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Episode 539-Interview w/ Laurence Rees: The Nazi Mind
British writer Laurence Rees comes on the show to cover the 12 warnings he has learned from studying WWII.
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Episode 538-Operation Mincemeat
While both Moscow and Berlin focus on the Kursk salient, Operation Mincemeat convinces the Germans to focus troops in the wrong place. Meanwhile, Zhu…
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Episode 537-Gen. Manstein's Backhand Blow
Manstein overcame Hitler’s objections and then two Soviet Fronts. By early March 1943, Kursk was exposed and open to attack.
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Episode 357 - Manstein's backhand blow
Manstein overcame Hitler’s objections and then the two Soviet Fronts. By early March 1943, Kursk was exposed and open to attack.
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Episode 536-The Red Arm Strikes Back: Blood in the Snow
Having tasted defeat and now victory, Stalin wants more operations in southern Russia. And what he gets will change the course of the war on the East…
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Episode 535-The First Cracks Appear
The Axis retreat from the Don River was haphazard. Armies were lost as was much equipment. Army Group South would regroup and form another line, but …
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Ep 534-Becky Aikman Interview-Spitfires:The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During WWII
Writer Becky Aikman tells the story of American female pilots that chose to go to Britain, to fly for the Air Transport Auxiliary. While flying Spitf…
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Episode 533-And the Germans Were Left Standing Alone
As the Stavka made the South its main area of operations in 1942, saving Stalingrad was only the beginning. Next, the Italians were wiped out, then t…
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Episode 532-Operation Little Saturn Pt 2
With the 8th Italian Army destroyed, the Soviets will now focus on the German forces SE of Stalingrad and the 2nd Hungarian Army. The US liaison offi…
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Episode 531-Operation Little Saturn Pt 1
Picking another weak point of the Axis defensive line to the NW of Stalingrad, the Italian 8th, the Hungarian 2nd and what remained of the Romanian 3…
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