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241 - Leningrad 1943–44
Episode 241
During the Second World War, the people of Leningrad endured a brutal 900-day siege, facing relentless bombing, shelling, and starvation. In early 19…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Battle of Midway
Episode 240
In April 1942, the Imperial Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet was at the height of its power, having delivered a crushing blow to the US Navy at Pearl H…
1 year, 6 months ago
Making A Bridge Too Far
Episode 239
Released in 1977, A Bridge Too Far stands as the last grand-scale WWII film produced by the Hollywood studio system. The film ambitiously sought to b…
1 year, 6 months ago
6th Airborne Division: Generating Combat Effectiveness
Episode 238
In this episode, we'll examine the 6th Airborne Division and its combat effectiveness, focusing on how its commanding officer, Richard Gale, meticulo…
1 year, 6 months ago
From the Soviet Gulag to Arnhem
Episode 237
When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, it wasn't the Germans who first uprooted Stanislaw Kulik and his family—it was the Russians. Deported to a Siber…
1 year, 7 months ago
Tank Warfare in Burma
Episode 236
When we think of the fighting in the Far East between Britain, her allies, and the Japanese, we often picture thick jungles, impossibly steep hills, …
1 year, 7 months ago
The Middle East Commandos
Episode 235
I recently attended the We Have Ways Fest, where I ran into Séan Scullion, a friend of the podcast. You might remember him from episode 135, where w…
1 year, 7 months ago
Truman and the Decision to Drop the Bomb
Episode 234
It was only as Harry S. Truman was sworn in as the 33rd president of the United States that he was told of the Manhattan Project. In this episode, we…
1 year, 7 months ago
Hearts of Steel: One sailor's Journey with the Royal Navy
Episode 233
In this episode of the WW2 podcast, we'll explore the Royal Navy from 1918 to the end of the Second World War and one man's career. Not an officer, b…
1 year, 8 months ago
232 - The Australians and New Zealanders at Greece & Crete
Episode 232
In March 1941, 40,000 Australian and New Zealand troops were rushed to Greece in a desperate attempt to support the Greeks against the looming threat…
1 year, 8 months ago