From History Daily: The Evacuation of Dunkirk

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Face the Attack: The Three Battles of Sailor Malan

Protea Rose Originals

14 episodes

9 months ago

‘Face the Attack: The Three Battles of Sailor Malan’, is a 6 episode podcast series, with ongoing bonus content and updates, about the life and times of Adolph Gysbert ‘Sailor’ Malan,

In the last world war of the 20th century, a farm boy from the rugged bushland of South Africa took to the bloody skies over Europe during World War Two and made history. Considered 'the greatest fighter pilot', embraced as a ‘hero’ and ‘King of the Few’ by the embattled island of Britain and its King, but considered a traitor by many in his own country. Born in 1910 in Wellington, South Africa, Group Captain A.G. ‘Sailor” Malan would fight three battles in his life.

The first would end in victory against Germany in the skies over England and Europe. The second would end in defeat as he took on South Africa's apartheid government. The third would end in death as Parkinson's Disease cut short a full, promising, yet humble life at only 52.

He would be denied a military funeral in his home country, be vilified by his own government for his opposition to them, and only be acknowledged in South Africa three decades after apartheid had come to an end and sixty years after his death.

One of Sailor Malan's 10 Rules of Air Fighting was ‘to always turn and face the attack'. For him, this was not only true in a dogfight, it was true whenever injustice or adversity confronted you in life. 20+ years in the making, this series covers the remarkable life of man celebrated and mythologized by many, but ostracised and forgotten by the country of his birth.

The series includes:

First-person interviews with respected historians and experts, family members, friends & fellow airmen.

Archival sound clips, film material, letters, and official records from South African and UK archives and museums.

Considered the ‘greatest fighter pilot of them all, and ’ the ‘King of the Few’, he was a man with a keen sense of justice, fairness and deep humility about his role in many pivotal moments in the world and his own country’s history. He would only be recognised in South Africa 60 decades after his death.

The creators of the podcast would like to thank the McGregor Museum for introducing us to Yvonne Malan, who not only allowed us to quote extensively from her Sailor Malan memorial lecture given in Kimberley and Simon’s town in 2023, but also introduced us to the majority of the participants for the one-on-one interviews in the podcast. Thank you to everyone who gave their time, insights and participation.

Protea Rose Originals is Cliff Thompson and Nic Fieldsend.

Narrated/written by Cliff Thompson, produced/engineered by Nick Fieldsend with additional sound design by Ben Creelman.

Notes:

Copyright 2024. Protea Rose Originals Inc. Licenses obtained for use.Unauthorized biography.

With thanks to IWM, The National Archives (UK), McGregor Museum Kimberley, Getty Images, Associated Press, Alamy, Doug Tidy, Artlist.

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‘Face the Attack: The Three Battles of Sailor Malan’, is a 6 episode podcast series, with ongoing bonus content and updates, about the life and times of Adolph Gysbert ‘Sailor’ Malan,

In the last world war of the 20th century, a farm boy from the rugged bushland of South Africa took to the bloody skies over Europe during World War Two and made history. Considered 'the greatest fighter pilot', embraced as a ‘hero’ and ‘King of the Few’ by the embattled island of Britain and its King, but considered a traitor by many in his own country. Born in 1910 in Wellington, South Africa, Group Captain A.G. ‘Sailor” Malan would fight three battles in his life.

The first would end in victory against Germany in the skies over England and Europe. The second would end in defeat as he took on South Africa's apartheid government. The third would end in death as Parkinson's Disease cut short a full, promising, yet humble life at only 52.

He would be denied a military funeral in his home country, be vilified by his own government for his opposition to them, and only be acknowledged in South Africa three decades after apartheid had come to an end and sixty years after his death.

One of Sailor Malan's 10 Rules of Air Fighting was ‘to always turn and face the attack'. For him, this was not only true in a dogfight, it was true whenever injustice or adversity confronted you in life. 20+ years in the making, this series covers the remarkable life of man celebrated and mythologized by many, but ostracised and forgotten by the country of his birth.

The series includes:

First-person interviews with respected historians and experts, family members, friends & fellow airmen.

Archival sound clips, film material, letters, and official records from South African and UK archives and museums.

