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281 - Canada at War
Episode 281
When we think of the Second World War, the story is so often told through an Anglo-American lens: Britain holding out alone in 1940, the United State…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
MacArthur and the Philippines
Episode 280
Douglas MacArthur was one of the most prominent — and controversial — generals of the Second World War. As Field Marshal of the Philippines, he withd…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Vistula-Oder Offensive 1945
Episode 279
By January 1945, the war in Europe neared its final phase. In the west, the Allies had repelled the Ardennes offensive. In the east, the Red Army pre…
6 months ago
The Maginot Line
Episode 278
The Maginot Line was one of the most ambitious defensive projects of the 1930s. Built along France's eastern border, this vast system of underground …
6 months, 1 week ago
The People's War
Episode 277
In 2005, the BBC launched an ambitious public history project called The People's War. It aimed to collect and preserve the memories of those who liv…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Malay Regiment
Episode 276
In this episode of the WW2 Podcast, we explore the remarkable history of the Malay Regiment during the Second World War.
Formed in the 1930s as an ex…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
War, Empire and the Struggle for a New World
Episode 275
In this episode, we're turning our attention to British India during the Second World War. While the war in Europe and the Pacific often dominates th…
7 months ago
The Battle of Meiktila
Episode 274
What was the situation in Burma following the Allied victories at Imphal and Kohima?
By the summer of 1944, those two hard-fought battles had marked …
7 months, 1 week ago
Operation Barbarossa, June–July 1941
Episode 273
In this episode of the WW2 Podcast, we're turning our attention to the opening phase of one of the most brutal and vast campaigns of the Second World…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Second Front: Anglo-American Rivalry
Episode 272
When we talk about the Second Front, most of us think of the Allied invasion of Northwest Europe—D-Day, June 1944. But in his new book, Second Front…
7 months, 3 weeks ago