From D-Day to Today I Exploring Utah Beach

From D-Day to Today I Exploring Utah Beach

"We'll start the war from right here". Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr 6 June 1944.That famous quote was ushered on the sand of Utah beach.Welcome to the start of another ongoing series on Foxhole chat. In this series, we're going to explore the history behind each of the beaches that were used on D-Day. We're going to cover the nitty gritty of the war time events and then move into more modern times of what there is to see and do and what memorials are present at each of the beaches today.If that sounds like something that intrigues you make sure to subscribe so you can find out about all the invasion beaches.

Tracing our WW2 Roots I Family Wartime History

Welcome back to the Foxhole! This week we're exploring our own family history associated with the Second World War. This was a fun episode to make as it was interesting to talk about how we're both tied in different ways to this subject that we're obsessed with. Hopefully, with some more time there will be part two when we can share some more details about our family members and their war time service.Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss when that episode comes out!

A Brewery Built on Remembrance I Battalion Beers

This week on Foxhole Chat we're joined by Ryan, the founder of Battalion Beers. This was a great chat learning about Ryan's inspiration behind starting a beer company, his fascinating family history and his tips and tricks for researching your own family history. We hope you enjoyed another guest based episode, make sure to give Battalion Beers a follow, you can find the link to his website and Instagram below.Remember to subscribe so you don't miss out on more great guests!https://battalionbeers.co.uk/

Pushing Into Germany | Band of Brothers Crossroads

"Hang tough". That was Major Richard "Dick" Winters's famous catchphrase. That's right we're back with Easy Company as they fight their way through the Netherlands. Join us as we talk through episode 5 of Band of Brothers, Crossroads. We follow easy as they're trying to find another way into Germany after the difficulties of operation Market Garden.We couldn't believe that we're halfway through our "watch along" of Band of Brothers! There's still a fair way for us to go though, so do stick with us to find out our thoughts on the rest of the series!

Dwight D. Eisenhower: From Solider to Supreme Commander

I like Ike! This week on Foxhole chat we're carrying on our look at the major figures from WW2. We're going across the pond with a look at Dwight D. Eisenhower. Join us as we look through his early life, his WW1 career, and then we dive deep into his influence on the major events of WW2. We hope you're enjoying this ongoing series. Thank you for joining us, don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss who we look at next.