Episode – 2013 : The Night Witches In the dark skies over the Eastern Front of World War II, the Soviet Union deployed one of the most unusual and effective […]
Episode – 1989 : Lend Lease
Episode – 1989 : Lend Lease Podcast Transcript Before the United States entered the Second World War in late 1941, the US wasn’t an active combatant, but it wasn’t entirely […]
Episode – 1979 : Operation Bernhard
Episode – 1979 : Operation Bernhard Podcast Transcript Wars can be fought in many different ways. Ultimately, they are resolved on the battlefield. However, there are other ways to try […]
Episode – 1906 : German POWs in America
Episode – 1906 : German POWs in America Podcast Transcript Prisoners of war or POWs during the 20th century were a part of war. Beligerant nations had to develop systems […]
Episode – 1802 : Operation Dragoon
Episode – 1802 : Operation Dragoon Podcast Transcript In the summer of 1944, the Allied forces planned an audacious amphibious landing on the beaches of France. It involved hundreds of […]
Episode – 1744 : The Occupation and Liberation of Paris
Episode – 1744 : The Occupation and Liberation of Paris Podcast Transcript Of all the cities that experienced the Second World War, one of the most interesting stories is that […]
Episode – 1724 : Ramage’s Rampage
Episode – 1724 : Ramage’s Rampage hr class=”wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity”/> Podcast Transcript On July 31, 1944, one of the greatest naval exploits in history took place in the Western Pacific Ocean. […]
Episode – 1636 : The Siege of Tobruk
Episode – 1636 : The Siege of Tobruk Podcast Transcript In 1941, in the midst of the North Africa Campaign in the Second World War, the British found themselves on […]
Episode – 1596 : The Blitz
Episode – 1596 : The Blitz Podcast Transcript From September 1940 until May 1941, the people of the United Kingdom experienced the horrors of war firsthand. Hundreds of bombers ran […]
Episode – 1583 : Project Habakkuk
Episode – 1583 : Project Habakkuk Podcast Transcript During the Second World War, the Allies were desperate to develop ideas to help them win. Some of these ideas, such as […]
Episode – 1492 : The Manhattan Project
Episode – 1492 : The Manhattan Project Podcast Transcript During the Second World War, the United States embarked on one of the greatest science and engineering projects the world had […]
Episode – 1454 : The North Africa Campaign
Episode – 1454 : The North Africa Campaign Podcast Transcript Before the Allied invasions of Europe in World War II, the ground war against Germany and Italy was first fought […]
Episode – 1328 : The Tuskegee Airmen
Episode – 1328 : The Tuskegee Airmen Podcast Transcript During the Second World War, one of the most distinguished American aviation units was one that no one thought would even […]
Episode – 1321 : Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Episode – 1321 : Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Podcast Transcript In the Pacific Theater in World War II, the leader of the combined Japanese fleet was Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Yamamoto was […]
Episode – 1282 : The Maginot Line
Episode – 1282 : The Maginot Line Podcast Transcript After the First World War in France, many generals thought that the end of the war was really just a pause […]
Episode – 1253 : Cracking the Enigma Code
Episode – 1253 : Cracking the Enigma Code Podcast Transcript During the Second World War, the Germans used what they thought to be an uncrackable encryption system. It was a […]
Episode – 1221 : Operation Unthinkable
Episode – 1221 : Operation Unthinkable Podcast Transcript In the days immediately following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, new concerns gripped the victorious Allied forces. The alliance had […]
Episode – 1190 : The Axis Powers
Episode – 1190 : The Axis Powers Podcast Transcript World War II was famously fought between two forces, the Axis and the Allies. Most people know that the Axis was […]
Episode – 1186 : The Disappearance of Glenn Miller
Episode – 1186 : The Disappearance of Glenn Miller Podcast Transcript Throughout the Second World War, one of the world’s most popular musicians was the American big band leader Glenn […]
Episode – 1171 : Operation Market Garden
Episode – 1171 : Operation Market Garden Podcast Transcript After the Allied landing in Normandy in World War II, the Allies made progress pushing back the Germans.However, by September, things […]