episode/5bKEoR…

Our latest episode in the Beggar Me POW series reaches the qestion of escape. Only a small proportion had the energy and motivation to try it - after all it was dangerous - but those that did tried and tried again! please listen & share! Thanks! open.spotify.com/episode/3yB69y…

If you weren't an officer then POW Camps meant 'Working, working, always bloody well working'. It was hard graft in factories and mines, but a little easier 'down on the farm'. Our latest podcast in the Beggar Me series. Please share! Thanks! open.spotify.com/episode/6zCtFd…

This week in our long-running series based on BEGGAR ME! I'M A PRISONER we have THE POW CAMP: Relationships - how did they get on with their fellow British, French, Belgian and Russian POWs - and what about the German guards? Thanks for listening! open.spotify.com/episode/2rkPIX…

This week's episode of BEGGAR ME! I'M A PRISONER concentrates on the 'BITS and BOBS' of life in the POW camp! No we couldn't think of a better title but we hope you find it interesting. Please share! open.spotify.com/episode/4cQeg0…

In our series Beggar Me! I'm a Prisoner! the POWs reach the camp and we look at the privations they will face. It was a miserable life. Please share! Not the life - the podcast! open.spotify.com/episode/1BgFN0… If you want to buy the book here is a UK link! ebay.co.uk/itm/1979358825…

If you were captured by the Germans in the Great War, there was a fair chance that you had been wounded. In BEGGAR ME! I'M A PRISONER! HOSPITAL we look at the treatment they might expect. As you might expect some good some bad... Thanks for listening open.spotify.com/episode/3p3T9A…

The 2nd episode from Beggar Me! I'm a Prisoner! and it's RECEPTION - what happened to the prisoners between capture and arriving at the POW Camp in Germany! Sometimes they were treated roughly, exposed to the contempt of German civilians. Please share! open.spotify.com/episode/0yFjF6…

An exciting new series of podcasts begins with Beggar Me! I'm a Prisoner! British POWs in Germany, 1914-18. First up is CAPTURED featuring the stories of men who suddenly found themselves - against all their expectations - a prisoner! Please share! Thanks! open.spotify.com/episode/0oQOYo…

A slightly melancholy tinge as we reach the last episode of our South Notts Hussars WW2 series. What a ride its been, but so sad to think that these brave men have all now passed away. Please share - and spare a moment ot think of them.... open.spotify.com/episode/0bNChA…

Almost all over as the South Nott’s Hussars are fighting their way across Europe to Germany. But men are still dying. It was a grim business. Please share - thanks chums. open.spotify.com/episode/1dtLIz…

Feeling low? Need to cheer up? Well think of the poor POWs in the Great War! No Xmas fun and frolics for them! Why not buy Pete & Gary's latest book: BEGGAR ME! I'M A PRISONER: BRITISH POWs IN GERMANY, 1914-19. The best way to support our podcasts! ebay.co.uk/itm/1979358825…

The South Notts Hussars are thrust into the Normandy campaign and the Battle for Europe. They are part of the huge conglomeration of artillery might and air power that batter the Germans. Please share! Thanks chums! open.spotify.com/episode/5GLbWy…

Tonight’s the night I am speaking on THE FRENCH AT GALLIPOLI, 1915 at 19.30 on Tuesday 2 December at the White Horse Inn, The Street, Trowse, Norwich NR14 8ST. We the British can sometime be seen as perfidious Albion - was that the case at Gallipoli? Find out tonight!

The trials & adventures of the South Notts Hussars nevers eem to end. After the Sicily campaign they finally return home, but what lies ahead? Please share! Thanks chums! open.spotify.com/episode/0rYqKB…

We are visiting the 1916 Somme battlefields from 5-8 June 2026 and telling the stories of the men involved in that tragedy. And who better to do experience it with than Peter Hart, Richard van Emden and Alex Churchill. Mark in your diary and book today: istoriatravel.org