French Actor Alain Delon & WWII Platoon Commander Brian Wilson

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Alain Delon was once dubbed the most beautiful man in the world and modelled himself on being a French James Dean, but his life was full of scandal. He cosied up to criminals in the underworld and the hard right of French politics. Plus, we explore the life of Lieutenant Brian Wilson, who narrowly survived Operation Market Garden - one of the Allied forces worst defeats of WWII. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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