The History of WWII Podcast
Episodes
Episode 33-Premier Petain seeks peace.
03 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Petain rushes to find peace, giving little thought of the price. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 32-French Premier Reynaud falls.
03 Jan 2012
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Reynaud falls and Marshal Petain takes over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 31-Paris falls.
03 Jan 2012
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Paris falls. June 5th – 13th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 30-The End of Dunkirk.
03 Jan 2012
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Rescue operations come to a close as the Germans advance on the Allied perimeter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 29-June 2nd. Massed ships.
03 Jan 2012
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British civilians help rescue troops from Dunkirk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 28-The Miracle.
03 Jan 2012
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The “Miracle” part of Dunkirk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 27-29th May.
03 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The clouds and smoke roll away and Dunkirk is exposed to the Luftwaffe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 26-Dunkirk, Part 2.
03 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The anxious British troops wait on the beaches and the Mole to be rescued. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 25-Dunkirk, Part 1.
03 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The British, seemingly pushed into the sea, organize to save their troops to fight another day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
Episode 24-The panzers reach the coast.
03 Jan 2012
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Allied forces in Belgium are cut off as the German panzers reach the coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 23-The French 9th Army is destroyed.
03 Jan 2012
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Rommel crosses the Meuse north of Sedan and helps destroy the French 9th Army. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 22-German panzers attack through the Ardennes.
03 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
German panzers attack through the Ardennes, head for the Meuse River and the town of Sedan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
Episode 21-The fall of France, Part 2.
03 Jan 2012
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The invasion of Holland and Belgium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 20-China 1937 to 1940.
03 Jan 2012
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China 1937-40 and Mao Biography. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 19-The Long March w/ Laszlo
03 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Long March, 1934-1935. Mao and the Chinese Communist Party are saved by running through the mountains and jungles, fleeing from Chiang Kai-shek an...
Episode 18-The fall of France, Part 1.
03 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Phony War has undermined what eagerness there was to fight Germany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 17-The fall of Denmark and Norway.
02 Jan 2012
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Landlocked Denmark surrenders, but Norway resists. The British try to help but are not organized or equipped properly. Learn more about your ad choice...
Episode 16-The Phony War and Finland’s defeat.
02 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Allies wait for Hitler and Stalin uses the war to attack Finland. But the Soviet Army is far from ready. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...
Episode 15-The fall of Poland.
02 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Hitler’s bluffing to gain an empire is over. He will have to fight from now on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 14-The last days of peace.
02 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Diplomatic wrangling rages over Europe during the summer of 1939. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 13-The line is drawn.
02 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Britain and France are finished giving in to Hitler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 12-Appeasement.
02 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Hitler’s sabre rattling earns him Austria and the Munich Agreement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 11-Europe 1933 to 1937.
02 Jan 2012
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Europe 1933-1937: Ethiopia, Rhineland, Spanish Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 10-The Nazification of Germany.
02 Jan 2012
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The Nazi Party implements Hitler’s vision as written in Mein Kampf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 9-Hitler takes on the World.
02 Jan 2012
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Hitler, now in power, removes his enemies and defies the international community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 8-Japan’s China policy?
02 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Japan struggles to define its policy on China, but events take the decision out the military’s hands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...
Episode 7-Japan expands into China.
02 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Japan continues to expand their operations into China and find themselves facing Chairman Mao, backed by the Soviet Union and Chiang Kai Shek. Learn m...
Episode 6-Japan, 1853-1936.
02 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Japan is opened up to western ways, but the government loses control of the military. Covers from 1853 to 1936. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Episode 5-Il Duce (The Leader)
02 Jan 2012
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Episode covers the first 10 years of Mussolini as Dictator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 4-Mussolini 1918 to 1922.
02 Jan 2012
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Episode covers Mussolini from the end of WWI to his being elevated to power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 3-Early life of Mussolini.
02 Jan 2012
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Episode covers the early life of Mussolini. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 2-Nazi Politics, 1929-1933
02 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Episode covers German politics and the rise of the Nazi Party from the Great Depression until Hitler comes to power in January 1933. Learn more about ...
Episode 1-Rise of the Nazi Party
01 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers Germany from the end of World War I to the advent of The Great Depression. REFERENCES: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Wil...