247. Monty & Patton vs. the Nazis

<p>Do commanders matter? Were&nbsp;the&nbsp;British generals effective or "foppish"? How did the Allies rebound from huge losses such as the Battle of Dunkirk to victories like Alamein and D-Day? Tom and Dominic are joined by Al Murray to discuss all this and more, following the release of Al’s new book&nbsp;<em>Command: How the Allies Learned to Win the Second World War</em>.&nbsp;</p><br><p>If you want to buy Al's book, it is available at all good book stores or <a href="https://coles-books.co.uk/command-by-al-murray-signed-edition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">online</a>.</p><br><p>Join&nbsp;<a href="https://restishistorypod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rest Is History Club</a>&nbsp;(www.restishistorypod.com) for ad-free listening to the full archive, weekly bonus episodes, live streamed shows and access to an exclusive chatroom community.</p><br><p>Twitter:</p><br><p><a href="https://twitter.com/theresthistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheRestHistory</a></p><br><p><a href="https://twitter.com/holland_tom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@holland_tom</a></p><br><p><a href="https://twitter.com/dcsandbrook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dcsandbrook</a></p><br><p>Email: restishistorypod@gmail.com</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>