Ham and Jam - The WW2 British Airborne Podcast

Boys Will Be Boys : Britain's Anti-Tank Rifle In Airborne Use - With Kallan Kriewall

Ham and Jam - The WW2 British Airborne Podcast

Show Notes

Andy and Kevin are joined by guest Kallan Kriewall, a living historian from the USA who has a primary interest in telling the story of the British Airborne and the 9th Parachute Battalion. Before the famed PIAT, there was the Boys anti-tank rifle. Take a listen as Kallan discusses the development and history of the predecessor to the PIAT....

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