85 – Alarmstart East: The Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front
“There are no more than a handful of Second World War Luftwaffe members alive today. Patrick Eriksson had the foresight
Axis
82 US Navy vs IJN Fleet Submarine, 1941-42
In this episode we’re going to be looking at Japanese submarine operations in the Pacific during the early part of
80 – The Italian Army In North Africa
Long standing listeners will have heard me chat to Walter Zapotoczny before, in episode 57 we looked at Ardennes offensive,
77 – Hitler’s Vikings
At the beginning of WWII Germany invaded and occupied Denmark and Norway, but left neutral Sweden alone. Less than a
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