The History of WWII Podcast

The History of WWII Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 113-Operation Marita Part 1
October 13, 2014

Greece comes under attack on the same day as Yugoslavia, yet that country's quick demise, sets up the conquest of Greece. The war in the Greek NE is over by the third day, so the Commonwealth forces fall back, yet the Greeks in Albania are loath to follow

Episode 112-He Who Defends Everything, Defends Nothing
October 06, 2014

Nothing can be allowed to stand in the way of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's plan to destroy Russia. Certainly not Yugoslavia and Greece. So Operation Retribution, aimed at Belgrade and Operation Marita, against Greece, commence. 

Episode 111-Our Own Worst Enemy
September 26, 2014

Lt. Gen. Rommel had decided the time has come to ignore his orders and move against the Allies. While he has his own problems, they are nothing compared to what Gen. Neame and Gen. O'Connor suffer. 

Episode 110-Back, the Way We Came
August 19, 2014

Lt. Gen. Rommel decides it's time to test the Allied forces within Cyrenaica, as well as his Italian and German superiors. Meanwhile Adm. Cunningham engages the Italians in the Battle of Matapan. 

Episode 109-All Roads Lead to Greece
August 13, 2014

The Allies, with Great Britain leading the way, rush all available troops to Greece. Yet, now that Lt. Gen. Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, is in North Africa, the Commonwealth  forces are about to loose more then they thought possible.

Episode 108-The Germans are Coming
July 09, 2014

As the gods themselves seem to hate Mussolini and all his endeavors, with British Commonwealth forces and Greek soldiers destroying his troops, almost at will, Hitler has decided, enough is enough. The Axis has to be put right again and so, in steps Germa

Episode 107-The End of the End
June 11, 2014

Here is the last episode of the Churchill Bio. Winston, looses his money, his influence and almost, his life. Listen carefully to the end. Did you win?

Episode 106-The Beginning of the End
May 19, 2014

Churchill returns from the U.S. to find his party up in arms about the India question and Tory leader Baldwin's pro Dominion stance concerning the sub-continent. So, Winston offers to take on the leader, alone.

Episode 105-Up in Smoke
May 11, 2014

The disaffected British voters decide to give someone else a chance to deal with the country's dreary economy. Churchill finds he's been walking a lonely path for some time. Touring the world, Winston is in time to watch Vesuvius erupt and the NY Stock Ex

Episode 104-Chartwell
May 03, 2014

Churchill finds his Camelot and then works feverishly to fix it up as his Gwenivere is not impressed.