Considered the ‘greatest fighter pilot of them all, and ’ the ‘King of the Few’, he was a man with a keen sense of justice, fairness and deep humility about his role in many pivotal moments in the world and his own country’s history. He would only be recognised in South Africa 60 decades after his death.

Protea Rose Originals is Cliff Thompson and Nic Fieldsend.

Narrated/written by Cliff Thompson, produced/engineered by Nick Fieldsend with additional sound design by Ben Creelman.

Notes:

Copyright 2024. Protea Rose Originals Inc. Licenses obtained for use.Unauthorized biography.

With thanks to IWM, The National Archives (UK), McGregor Museum Kimberley, Getty Images, Associated Press, Alamy, Doug Tidy, Artlist.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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From History Daily: The Evacuation of Dunkirk

Face the Attack: The Three Battles of Sailor Malan

17 minutes 49 seconds

11 months ago

From History Daily: The Evacuation of Dunkirk

As we know 'Sailor' Malan saw action over Dunkirk as the British tried frantically to evacuate men from the beaches. Day in and day out he would fly combat missions to destroy prowling German aircraft - and it was on one of these that he shot down his first enemy plane. Over Dunkirk and in combat for only one week, Malan and 74 Squadron flew constant, tiring and terrifying missions. By the end of Dunkirk, 74 had lost men, but they had shot down 16 German planes in the process.

With this in mind we'd like to introduce you to a podcast we've followed for quite a while now and shares our interest and love of history well told. History Daily.

In this episode host Lindsay Graham, takes us through the evacuation of Dunkirk. During World War Two, the British Military launched Operation Dynamo, pulling out hundreds of thousands of allied soldiers from the French port city of Dunkirk.

Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July, 1969, when mankind reached the moon, History Daily is there to tell you the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time.

Episodes are the perfect length at under twenty minutes each. So if you’re stuck in traffic, bored at work—wherever you are, listen to History Daily to remind yourself that something incredible happened to make that day historic.

History Daily is a co-production from award-winning podcasters Airship and Noiser.

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Face the Attack: The Three Battles of Sailor Malan

‘Face the Attack: The Three Battles of Sailor Malan’, is a 6 episode podcast series, with ongoing bonus content and updates, about the life and times of Adolph Gysbert ‘Sailor’ Malan,

In the last world war of the 20th century, a farm boy from the rugged bushland of South Africa took to the bloody skies over Europe during World War Two and made history. Considered 'the greatest fighter pilot', embraced as a ‘hero’ and ‘King of the Few’ by the embattled island of Britain and its King, but considered a traitor by many in his own country. Born in 1910 in Wellington, South Africa, Group Captain A.G. ‘Sailor” Malan would fight three battles in his life.

The first would end in victory against Germany in the skies over England and Europe. The second would end in defeat as he took on South Africa's apartheid government. The third would end in death as Parkinson's Disease cut short a full, promising, yet humble life at only 52.

He would be denied a military funeral in his home country, be vilified by his own government for his opposition to them, and only be acknowledged in South Africa three decades after apartheid had come to an end and sixty years after his death.

One of Sailor Malan's 10 Rules of Air Fighting was ‘to always turn and face the attack'. For him, this was not only true in a dogfight, it was true whenever injustice or adversity confronted you in life. 20+ years in the making, this series covers the remarkable life of man celebrated and mythologized by many, but ostracised and forgotten by the country of his birth.

The series includes:

First-person interviews with respected historians and experts, family members, friends & fellow airmen.

Archival sound clips, film material, letters, and official records from South African and UK archives and museums.

Considered the ‘greatest fighter pilot of them all, and ’ the ‘King of the Few’, he was a man with a keen sense of justice, fairness and deep humility about his role in many pivotal moments in the world and his own country’s history. He would only be recognised in South Africa 60 decades after his death.

Protea Rose Originals is Cliff Thompson and Nic Fieldsend.

Narrated/written by Cliff Thompson, produced/engineered by Nick Fieldsend with additional sound design by Ben Creelman.

Notes:

Copyright 2024. Protea Rose Originals Inc. Licenses obtained for use.Unauthorized biography.

With thanks to IWM, The National Archives (UK), McGregor Museum Kimberley, Getty Images, Associated Press, Alamy, Doug Tidy, Artlist.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.