The History of WWII Podcast

The History of WWII Podcast


Latest Episodes

2 Episode Special-Episode 447-Interview w/ T. Martin Bennett about his book Wounded Tiger and Hitler Versus His Generals
December 10, 2023

First, T. Martin Bennett comes on to talk about how faith helps the man who led the attack against Pearl Harbor finds peace after his country is defeated. And an American POW is able to survive his imprisonment.As one Soviet city after another falls, Arm

Episode 446-All Roads Lead to Moscow
December 01, 2023

Army Group Center is surging ahead. But Stalin will keep throwing in entire armies to stop the invaders from reaching Moscow. By the end of June, Hitler is shocked to realize, there are still millions of enemy troops in front of him. Plus a bonus episode

Episode 445-Interview w/ Louise Endres Moore about her book Alfred:The Quiet History of a WWII Infantryman
November 21, 2023

Louise Endres Moore comes on to talk about her dads combat journey as she finds out he was more than a barber and translator. He operated a machine gun on the front lines. But you would never know it by what he didnt say for the rest of his life. He was

Episode 444-Army Group Center
November 15, 2023

Still catching up to where we left off on the Eastern Front, now we turn to Army Group Center. At first, Moscow was not von Bocks main goal, but rather the destruction of all Soviet forces in Western Russia. If that could happen, then victory was assured

Episode 443: Two Episode Special! Angus Konstam Interview and The Clash of Titans
November 09, 2023

Two Episodes! First, Historian Angus Konstam comes on to discuss his newest book, The Convoy: HG-76: Taking the Fight To Hitler's U-Boats and then we return to the Eastern Front. Army Group North is making headway toward Leningrad, but Stalin continues to

Episode 442-Interview w/ Roger Moorhouse about his book, The Forgers: The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust's Most Audacious Rescue Operation
November 02, 2023

Historian Roger Moorhouse comes on to discuss the incredible story of the Polish Ambassador in Switzerland who tried to save trapped Jews in Soviet occupied Poland. Word of this gets out and thousands more requests comes in. He who saves one life, saves t

Episode 441-When Barbarossa Begins, the World Will Hold It's Breath
October 17, 2023

This is the first in a recap of the Eastern front. Germanys Army Group North will cut through the Baltic states with relative ease. Still, there are a few moments of panic for the panzers that are only a foretaste of what is to come.For images and maps

Episode 440-Can a Warship be Cursed?
October 10, 2023

Here are three stories to hold you over until I can get back to the Eastern Front. Enjoy!RSS https://feeds.megaphone.fm/history-of-world-war-iiFacebook https://www.facebook.com/wwii45Twitter https://twitter.com/WW2PodcasterInstagram https://w

Episode 439-Dieppe Was Avenged
October 03, 2023

The conclusion of Operation Jubilee, the Dieppe Raid. The nightmare on the beach is over, but its repercussions have only begun in London, Ottawa and Berlin. But two years later, the Allies will be back and Dieppe will be liberated. Not that the war of w

Episode 438-The Longest One Day Casualty List in Canadian History
September 25, 2023

With the survivors back in Britain, questions are being asked, facts and figures are being compiled. Canada has questions but they will not like the answers. Meanwhile, Churchill is meeting with Stalin about fighting Nazi Germany together. Learn more abou