77 – Hitler’s Vikings
At the beginning of WWII Germany invaded and occupied Denmark and Norway, but left neutral Sweden alone. Less than a
Axis
75 – The Rise of Hitler and National Socialism
September 2018 marks the 80th anniversary of the Munich agreement, where the British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, flew to Germany
72 Mediterranean Strategy
Back in episode 7, I talked to Alexander Fitzgerald-Black about his MA thesis which focused on the allied air campaign
70 Aerial Warfare
In the last episode we looked at the development of the world’s navies during the interwar period. To compliment that
69 Interwar International Naval Policy
After WWI there was a series of naval agreements aimed at putting limits on the navies of the world. The
68 Go Betweens for Hitler
Hitler when he came to power, had few international connections, and he distrusted elements of his civil service. What he
67 Luftwaffe Night Fighter ‘Ace’, Wolfgang Thimmig
Joining me today is Max Thimmig, Max’s grandfather was the German WWII night fighter ace, Wolfgang Thimmig. Wolfgang joined the
60 Alarmstart: German Fighter Pilots in Europe
When I plan the podcast episodes I don’t usually sit down and look at the subject and how it relates
59 Case Red: The Collapse of France
In this episode I’m looking at ‘Case Red’ the German attack on France post Dunkirk. Often when we talk about
56 Haile Selassie’s Mongrel Foreign Legion
In the classic narrative, the second world war starts with the invasion of Poland in 1939, though for the Chinese