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The Beginning

The Beginning

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Podcast: World War II with Tom Hanks (LS 62 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)
Episode: The Beginning
Pub date: 2026-05-26

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In September 1939, enabled by a secret pact between Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin, Germany invades Poland with its lightning style of tank warfare, plunging Europe back into war. Adolf Hitler can now pursue his longed-for racial war, as the world watches in horror, and the stage is set for global conflict.

This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):

  • Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History
  • Alexandra Richie, professor, Collegium Civitas
  • Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum
  • Cameron Zinsou, associate professor, Command and General Staff College
  • Geoffrey Wawro, professor, University of North Texas
  • Jadwiga Biskupska, associate professor, Sam Houston State University
  • Simon Sebag Montefiore, historian and author
  • Roger Moorhouse, historian and author
  • Leah Wright Rigueur, associate professor, Johns Hopkins University
  • James Bulgin, Imperial War Museum
  • General Wesley Clark, US Army, Ret.
  • Sean McMeekin, professor, Bard College


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