We Have Ways of Making You Talk by Al Murray - ISBN: 9781472296504
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Uncover the hidden, overlooked stories of World War II like never before.
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We Have Ways of Making You Talk

New Histories of the Second World War

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  • Hardcover

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2026

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Summary

‘What is it that makes the history of the Second World War so compelling? Why are the Afflicted afflicted? With these chapters we hope to offer some idea of our approach to, and understanding of, the war, while never forgetting the tumult and terror that came with defeating tyranny. Maybe you will become Afflicted too’

AL MURRAY

‘At the time of writing, we have recorded nearly one thousand episodes of the podcast. That’s a lot and has …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472296504
ISBN-10:1472296508
Author:Al Murray, James Holland, Goalhanger Productions
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:Headline Book Publishing
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:1 September 2026
Dimensions:240mm x 156mm
About The Author

Al Murray

James Holland is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning historian, writer, and broadcaster. The author of a number of best-selling histories including most recently The Savage Storm and Cassino ‘44, he is also the author of ten works of fiction and a dozen Ladybird Experts. He is the co-founder of the annual Chalke Valley History Festival which is now in its twelfth year, and he has presented - and written - many television programmes and series for the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic and the History and Discovery channels.

Al Murray’s alter ego, The Pub Landlord, is one of the most recognizable and successful comic creations of the past twenty years, and Murray, who has won numerous awards and accolades, continues to fill arenas and theatres around the world. He is also the author of many successful books including Watching War Films with My Dad and Command, a sharply entertaining analysis of the key allied military leaders in the Second World War.

Goalhanger is the UK’s largest independent podcast producer and the biggest outside the US - creating chart-topping, story-first shows across history, politics, sport, business, entertainment, culture, and audio drama.

Goalhanger’s shows include The Rest Is History, The Rest Is Politics, Empire, The Rest Is Entertainment, The Rest Is Politics: US, Leading, The Rest Is Money, Journey Through Time, The Rest Is Football, Sherlock & Co., The Rest Is Classified, The Rest Is Football: Daly Brightness, and We Have Ways of Making You Talk.

Goalhanger reach tens of millions each month across long-form audio, video, and live events - with over 400 million downloads in 2024, and more than 1 billion lifetime streams.

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