Ep215: D-Day 80th - Utah Beach (Part 2)

06/12/24 • 36 min

While American troops were being cut down on Omaha Beach, their comrades to the west were coming ashore on the rolling dunes of Utah Beach. Why did this landing go so much more to plan?

In the second of our special series on the D-Day landings, Mat is joined by historian John McManus to tell the story of Utah Beach.

Hosts: Mat McLachlan and John McManus

Producer: Jess Stebnicki

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While American troops were being cut down on Omaha Beach, their comrades to the west were coming ashore on the rolling dunes of Utah Beach. Why did this landing go so much more to plan?

In the second of our special series on the D-Day landings, Mat is joined by historian John McManus to tell the story of Utah Beach.

Hosts: Mat McLachlan and John McManus

Producer: Jess Stebnicki

Join one of our battlefield tours and walk in the footsteps of the Anzacs! Visit https://battlefields.com.au/ for more information.

Find out more about the podcast and everything Mat is doing at https://linktr.ee/matmclachlan

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Ep214: D-Day 80th - Omaha Beach (Part 1)

It's the 80th anniversary of D-Day and Mat is breaking down the entire day by telling the story of each of the five beaches. It's a five-episode special series that will reveal the real story of the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. Today the Americans are tasked with the toughest mission of D-Day: landing in front of the imposing cliffs and tough defences of Omaha Beach. Was 'Bloody Omaha' really as bloody as countless books and movies have told us?

In the first of our special series on the D-Day landings, Mat is joined by historian John McManus to tell the story of Omaha Beach.

Hosts: Mat McLachlan and John McManus

Producer: Jess Stebnicki

Join one of our battlefield tours and walk in the footsteps of the Anzacs! Visit https://battlefields.com.au/ for more information.

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Ep216: D-Day 80th - Gold Beach (Part 3)

Our focus now shifts to the British sector of D-Day, and the landing on Gold Beach. Would the Brits get ashore in the face of treacherous weather and fierce German resistance?

In the third of our special series on the D-Day landings, Mat is joined by historian Gary Sheffield to tell the story of the landing at Gold Beach.

Hosts: Mat McLachlan and Gary Sheffield

Producer: Jess Stebnicki

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