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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53: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 4 - Battle for...
After the fighting spilled outside the city with Japanese landings on the river, the fighting would continue for months.
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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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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 influence, and during that expansion they would...
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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 northern China. The result would be the start of...
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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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48: Spanish Civil War Pt. 13 - The End of the S...
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47: The Spanish Civil War Pt. 12 - Disaster on ...
Register for Intelligent Speech! https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/shop/ and use code GREATAfter the defeat at the Battle of Teruel, and with Valencia under threat, the Republic launches yet another attack, this time across the River Ebro.
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46: The Spanish Civil War Pt. 11 - The Battle o...
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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Spanish Civil War Interview Series 18: Memory a...
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 fought over, in modern day Spain. When discussing...
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Spanish Civil War Interview Series 17: Antiauth...
On this episode of our Spanish Civil War Interview Series I was joined by Dr. Louis Dean Valencia. Our conversation covered several different topics, including the concept of alt/histories, or the purposeful misrepresentation of history to serve a...
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Spanish Civil War Interview Series 16: Civil Wa...
On this episode of our Spanish Civil War Interview Series I was joined by Dr. Stephanie Wright. The author of “Glorious Brothers, Unsuitable Lovers: Moroccan Veterans, Spanish Women, and the Mechanisms of Francoist Paternalism.” We discussed the...
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45: The Spanish Civil War Pt. 10 - The Battle o...
Two Republican attacks were launched in the hope of forcing forces to be moved from the north to other areas of Spain. These two attacks, at Guadarrama and Huesca will be our first topic for this episode. However, the primary focus will be on the...
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Spanish Civil War Interview Series 15: British ...
On this episode of our Spanish Civil War Interview Series I was joined by Stephen Rainbird. Stephen's research focuses on the political relationship between Spain, Britain, and Portugal in the years before and during the Second World War. Our...
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44: The Spanish Civil War Pt. 9 - Struggles for...
After the opening battles of the Civil War, behind the front the political maneuverings would continue.
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Spanish Civil War Interview Series 14: Scotland...
https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-scots-and-the-spanish-civil-war.htmlOn this episode of our Spanish Civil War Interview Series I was joined by Dr. Fraser Raeburn. This interview continues our series of regional specific discussions, in...
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Spanish Civil War Interview Series 13: Military...
On this episode of our Spanish Civil War Interview Series I was joined by Dr. Charles Esdaile. Unlike some of the other interviews I have done for this series, this interview focuses very heavily on the military side of the conflict. At the end of the...
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43: The Spanish Civil War Pt. 8 - The War in th...
After the failure to take Madrid, the Nationalist shift their focus, and in their sights is the Republican Enclave in northern Spain.
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Spanish Civil War Interview Series 12: Prisoner...
On this episode of our Spanish Civil War Interview Series I was joined by Jess Thorne to discuss the treatment and experiences of prisoners during the Civil War and after. Discussing prisoners during a Civil War is always interesting because their...
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Spanish Civil War Interview Series 11: Gender V...
On this episode of our Spanish Civil War Interview Series I was joined by Charlotte Walmsley a PhD researcher focusing on post-conflict gender violence. Gender violence is a phrase that we use several times in this interview, and so I thought it would...
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42: The Spanish Civil War Pt. 7 - Jarama and Gu...
After the Nationalist attack on Madrid was stopped, they shifted tactics and attempted to surround the capital with an attack from the south across the Jarama river and from the north near Guadalajara.
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Spanish Civil War Interview Series 10: Milician...
On this episode of our Spanish Civil War Interview Series I was joined by Jess McIvor, a PhD researcher to discuss the portrayal of women fighters during the Spanish Civil War. One of the really interesting pieces of the story of the Civil War is how...
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Spanish Civil War Interview Series 9: Stalin's ...
On this episode of our Spanish Civil War Interview Series I was joined by Dr. Karl Qualls to discuss his research into the Spanish child refugees that would make their way to the Soviet Union during the Spanish Civil War. These children would have...
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41: The Spanish Civil War Pt. 6 - International...
While the Spanish Civil War was Spanish in both origin and participation, there would be both diplomatic and military involvement from other nations around the world.
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Spanish Civil War Interview Series 8: Basque Ch...
On this episode of our Spanish Civil War Interview Series I was joined by Ed Packard from the Basque Children Association. We discussed the story of the 4000 children that were brought to Britain in 1937. These children came to Britain at a time when...
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