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The Devils' Alliance: A conversation with author Roger Moorhouse, part 2—Episode 65
Season 3 Episode 15
What was the USSR doing between September 1939 and June 1941? It was allied with nazi Germany, of course. Historian Roger Moorhouse, author of books …
1 year, 9 months ago
The Devils' Alliance: A conversation with author Roger Moorhouse, part 1—Episode 64
Season 3 Episode 14
The nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact of 1939 gave Hitler and the nazis the green light to invade Poland and start World War 2. Two weeks later, Stalin…
1 year, 9 months ago
A seasonal special: Christmas 1942 in Stalingrad
Season 3 Episode 13
Looking for a break in the Christmas season sweetness? Beyond Barbarossa returns you to the Eastern Front in December 1942. Hitler and Stalin's mutua…
1 year, 10 months ago
Agent Zo—A conversation with Clare Mulley: Episode 62
Season 3 Episode 12
Author Clare Mulley and I discuss her latest book, the story of one of the Allies' most valuable intelligence agents, Elzbieta Zawacka, known as Agen…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Battle of Kyiv, 1943: Episode 61
Season 3 Episode 10
After crossing the Dnipro at Bukrin and getting bogged down by the panzers, the Red Army shifts focus northward to take the Ukrainian capital.
Map 1: …
1 year, 11 months ago
In honour of Remembrance Day 2024: A special Beyond Barbarossa episode
Season 3 Episode 9
In honour of Remembrance Day, 11 November 2024, this is a special episode available to all.
A reading from Army of Worn Soles: Volume 1 of The Easter…
1 year, 11 months ago
Crossing the Dnipro: Episode 60
Season 3 Episode 8
It's hard to believe we've reached the 60th episode!
This is a big one: the Red Army reaches, and crosses the German East Wall along the Dnipro River …
2 years ago
The experience of occupation: Ukraine in the 1940s and 2020s—Episode 59
Season 3 Episode 7
Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk of the Royal Military College of Canada and University of Toronto returns to describe the reality for eastern European people unde…
2 years ago
Ukraine occupied by nazis and communists: Episode 58—A conversation with Prof. Lubomyr Luciuk
Season 3 Episode 6
Professor of political geography at the Royal Military College of Canada and Senior Research Fellow of the Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the Universi…
2 years ago
The second battle of Smolensk, 1943: Episode 57
Season 3 Episode 5
Smolensk has a war history that is far more significant than its size would suggest. In September 1943, it was a key to Soviet Red Army strategy, and…
2 years, 1 month ago