We investigate which animals did the most to win a war. We don’t just mean animals that helped a bit – we mean animals who win a war. We don’t give up until we find some amazing animal winners!
And James brings us his best animal Dad Jokes! (Are they still “Dad Jokes” if they’re all James’s jokes?!)
Here are 6 questions to see how well you were listening:
What was the main task pigeons did during wars? Name different tasks that dogs did during wars Why were cats useful on naval ships? Which type of animal has been in the most wars? Name two animals that defeated the Romans: Can you explain what “Phyrric victory” means?Three very useful websites for this episode were Legion Magazine, Live Science and the UK’s Imperial War Museum
Read industry reviews of Dad’s World War II novels, A Chance Kill and The Slightest Chance, at paulletters.com. Available on Kindle, as well as in paperback. Dad’s first wartime novel, A Chance Kill, is a love-story/thriller based on real events in Poland, Paris, London and Prague. The Slightest Chance follows the remarkable true story of the only escape from Japanese imprisonment by a Western woman during World War II.
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60: Why is the Statue of Liberty so important?
59: The secret missions that made D-Day possible
58: A History of Women’s Football
57. Why is the capital of the USA in Washington? And who was America’s greatest President?
56: Extraordinary people in World War II: how did they cope with the challenges they faced?
55: The little town that welcomed the world: A ‘COME FROM AWAY’ SPECIAL!
54. Why was Elizabeth II never supposed to be Queen
53: How can you save history?
52. Why were ordinary families kept prisoner in World War II?
51. The Best Dad (and Me) Jokes Ever!
50. Is the history of sugar all sweet?
Veterans Day Special Re-release
49. The Cold War: when, what, why and how?
48. Who Invented Cars?
47. When, where and how did the Paralympic Games begin?
46. The Olympic Games: why did they start, stop and restart?
45. Secret codes in World War II: what did it take to break them?
44. Hamilton and the American Revolution PART II – the one where we play lots of music and explain what it means
43. The American Revolution: Does the Hamilton musical get its history right? (Pt I)
42. How did Britain accidentally-on-purpose take over India?
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