
History of the Second World War
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S3 Ep 55193: The Fall of France - Cut Off
The British and French divisions that were cut off in Belgium had a real problem, and it was getting worse by the hour. https://intelligentspeechonline.com/ Coupon Code: SECOND Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 54Interview 30: Hell Let Loose with Matt White of Expression Games
In this interview I was joined by Matt White, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Expression Games the developers of Hell Let Loose. Hell Let Loose is a grounded first person shooter which is based in the world of the Second World War. Hell Let Loose: https://www.hellletloose.com/ Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 53192: The Fall of France - To The Coast!
Things were going very badly for the French, but then the Germans gave them a bit of a breather. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 52191: The Fall of France - Breakouts
After the failure of the French counter attacks there was only one path forward, to the west. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 51190: The Fall of France - Stonne and Flavigny's Failure
After the failures of the first counterattacks by forces available to Lafontaine, the French would have another opportunity, this time with 3 divisions under the command of General Flavigny. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 50189: The Fall of France - French Counterattacks of May 14
After the first failed counterattacks on the morning of May 14th, the French would attempt to launch another, far larger, effort in the afternoon. The key word in that sentence is "attempt". Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 49188: The Fall of France - Reinhardt and Rommel
Have you heard of this Rommel guy? He seems to always be doing things. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 48187: The Fall of France - Crossing the Meuse
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S3 Ep 47186: The Fall of France - To the Meuse!
A critical part of the German plan for the invasion of France was to reach the Meuse as quickly as possible. 10 Years of Podcasting Update: https://www.patreon.com/posts/10-years-of-107050529 Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 46185: The Fall of France - Through the Ardennes
While fighting was occurring to the north, it was through the Ardennes that the decisive German forces were moving. 10 Years of Podcasting Update: https://www.patreon.com/posts/10-years-of-107050529 Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 45184: The Fall of France - Hannut and Gembloux
As the Germans moved across central Belgium the exact kind of battle that the French Army had been anticipating for years occurred, and they did very well. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 44183: The Fall of France - The Invasion of Belgium
The German invasion of Belgium would begin on the morning of May 10th. The Belgian army had one goal: to buy time until reinforcements could arrive. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 43182: The Fall of France - The Invasion of the Netherlands
On May 10th, 1940 there would be multiple countries invaded by the German military, the one that the podcast will cover first is The Netherlands. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 42181: The Fall of France - Fall Gelb
The original German plan for the invasion of France was safe, conservative, and downright boring. But then another plan appeared that was far more interesting. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 41180: The Fall of France - French War Plans
The French had been preparing for this moment since 1919, so what did they come up with? Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 48179: The Fall of France - Can We Fight Somewhere Else?
Join British and French leaders as they spend roughly 8 months trying desperately to fight a war anywhere but eastern France. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 47178: The Fall of France - Preparations for War
During the period of the Phoney War the French and British would frantically prepare for the war that they were already in. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 49177: The Fall of France - Playing the Long Game
When they entered the war the British and French had a plan, they would fight a long war against Germany. This would allow them to take advantage of their worldwide empire and their control of the seas. Then after years of rearmament and preparations they would launch their attack. All they had to do was hold off the Germans for a few years while the German economy imploded, it was such an easy plan. It would fail. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 51Summary 3: The September Campaign
This is a new series of episodes that are designed to solve one problem, this podcast is going to take a long time. One side effect of the amount of content the podcast needs to cover is that there are times when there is information from previous episodes or series that originally released years in the past which is now important background information for episodes that are about to release. This is where the summaries come in. Moving forward I will drop in a few summaries at appropriate times which will take a old series of episodes, in the case of today's episode the September Campaign series. Obviously this will not have the detail level of the earlier episodes, but it will allow for the key facts and themes of the earlier episodes to be brought back into everybody's memories right before it is most important. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 50Summary 2: Germany Prepares for War
This is a new series of episodes that are designed to solve one problem, this podcast is going to take a long time. One side effect of the amount of content the podcast needs to cover is that there are times when there is information from previous episodes or series that originally released years in the past which is now important background information for episodes that are about to release. This is where the summaries come in. Moving forward I will drop in a few summaries at appropriate times which will take a old series of episodes, in the case of today's episode the Germany Prepares for War series. Obviously this will not have the detail level of the earlier episodes, but it will allow for the key facts and themes of the earlier episodes to be brought back into everybody's memories right before it is most important. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 49Summary 1: The Third Republic
This is a new series of episodes that are designed to solve one problem, this podcast is going to take a long time. One side effect of the amount of content the podcast needs to cover is that there are times when there is information from previous episodes or series that originally released years in the past which is now important background information for episodes that are about to release. This is where the summaries come in. Moving forward I will drop in a few summaries at appropriate times which will take a old series of episodes, in the case of today's episode the Third Republic series, and condense the entire series down into one roughly 25 minute episode. Obviously this will not have the detail level of the earlier episodes, but it will allow for the key facts and themes of the earlier episodes to be brought back into everybody's memories right before it is most important. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 48176: The Invasion of Norway - The End and Beginning of Norwegian Resistance
The campaign was almost over, but for the people of Norway the war was just beginning. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 47175: The Invasion of Norway - The Recapture of Narvik
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S3 Ep 46174: The Invasion of Norway - The Snows of Narvik
In the areas around Narvik the fate of northern Norway would be decided. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 45173: The Invasion of Norway - "Your troops haven't been defeated!"
