He also presents We Have Ways of Making You Talk, a podcast with Al Murray in which they discuss the Second World War. Throughout the campaign the SRY suffered horrendous casualties with replacement soldiers, many in their early 20's taking the place of the dead and wounded as they fought their way from the Normandy beaches through France, Belgium and Holland across the river Rhine and into Germany. This association assisted the families of the Regiment especially of the wounded and killed in action. It plainly owes a lot to Band of Brothers in concept, although thankfully written by a competent and unbiased historian, and takes in the brutal grinding match of Normandy, the pursuit across Belgium, Market and the Rhineland and the Final pursuit across North Germany.

The immersive story Holland tells is unrivalled and the gripping narrative is as intense as it is heartbreaking. The people of Japan believe that everyone has an ikigai - a reason for being; the thing that gets you out of bed each morning.He seemingly incorporates technical information about tanks and anti-tank weapons so that we get a feel for how men interacted with the technology of war.

He introduces heretofore unknowns such as Commanding Officer Stanley Christopherson, squadron commander John Semken, Sergeant George Dring, the remarkable regimental chaplain Leslie Skinner, and other memorable characters who helped the regiment become the single unit with the most battle honors of any ever in the British army.The American-made Sherman tanks the Rangers fought in were as deadly as the shells they fired; their casualties were horrific, but their ranks immediately refilled. In the annals of World War II, certain groups of soldiers stand out, and among the most notable were the Sherwood Rangers.