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
Spanish Civil War Interview Series 5: Cuban Antifascism with Dr. Ariel Lambe
On this episode of our Spanish Civil War Interview Series I was joined by Dr. Ariel Lambe from the University of Connecticut to discuss her book No Barrier Can Contain It: Cuban Antifascism and the S…
00:38:53 |
Sun 10 Jan 2021
38: The Spanish Civil War Pt. 3 - Violence
We check in with the leadership situation in the aftermath of the coup, and then discuss the violence of the opening months of what was rapidly becoming a civil war.
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00:21:02 |
Wed 06 Jan 2021
Spanish Civil War Interview Series 4: Transnational Anarchism with Dr. Morris Brodie
On this episode of our Spanish Civil War Interview Series I was joined by Dr. Morris Brodie. One of the major reasons I wanted to do this interview series was to talk to people who had done research …
00:31:03 |
Sun 03 Jan 2021
Spanish Civil War Interview Series 3: Spanish Anarchism during the Civil War with Dr. Danny Evans
On this episode of our Spanish Civil War series I chatted with Dr. Danny Evans. Some of our previous interviews in this series revolved around Anarchism, and this time I discussed the Anarchist movem…
00:46:12 |
Sun 20 Dec 2020
37: The Spanish Civil War Pt. 2 - The Coup of July 1936
As political unrest escalated military leaders all across Spain and Morocco began to put in place a plan to drastically alter the situation in Spain.
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00:27:11 |
Wed 16 Dec 2020
Spanish Civil War Interview Series 2: Asturian Revolution with Dr. Matthew Kerry
On this episode of our Spanish Civil War Interview Series I was joined by Dr. Matthew Kerry the author of Unite, Proletarian Brothers! Radicalism and Republicanism in the Second Spanish Republic whic…
00:52:19 |
Mon 14 Dec 2020
Spanish Civil War Interview Series 1: Spanish Anarchism with Dr. James Yeoman
This is our first episode in our Spanish Civil War interview series. In the decades before the Spanish Civil War Spain had experienced a very rocky political period. The Spanish economy had been some…
00:54:47 |
Sun 13 Dec 2020
Spanish Civil War Interview Series 0: Introduction
Over the last few months I have been recording interviews with a host of excellent guests. All of these interviews have been centered around one topic, the Spanish Civil War.
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00:03:34 |
Sun 13 Dec 2020
HMS Warspite with Iain Ballantyne
This episode is the first interview for the podcast, but certainly not the last. Last week I released the Warspite special, when I did that I did the normal social media stuff, and when I posted on T…
00:36:17 |
Fri 11 Dec 2020
36: Spanish Civil War Pt. 1 - The Second Republic
Spanish politics would have a rough and rocky century before the First World War, and the uncertainty was only beginning.
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00:28:41 |
Wed 09 Dec 2020
35: The Second Italo-Ethiopian War Pt. 2 - Resolution
After the Italians moved into Ethiopia there was little doubt in how the war would end, unless another European power became involved.
Sources:
* Great Britain and the Abyssinian Crisis, 1935-1936 …
00:25:41 |
Wed 02 Dec 2020
Special 1: HMS Warspite
A memorial stands near Prussia Cove in Southwest England, a small reminder of a ship that had served its purpose, defending a worldwide empire for 30 years and during some of its darkest days. It rea…
01:26:40 |
Tue 01 Dec 2020
34: The Second Italo-Ethiopian War Pt. 1 - Invasion
In October 1935 Italian forces would invade Ethiopia ending months of negotiations and discussions that attempted to find a peaceful end to tensions that had been growing for over a year.
Sources:
*…
00:25:20 |
Wed 25 Nov 2020
33: The Third Reich Pt. 19 - The Rhineland
In early 1936 German troops would move into the Rhineland, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles.
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00:28:33 |
Wed 11 Nov 2020
32: The Third Reich Pt. 18 - Rearmament
The Nazi leaders were planning for a war, but to fight a war they needed an army, equipment, and an economy that could support both.
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00:24:08 |
Wed 04 Nov 2020
31: The Third Reich Pt. 17 - Nuremberg Laws and the Saar
This episode is a bit of a grab bag of topics. The Nazi government would put in place the Nuremberg Laws to further their discrimination against Jews, while also being unable to define who actually s…
00:24:45 |
Wed 28 Oct 2020
30: The Third Reich Pt. 16 - We Live in a Society
The Nazi leaders had goals, and those goals required changes to be made. The people, the church, and the children would be only some of the areas effected.
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00:23:29 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
29: The Third Reich Pt. 15 - Control
After attaining power changes would be made to German society, but before those changes could be made control had to be guaranteed.
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00:22:35 |
Wed 14 Oct 2020
28: The Third Reich Pt. 14 - Work Work Work
The Nazi government would come to power at the height of the worst unemployment crisis in Germany since the First World War. It was a problem that had to be addressed, and they would do so in many di…
00:23:19 |
Wed 07 Oct 2020
27: The Third Reich Pt. 13 - Show Me the Money
While not a priority for the new Nazi government, the German economy would have to be considered if it wanted to accomplish its goals.
Sources:
The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. Evans
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00:24:03 |
Wed 30 Sep 2020
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