History of the Second World War
History of the Second World War is a weekly podcast which will cover World War 2, beginning with the tumultuous years after the First World War, continuing into the descent into war during the 1930s, through the war years, and then into the post war aftermath.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 307
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
95: Interwar Airpower Pt. 4 - Axis of Airpower
The Italian and German air forces enter the war at very different points of their interwar evolution. One of was fading from power, the other was at its zenith.
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00:26:51 |
Wed 18 May 2022
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00:37:29 |
Sun 15 May 2022
94: Interwar Airpower Pt. 3 - National Overviews
In which we look at the development of air power theory and capabilities in several nations that will be very important to the future course of events.
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00:27:34 |
Wed 11 May 2022
93: Interwar Airpower Pt. 2 - Where do you expect us to go when the bombs fall?
A major topic of conversation during the interwar years was the ideas, power, and future of strategic bombing.
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00:26:03 |
Wed 04 May 2022
92: Interwar Airpower Pt. 1 - So Close Yet So Far
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Airpower was an important feature of the First World War, but after the conflict was over it entered into the gr…
00:25:57 |
Wed 27 Apr 2022
91: The British Empire Pt. 6 - The Approach of War
During 1939 British rearmament efforts would escalate rapidly, but was it going to be enough?
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00:29:35 |
Wed 20 Apr 2022
90: The British Empire Pt. 5 - Army of Empire
The British Army would be in a very clear third position when it came to defense spending during the interwar years, but that did not mean that it did not have moments of innovation and thought leade…
00:27:35 |
Wed 13 Apr 2022
89: The British Empire Pt. 4 - Rearmament
During the last half of the 1930s the British needed to get serious about rearmament, but they had some problems to solve first.
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00:30:56 |
Wed 06 Apr 2022
26: 1930s Britain with Dr. Alan Allport
Dr. Alan Allport has written the excellent Britain at Bay: The Epic Story of the Second World War, 1938-1941. He joined me to chat about various topics relating to interwar Britain, and of course Lor…
00:51:05 |
Fri 01 Apr 2022
88: The British Empire Pt. 3 - Mare Nostrum
While the Pacific ocean was on the other side of the world, far closer to home for the British was the Mediterranean, where there were also many problems.
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00:25:53 |
Wed 30 Mar 2022
87: The British Empire Pt. 2 - The Other Side of the World
The British Empire spanned the entire globe, which was great...except for the fact that it meant defending the entire globe.
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Air Power and Colonial Control: The Royal Air Force 1919-1939 by…
00:28:22 |
Wed 23 Mar 2022
86: The British Empire Pt. 1 - Domestic Politics
During the interwar period there were some areas in which British politics would change, but in many ways it would be more of the same.
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Air Power and Colonial Control: The Royal Air Force 1…
00:27:34 |
Wed 09 Mar 2022
25: The Vickers MG Collection & Research Association with Rich Fisher
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In this interview I was joined by Rich Fisher from the Vickers MG Collection & Research Assoc…
00:46:51 |
Thu 03 Mar 2022
85: The Night of Broken Glass
During November 1938, a man would be murdered in Paris, and it would have drastic consequences for Jewish Germans.
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Wed 23 Feb 2022
84: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 7 - Influences and Decisions
The interwar period of military evolution was a complicated web of influences, decisions, and inferences.
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00:30:50 |
Wed 16 Feb 2022
83: Germany Prepared for War Pt. 6 - The Luftwaffe
There were many different opinions about the best method of projecting air power, in this episode we touch on some of the choices that the Luftwaffe would make.
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00:29:37 |
Wed 09 Feb 2022
24: Hindenburg, Ludendorff, and Hitler with Alex Clifford
The two most well known German military leaders from the First World War would have two very different experiences in postwar Germany. But both who have interactions with one very particular person w…
00:55:15 |
Sun 06 Feb 2022
82: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 5 - More Boats
During the late 1930s the expansion of the Kriegsmarine would get serious.
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00:30:17 |
Wed 02 Feb 2022
81: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 4 - All About Them Boats
Because you know I'm all about them boats, about them boats, no aircraft.
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00:26:20 |
Wed 26 Jan 2022
80: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 3 - Running on Fumes
In the last 18 months before the war Germany's desires far outstripped its available resources.
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00:29:18 |
Wed 19 Jan 2022
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