While the Norwegians were trying to hold back the German attacks, they believed that help was on its way. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 44172: The Invasion of Norway - Allied Reactions
As the Germans invaded Norway, in Paris and London decisions had to be made about how to respond. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 43171: The Invasion of Norway - The Naval Battles of Narvik
After the German assault on Narvik it was only a matter of time until the Royal Navy responded. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 42170: The Invasion of Norway Pt. 8 - Narvik
While the German invasion was occurring in central and southern Norway, the northernmost German forces were going ashore at Narvik. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 41169: The Invasion of Norway Pt. 7 - Fight We Shall
As news of the German invasion spread, the Norwegian government tried to determine what was happening and what they should do about it. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
American History Tellers: The Underground Railroad
Wondery’s podcast American History Tellers takes you to the events, times and people that shaped America and Americans — our values, our struggles and our dreams. In the early 1800s, slavery rapidly expanded across the American South. But each year, thousands of courageous enslaved men, women, and children fled their owners in search of freedom. And in Philadelphia, secret allies came to their aid. Quaker abolitionists collaborated with free Black people to bring the freedom seekers to safety. It was the start of the Underground Railroad, a clandestine network of activists, safe houses, and escape routes that would help tens of thousands of enslaved people flee bondage in the decades before the Civil War and challenge the very roots of American slavery. This is just a preview of American History Tellers. You can listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, or at Wondery.fm/AHTURHoSWW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 40168: The Invasion of Norway Pt. 6 - The Battle for Oslofjord
The German ships on their way to Oslo were in for a nasty surprise, courtesy of the Norwegian defenders of the fortress at Oscarsborg. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 39167: The Invasion of Norway Pt. 5 - Denmark, Kristiansand, Sola, and Trondheim
The German invasion would begin with disconnected attacks which forced individual units in several areas to make critical decisions. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 38166: The Invasion of Norway Pt. 4 - The Gallant Glowworm
With British and German ships both sailing off the coast of Norway, at some point they were going to run into one another. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 37165: The Invasion of Norway Pt. 3 - Operation Weserübung
The Germans would quickly put together a plan to invade Norway after realizing that the British might get there first. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 36164: The Invasion of Norway Pt. 2 - British and French Invasion Plans
The German military would invade Norway in April 1940, but not before the British and French came very close to beating them. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 35163: The Invasion of Norway Pt. 1 - The Altmark Incident
Before the German invasion of Norway, the Altmark reenters the podcast as the centerpiece of an international incident. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 38162: The Early War at Sea Pt. 12 - The 1940 Sea Change
In June 1940 the war at sea was about to change. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 37161: The Early War at Sea Pt. 11 - Never Enough Boats
U-boats in Scapa Flow! Wolfpacks on the prowl! Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 36160: The Early War at Sea Pt. 10 - Opening U-Boat Moves
When the war started the German U-boats were already prepared to play their part. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 35159: The Early War at Sea Pt. 9 - Finding U-Boats
The threat that the U-Boats posed was well known after the First World War, so how did the British plan to protect their trade from them? Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 34158: The Early War at Sea Pt. 8 - The End of the Admiral Graf Spee
After being sighted by the British cruisers under Captain Harwood, it was only a matter of time before the story of the Admiral Graf Spee came to an end. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 33157: The Early War at Sea Pt. 7 - Admiral Graf Spee on a Rampage
For a few weeks the Admiral Graf Spee would be on a rampage in the South Atlantic. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 32156: The Early War at Sea Pt. 6 - Panzerschiffe
The Germans would have their surface raiders in position even before the war started. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 31155: The Early War at Sea Pt. 5 - Danger Above and Below
From above soared the bombers from below floated the mines. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 30154: The Early War at Sea Pt. 4 - Opening Moves
When the war started in Poland, so did the war at sea. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Introducing AUSA’s Army Matters podcast
AUSA’s Army Matters podcast amplifies the voices of the Total Army – one story at a time. Join hosts LTG (Ret.) Les Smith and SMA (Ret.) Dan Dailey every other Wednesday as they interview the modern chroniclers of the Army experience to discuss inspiring leadership stories, current issues faced by Soldiers and our military families’ journeys. Start listening now wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 29153: The Early War at Sea Pt. 3 - The Kriegsmarine
The leaders of the Kriegsmarine did not want to repeat the mistakes of the last war, so what did they want to do? Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 28152: The Early War at Sea Pt. 2 - Building Big British Battleships
This week the narrative takes a bit of a detour into conversations of the British shipbuilding industry during the interwar years. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 27151: The Early War at Sea Pt. 1 - All Around the World
We start the discussions about the naval war with the largest navy in the world: The Royal Navy. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 Ep 26Preview 12: Treaty Cruisers
This episode sees another previously member only episode released on the main feed. This episode discusses one of the lasting legacies of the of the Washington Naval Treaties, the class of ships that would come to be known as Treaty Cruisers. Contact [email protected] to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices