• Beyond the West: On the Second Sino-Japanese War

    From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

    We Have Ways of Making You Talk is a weekly show exploring the war in close up, hosted by comedian Al Murray and historian James Holland as they discuss all matters Second World War.

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    Two years before the start of the Second World War in the West, China and Japan entered into a bloody military conflict which would result in millions of casualties. In the first of a two-part series, James Holland and Al Murray discuss the build up to the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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    We Have Ways of Making You Talk
    We Have Ways of Making You Talk
    We Have Ways of Making You Talk is a weekly show exploring the war in close up. Comedian Al Murray and historian James Holland have a stunning knowledge of their subject, but don't expect a linear narrative. The boys love a tangent and a forgotten tale. We Have Ways of Making You Talk roams down forgotten front lines, casts new villains and makes the case for unlikely heroes.





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