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254: Greece Pt. 6 - The Invasion Begins
Season 4 Episode 66
On April 6th, 1941, Germany launched Operation Marita, the invasion of Greece, with the 12th Army under General List striking primarily through the n…
15 hours ago
Listener Questions Pt. 3
Season 4 Episode 65
Spanish Civil War Guerillas, the impact of Yugoslavia's transportation infrastructure, and evaluating British generals across the world wars.
Histo…
2 days, 15 hours ago
253: Greece Pt. 5 - Cape Matapan
Season 4 Episode 64
While the land campaign in Greece was grinding forward, the Mediterranean was the scene of an equally consequential struggle at sea. This episode tel…
2 weeks ago
252: Greece Pt. 4 - Spring 1941
Season 4 Episode 63
As the spring of 1941 approaches, the war in Greece enters a critical new phase. The Italians launch a major offensive in Albania, staking everything…
3 weeks ago
251: Greece Pt. 3 - The Path to Escalation
Season 4 Episode 62
The Italo-Greek War, which began as a purely regional conflict in October 1940, would transform into a broader European confrontation as both Germany…
1 month ago
Interview 52: Why Barbarossa Failed with Timothy Manion
Season 4 Episode 61
For this interview I was joined by Timothy Manion to discuss his upcoming book Why Barbarossa Failed: Germany and Russia in the Second World War whic…
1 month, 1 week ago
Listener Questions Pt. 2
Season 4 Episode 60
Because so many questions were sent in for the first Questions episode, I had to make another.
If you have First or Second World War Questions send …
1 month, 1 week ago
250: Greece Pt. 2 - After the Failure
Season 4 Episode 59
This episode continues the story of the Italo-Greek War following the disastrous Italian invasion of Greece in late October 1940. After the Italian d…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
249: Greece Pt. 1 - Plans and Preparations
Season 4 Episode 58
In October 1940, Mussolini launched an invasion of Greece from Albania, determined to secure Italian expansion in the Balkans before any peace could …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
248: Taranto Pt. 2 - The Attack
Season 4 Episode 57
On the night of November 11, 1940, the HMS Illustrious launched two waves of Swordfish torpedo bombers against the Italian fleet anchored at Taranto.…
1 month, 4 weeks ago