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
62: The Third Republic Pt. 2 - The Shadow of Victory
After their victory during the First World War the French had some very real problems. Those problems and their possible solutions would shape French policy during the interwar years.
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00:24:50 |
Wed 01 Sep 2021
61: The Third Republic Pt. 1 - The Maginot Line
During the interwar period the French decided to take a bit of concrete and build some fortifications, 5 billion Francs later they had completed an impressive bit of construction.
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00:38:57 |
Wed 25 Aug 2021
20: Fascism in Interwar France with Dr. Chris Millington
Follow Dr. Millington on Twitter: @DrCMillingtonA History of Fascism in France: From the First World War to the National Front https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/history-of-fascism-in-france-9781350006539…
00:46:51 |
Sun 22 Aug 2021
60: Anschluss Pt. 4 - Operation Otto
When the Anschluss occurred, there would be no fighting.
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00:23:47 |
Wed 18 Aug 2021
59: Anschluss Pt. 3 - The February 1938 Meeting
During February 1938 relations between Austria and Germany begin to spiral out of control.
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00:26:39 |
Wed 11 Aug 2021
58: Anschluss Pt. 2 - Hossbach Memorandum
On November 5th 1937 a meeting would take place where Hitler would outline the situation in Europe as he saw it, and why Germany would soon have to go to war.
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00:51:00 |
Wed 28 Jul 2021
57: Anschluss Pt. 1 - The Dreams of Greater Germany
The concept of joining Austria and Germany was not a new idea though, and certainly not one that originated in Nazi Germany. It was instead something that was quite popular at various points in the p…
00:29:21 |
Wed 21 Jul 2021
Season 2 Introduction
In this episode we talk about what we will be talking about. Website: http://www.historyofthesecondworldwar.comPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/historyofhegreatwarApple Podcast Subscription: https://p…
00:11:40 |
Sun 18 Jul 2021
56: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 7 - Sinking Deeper
After the fall of Nanking, there was still no end in sight for the fighting in China.
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00:21:19 |
Wed 16 Jun 2021
55: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 6 - Death and Suffering in Nanking
After the Japanese Army took Nanking in December, what would follow was pain, death, and suffering.
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00:30:39 |
Wed 09 Jun 2021
54: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 5 - Failure and Retreat
With the Japanese landings from Hangzou Bay the Chinese positions in and around Shanghai become completely untenable.
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00:22:48 |
Wed 02 Jun 2021
53: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 4 - Battle for Shanghai
After the fighting spilled outside the city with Japanese landings on the river, the fighting would continue for months.
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00:23:37 |
Wed 26 May 2021
52: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 3 - Shanghai
While the Japanese invasion of northern China continued, further south the first major battle of the war was about to begin in the streets of Shanghai.
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00:44:07 |
Wed 19 May 2021
51: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 2 - Moving South
The establishment of the puppet state of Manchuria would not be the end of the adventures of the Japanese in China, and instead they would endeavor over the course of the next decade to extend their …
00:27:21 |
Wed 05 May 2021
50: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 1 - Background
During the 1930s China would experience a devastating invasion. This invasion was launched by the Japanese who were trying to obtain greater access to the natural resources available in Manchuria and…
00:24:43 |
Wed 28 Apr 2021
49: The Spanish Civil War Pt. 14 - Legacy
The Spanish Civil War was over, but its legacy would live on, both inside Spain and in a Europe that was soon plunging into a much larger conflict.
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00:28:12 |
Wed 21 Apr 2021
48: Spanish Civil War Pt. 13 - The End of the Spanish Republic
Everything that has a beginning has an end.
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00:24:46 |
Wed 14 Apr 2021
47: The Spanish Civil War Pt. 12 - Disaster on the Ebro
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After the defeat at the Battle of Teruel, and with Valencia under threat, the Republic launches …
00:28:02 |
Wed 07 Apr 2021
46: The Spanish Civil War Pt. 11 - The Battle of Teruel
The large Republican attacks on the city of Teruel would backfire, and result not in victory, but with the Nationalists reaching the coast, cutting Republican Spain in two.
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00:31:42 |
Wed 31 Mar 2021
Spanish Civil War Interview Series 18: Memory and the Civil War with Tom Wardle
On this episode of our Spanish Civil War Interview Series I was joined by Tom Wardle. Tom's research focuses on memory activism and how the Spanish Civil War is remembered, and how that memory is fou…
00:35:49 |
Mon 15 Mar 2021
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