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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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8 months ago
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…
8 months ago
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 …
8 months, 1 week ago
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…
8 months, 1 week ago
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…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 530-Operation Mars
Operation Mars was the sister Soviet counter attack to Uranus, which freed Stalingrad. But Mars would end very differently for the Soviets. When it w…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 529-Interview w/Jonathan Horn: The Fate of the Generals
Author Jonathan Horn’s Book, The Fate of Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright and the Epic battle for the Philippines, covers the experiences of both gene…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 528-Operation Northern Lights
Gen. von Manstein is sent north to capture Leningrad. But days before his attack is launched, the Soviets launch their own. And the results of this b…
9 months ago