The war on the Eastern Front was fought on a scale unlike anything the world had ever seen. Stretching from The post 317 – Generalship on the Eastern Front appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.
The tank first appeared on the battlefields of the First World War as an experimental weapon designed to break the The post 316 – The Tank appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.
The British Army in the Second World War is often judged through the lens of manpower shortages and a sense The post 315 – The Thin Khaki Line appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.
In early September 1944, as Allied forces raced across France and Belgium, the German occupation of Brussels was beginning to The post 314 – The Nazi Ghost Train appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.
1942 was a year of extraordinary contrasts for Nazi Germany. As the year began, Hitler’s armies appeared unstoppable. German forces The post 313 – 1942: Hitler’s Gamble for Victory appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.
In June 1944, as the Allied armies fought to break out from the Normandy beachhead, attention turned to a series The post 312- Normandy 1944: Operation Martlet appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.
In this episode, we turn our attention to the final months of the war in Europe and one of the The post 311 – Patton, 1945 appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.
When we think of Allied prisoners of war in German camps, we often picture barbed wire, watchtowers, tunnels, and the The post 310 – Great Escapeism at Stalag Luft III appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.
When people think about the secret war in occupied Europe, they often picture agents, resistance fighters, and acts of sabotage The post 309 – SOE Special Duties Flights appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.
In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone. France had fallen, invasion seemed possible, and Winston Churchill faced a grave The post 308 – Mers El-Kébir: The British Attack on the French Navy appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.