299 – Berlin, 1939-45
In this episode, I am joined by Ian Buruma to talk about life in Berlin during the Second World War.
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298 – The Long Death of Adolf Hitler
In April 1945, as the Third Reich collapsed around him, Adolf Hitler died in the Führerbunker in Berlin. It is
297 – Pearl Harbor: Japan’s Greatest Disaster
Pearl Harbor is often remembered as a stunning Japanese success, a perfectly executed surprise attack that changed the course of
296 – British Brigadiers, 1940
For this episode, I am joined by Philip McCarty to discuss his book Point of Failure: British Army Brigadiers in
295 – Inside the Siege of Warsaw
In September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland, American photographer and film-maker Julien Bryan became the only foreign journalist
294 – Churchill’s Forgotten Generals: Slim, Auchinleck & Savory
Today we are heading back to the Burma campaign, but through a slightly different lens. Rather than focusing on a
293 – Allied POWs in WWII
This episode looks at a very different side of the Second World War. Not the battlefield, but captivity. It focuses
292 – The War Chest of Colonel Kreps
In this episode, I talk with Erik Kreps about a remarkable family mystery. Erik’s grandfather, Colonel Kenneth Ray Kreps, served
291 – Far East RAF Liberators
RAF Liberator bombing operations in India, Burma, and Thailand remain one of the least explored air campaigns of the Second
290 – Your WWII Questions Answered
For this episode of the podcast, we are doing something a little different. Rather than focusing on a single subject,