Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Stalag 17
In this episode, Sean and James review the 1953 film Stalag 17, which tells the story of a group of American airmen confined with 40,000 prisoners in…
2 years, 4 months ago
Axis Prisoners of War in the U. S.
The experiences of Allied prisoners of war in Germany are relatively well-known, thanks in part to movies and television shows that tell their story.…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Great Escape
Join James and Sean as they discuss the 1963 classic The Great Escape, the thrilling story of the largest mass breakout from a POW camp ever in World…
2 years, 4 months ago
Allied Prisoners of War in Germany
Over 300,000 western Allied servicemen were captured and imprisoned by Nazi Germany during World War 2. Join Sean and James as they tell about the ex…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Tuskegee Airmen
In this episode, Sean and James discuss The Tuskegee Airmen, a 1995 HBO television movie based on the exploits of the first African-American combat p…
2 years, 4 months ago
African-Americans in World War 2
In this episode, James interviews Dartmouth College professor and best-selling author Matthew F. Delmont about his excellent book Half American: The …
2 years, 4 months ago
Judgment at Nuremberg
One of the greatest films of all time, 1961’s Judgment at Nuremberg is a gripping courtroom drama about a small town American judge called to preside…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Holocaust
During the Second World War, the Germans murdered 6 million Jews and about 5 million other so-called “undesirables” in what became known as the Holoc…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Train
The Train narrates the gripping story of a German officer’s attempt to ship great masterpieces of art out of France by train ahead of the Allied adva…
2 years, 5 months ago
Resistance Movements
In every nation that the Germans occupied, resistance movements emerged. In this episode, Sean and James discuss anti-German guerilla movements, focu…
2 years, 5 months ago