We Have Ways of Making You Talk - New Histories of World War Two by Al Murray & James Holland SIGNED

Pre order now - published 23 April 2026 SIGNED

From the most fascinating characters to the bloodiest battles and decisive turning points of the Second World War, We Have Ways of Making You Talk: New Histories of The Second
World War brings the energy and insight of James Holland and Al Murray's chart-topping
podcast to the page.
From El Alamein to Barbarossa, from the war in China to the ruins of Stalingrad, this book
draws on the latest pioneering academic research to rethink how the war was fought - and why it unfolded the way it did. This is World War II as you haven't read it before: vivid,
forensic and alive with debate.
Composed from James and Al's detailed show notes, this is essential reading for anyone
who thinks they know the Second World War - and for those who want to know it better.
Experience the darkest hours and narrow escapes of Dunkirk, the perilous Arctic convoys
of the North Cape, the devastation of Hamburg, and discover the one thing that genuinely terrified Winston Churchill. As with the podcast, the focus is on the overlooked, the misunderstood and the rarely told - the details that change how we understand the conflict as a whole.
Composed from James and Al's detailed show notes, this is essential reading for anyone
who thinks they know the Second World War - and for those who want to know it better.

From Alamein to Barbarossa, the war on China to Stalingrad, Al Murray and James Holland's We Have Ways of Making You Talk: New Histories of World War Two will capture readers with the most up to date and pioneering academic research on a host of WWII-related topics. The book will trace the darkest hours of the miracle that was Dunkirk, follow arctic convoys in the North Cape, consider the destruction of Hamburg, and unpick the only thing that ever really frightened Churchill. Like their hugely successful podcast, We Have Ways of Making You Talk, it will delve into the forgotten, hidden and little explained aspects of the war.

New Histories of World War Two is the first book to tie-in with the podcast and will follow a number of the podcast's most successful series. At once entertaining and illuminating, this is the perfect book for fans of World War II history.