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
159: 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?
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00:30:52 |
Wed 06 Dec 2023
158: 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.
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00:32:54 |
Wed 29 Nov 2023
157: 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.
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00:23:09 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
156: The Early War at Sea Pt. 6 - Panzerschiffe
The Germans would have their surface raiders in position even before the war started.
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00:26:27 |
Wed 15 Nov 2023
155: The Early War at Sea Pt. 5 - Danger Above and Below
From above soared the bombers from below floated the mines.
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00:23:38 |
Thu 09 Nov 2023
154: The Early War at Sea Pt. 4 - Opening Moves
When the war started in Poland, so did the war at sea.
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00:25:10 |
Thu 02 Nov 2023
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 moder…
00:01:44 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
153: 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?
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00:28:17 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
152: 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.
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00:31:38 |
Wed 18 Oct 2023
151: 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.
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00:25:29 |
Wed 11 Oct 2023
Preview 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…
00:28:32 |
Wed 04 Oct 2023
Preview 11: The Washington Naval Treaty
This episode sees another previously member only episode released on the main feed. This episode discusses the Washington Naval Treaty, why it was signed, and some of the impacts it had on navies aro…
00:32:46 |
Wed 27 Sep 2023
Interview 29: Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle with Mark Stille
You can find more information about Mark's book here: https://ospreypublishing.com/us/leyte-gulf-9781472851727/
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00:41:17 |
Mon 25 Sep 2023
Preview 10: The Imperial Japanese Navy
This episode sees another previously member only episode released on the main feed. This episode discusses the state of the Imperial Japanese Navy after the First World War and the views of Japanese …
00:22:42 |
Wed 20 Sep 2023
Preview 9: The Victorious Royal Navy
This episode sees another previously member only episode released on the main feed. This episode discusses the state of the Royal Navy after the end of the First World War to set up discussions aroun…
00:27:01 |
Wed 13 Sep 2023
150: The Winter War Pt. 8 - The End
As February turned into March, the desire of the Finns to find a way out of the war would finally succeed.
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00:28:48 |
Wed 06 Sep 2023
149: The Winter War Pt. 7 - The Isthmus Grind
In early 1940 Timoshenko and Zhukov would arrive, it was time for the Red Army to get serious.
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00:24:36 |
Wed 30 Aug 2023
148: The Winter War Pt. 6 - The War in the North
During the December 1939 and January 1940 there was fighting occurring all over Finland north of Lake Ladoga.
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00:25:47 |
Wed 23 Aug 2023
147: The Winter War Pt. 5 - Suomussalmi
One of the most famous battles of the entire war would be fought in northern Finland in late December.
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00:28:48 |
Wed 16 Aug 2023
146: The Winter War Pt. 4 - Tolvajärvi
North of Lake Ladoga, near Tolvajärvi the first successful Finnish counter attack would be launched.
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00:26:09 |
Wed 09 Aug 2023
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