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Battle of Britain
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 1969 movie Battle of Britain, which tells the gripping story of the fight for air supremacy over the Unit…
2 years, 11 months ago
Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
Having conquered most of Western Europe, Hitler was determined to invade the United Kingdom and bring it to its knees. But before the Germans could l…
2 years, 11 months ago
Dunkirk
As German forces swept through the Low Countries and France, about half a million Allied soldiers became trapped near the port city of Dunkirk. Betwe…
2 years, 11 months ago
Disaster in the West: The Fall of the Low Countries and France
In May 1940, over three million German soldiers crossed Germany’s western border and quickly conquered the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. Germany …
2 years, 11 months ago
Das Boot
The life of a German submarine crewman was filled with challenges, including cramped and dank quarters, poor food, and the constant threat of being s…
2 years, 11 months ago
Blitzkrieg, Sitzkrieg, and the Winter War
In the fall of 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, a peace treaty in which the two nations also agreed to divide P…
2 years, 11 months ago
Darkest Hour
Upon becoming Prime Minister of the UK in 1940, Winston Churchill’s first and greatest challenge was how to deal with the growing threat posed by Naz…
2 years, 11 months ago
Peace in Our Time: German Aggression and the Failure of Appeasement
In March 1938, Germany declared its annexation of Austria. Soon after, Hitler demanded that the Sudetenland, an area of Czechoslovakia with a heavy G…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Gathering Storm
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the 2002 BBC made-for-TV movie The Gathering Storm, which tells the story of Winston Churchill’s return to po…
3 years ago
The Gathering Storm: The Rise of Fascism and Militarism in Europe
In 1923, Benito Mussolini became Prime Minister of Italy and the first fascist leader in Europe. He would not be the last. In less than two decades, …
3 years ago