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Battle of Arnhem

Battle of Arnhem

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Oct 17, 2026

Tim SpicerGUEST
36:54
Brian was co-opted for that, along with people like David Smiley and, and other people who ex- were experienced in clandestine warfare.
Tim SpicerGUEST
37:02
And in parallel with that and running the Hyde Park Hotel, he was campaigning to have the SAS brought back, and that's where his, if you like, more subtle skills, perhaps more subtle than Paddy Mayne's, came to the fore because he was able to manipulate and work his way through the corridors of power in the War Office and the Foreign Office and government in general, ably assisted by people like Bob Laycock, Mike Calvert, some of the more forward-thinking airborne forces generals who'd emerged through the Battle of Arnhem, people like Frost and Gerald Lathbury and others, who by this time were, were quite senior officers.
Tim SpicerGUEST
37:40
And indeed, Winston Churchill himself, who was out of office and therefore had time on his hands, but of course knew everybody.
Tim SpicerGUEST
37:47
And within eighteen months, between eighteen months and two years, it worked, and the SAS came back in the form of two one, 21 SAS TA Regiment, and so Brian had won.
Richard ClarkeHOST
42:08
So you've got some really nice maps to follow the action on.
Richard ClarkeHOST
42:15
And it's interesting because rather than taking a look at the whole Battle of Arnhem, look at that.
Richard ClarkeHOST
42:23
Details of Hohenstaufen, what they're equipped with.
Richard ClarkeHOST
42:27
Really super graphics.

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