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.
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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 Twitter Iain Ballantyne was tagged. For every series...
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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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35: The Second Italo-Ethiopian War Pt. 2 - Reso...
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 by Louis John Smith* Black Nationalism and the...
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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 reads "HMS Warspite 1915 - 1945 Ran aground and broken...
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34: The Second Italo-Ethiopian War Pt. 1 - Inva...
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:* Great Britain and the Abyssinian Crisis,...
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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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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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31: The Third Reich Pt. 17 - Nuremberg Laws and...
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 should be discriminated against. In early 1935 a...
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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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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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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 different ways.
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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. EvansGermany and the Second World War Volume 1:...
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26: The Third Reich Pt. 12 - Night of the Long ...
After asserting power in the political realm, it was time for the Nazi party to deal with the demon that it had created, the SA. Sources: The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. EvansGermany and the Second World War Volume 1: The...
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25: The Third Reich Pt. 11 - Changes
Throughout the Spring and Summer of 1933 the new Nazi regime would start to make changes, some big, some small, some just a small part of larger plans. WebsitePatreonTwitterFacebookDiscordEmail: historyofthesecondworldwar@outlook.comSources...
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24: The Third Reich Pt. 10 - The Enabling Act
In the aftermath of the Reichstag Fire, the scheduled election would be held in Germany. The results were surprising, but it did not prevent the Nazi leaders from moving forward with the next part of their plan, the Enabling Act. WebsitePatreon...
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23: The Third Reich Pt. 9 - The Reichstag Fire
Just a month after the Nazi led government was created, an event with lasting ramifications would occur.WebsitePatreonTwitterFacebookDiscordEmail: historyofthesecondworldwar@outlook.comSourcesThe Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. Evans...
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22: The Third Reich Pt. 8 - January 1933
January 1933 would see the end of the Schleicher government that lasted under two months, and on January 30th a new era in Germany would begin.Check out Pax Britannica: https://paxbritannica.info/WebsitePatreonTwitterFacebookDiscordEmail:...
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21: The Third Reich Pt. 7 - "We Will Win Oursel...
Another round of political chaos results in another national election, with disappointing results for the Nazi party. WebsitePatreonTwitterFacebookDiscordEmail: historyofthesecondworldwar@outlook.comSourcesThe Coming of the Third Reich by...
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20: The Third Reich Pt. 6 - The 1932 Presidenti...
A German Presidential election was scheduled for 1932, and it would perfectly illustrate how divided the German political landscape had become.WebsitePatreonTwitterFacebookDiscordEmail: historyofthesecondworldwar@outlook.comSourcesThe Coming...
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19: The Third Reich Pt. 5 - The Election that B...
The 1930 election would result in a drastic shift in German politics. WebsitePatreonTwitterFacebookDiscordEmail: historyofthesecondworldwar@outlook.comSourcesThe Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. EvansGermany and the Second World War...
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18: The Third Reich Pt. 4 - The Republic
The Weimar Republic would be dealt a poor hand, but they would make it worse. WebsitePatreonTwitterFacebookDiscordEmail: historyofthesecondworldwar@outlook.comSourcesThe Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. EvansGermany and the Second...
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17: The Third Reich Pt. 3 - The New Nazi Party
The middle years of the 1920s would be a challenging period for the Nazi Party as it tried to find its way.WebsitePatreonTwitterFacebookDiscordEmail: historyofthesecondworldwar@outlook.comSourcesThe Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J....
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16: The Third Reich Pt. 2 - The Munich Years
In 1923 the National Socialists would try to move things along by launching a putsch in Munich, it would go very poorly.Links to some Mein Kampf translations can be found here:...
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15: The Third Reich Pt. 1 - The Austrian
Germany would play a critical role in driving events during the interwar period, and within Germany political volatility would cause drastic changes.Roadmap and full text of 25 points can be found here:...
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14: The Great Depression Pt. 4 - Unemployment i...
We end our series on the Great Depression by taking a deeper dive into how the German government chose to interact with rampant unemployment. WebsitePatreonTwitterFacebookDiscordEmail: historyofthesecondworldwar@outlook.comSourcesChina...
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