By Spencer Mizen

Published: Tuesday, 01 November 2022 at 12:00 am


The Second World War saw Allied forces evolve from serial losers to a war-winning machine. Comedian and history buff Al Murray talks to Spencer Mizen about 10 commanders – from Bernard Montgomery to George Patton and Omar Bradley to Orde Wingate – whose experiences chart that transformation.

Al Murray is the author of Command: How the Allies Learned to Win the Second World War (Headline, 2022)