Join us for our latest episode as Max Portman talks to journalist and author Chris Hunt, as they discuss Chris' most recent book, 'Escape From Holland: The true story of the dash for the last British boat out of Holland in May 1940'
Based around one fateful weekend in May 1940 as the Nazi army invaded Holland, this story is a captivating tale of 4 days where our characters from the worlds of football, ballet, politics and journalism have to uproot and move their lives aside in the face of the most devastating war we’ve ever known. It's a thrilling true story that sees famous journalists, newly fledged diplomats retired footballers and ballet dancers, one of whom ends up becoming the infamous child-catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang bang, aiming to make it out of the Netherlands.
Chris and Max also discuss the impact of war, the influence of English football on the Dutch and Chris' huge body of work that has seen him publish multiple books as well write for and edit several magazines, including a stint at one of Max's childhood favourites, Match Magazine, between 1993 and 2001.
This isn't just one for football historians, but for those historians who love a good war story and a story about people surviving in the face of it.
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