Prof. Greg Jackson
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first heard Feb 2026
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Prof. Greg Jackson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And it's about to get all the more troubling for Adolf.
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especially as resistance against Nazi occupation and the Vichy regime mounts in France.
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At this point, we've followed the American and British up Italy, deadly Allied bomber raids on Axis Europe, the U-boat's demise in the Atlantic, improved Lend-Lease deliveries, and seen Soviet wins in the East.
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All of this, broadly speaking, happening near or during the summer of 1943.
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A busy summer, but we're not done.
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That same August, between the 17th and 24th, American, British, and Canadian leaders gather for the Quebec Conference, or to use its code name, the Quadrant Conference.
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Yes, the same conference we caught a glimpse of during the tale of Merrill's Marauders in episode 210, but their genesis here is, with no disrespect, a conference side quest.
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The real matter at Quebec is what to do about the long-discussed and delayed amphibious assault on Nazi-occupied France via the English Channel.
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As always, U.S.
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Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall pushes hard for it, but the British brass still want to see more advancement in Italy.
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Keep in mind that, in August, Operation Husky might be wrapping on Sicily, but the armistice is yet to be signed, and Italy's boot remains untouched.
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But after a lot of frustration and arguing, George finally gets what he's wanted for years.
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An English channel crossing amphibious assault, codenamed Overlord, is named, and I quote, the primary US-British ground and air effort against the Axis in Europe, close quote.
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The current target for this attack, and current is the key word, will be May 1st, 1944.
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Meanwhile, the Allies will keep unremitting pressure on German forces in northern Italy to keep the Nazis from reinforcing northern France.
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And speaking of that fallen ally, there's talk here in Quebec of how a resurging France will help to prep the way for its own liberation.
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La France.
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We've detailed its fall and current state thoroughly between episodes 188, 189, and 200, and even 206 in a way, as we watch the film Casablanca.
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But to refresh your memory on the broadest of strokes, the Third Republic fell in May 1940, then through a harsh armistice.
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The Nazis imposed occupation in the north and along the Atlantic coast while permitting the creation of a French regime
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