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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82: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 5 - More Boats
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81: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 4 - All About ...
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80: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 3 - Running on...
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79: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 2 - The Plan
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78: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 1 - Overview
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77: The Munich Agreement Pt. 9 - Aftermath
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76: The Munich Agreement Pt. 8 - The Munich Agr...
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75: The Munich Agreement Pt. 7 - To the Brink
It seemed clear that nobody wanted to force the government in Prague to accept the Godesberg Memorandum and its demands, and war loomed on the horizon.
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74: The Munich Agreement Pt. 6 - I Am Altering ...
Chamberlain would triumphantly arrive at Bad Godesberg with the agreements from Prague in hand, the Munich Crisis was now over....and then it absolutely was not.
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73: The Munich Agreement Pt. 5 - We had no othe...
...because we were left alone.
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72: The Munich Agreement Pt. 4 - Plan Z
One of the major events leading up to the Munich agreement was a series of two personal conversations between the British Prime Minister Nivelle Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler. The original idea for these conversations originated in London during...
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71: The Munich Agreement Pt. 3 - The Summer of ...
After the events of May and the phantom invasion and Czechoslovakian mobilization, the overall vibe in the area was tense. It also had a real effect on many governmental ministers all over Europe as for the first time in 20 years they had been pushed...
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70: The Munich Agreement Pt. 2 - The May Crisis
In May 1938 a rumor would begin circulating, based on intelligence gathered by Czechoslovak and British sources, that Germany was about to launch an invasion.
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69: The Munich Agreement Pt. 1 - Background
On September 30, 1938 one of the more controversial events of the interwar period would occur. But first, some background.
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68: The Third Republic Pt. 8 - The French Army
We have talked about the Maginot Line and rearmament, now it is time to look at what the French army was planning to do.
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67: The Third Republic Pt. 7 - Rearmament
If France wanted to compete militarily with the growing power of Germany, it was going to have to start a serious effort to rearm itself. Email: historyofthesecondworldwar@outlook.comTwitter: WorldWar2PodWebsite: historyofthesecondworldwar.com
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23: A Naval Chat with Dr. Alexander Clarke
Usually these interviews start with a topic and go from there, but in this case I was joined by Dr. Alexander Clarke for a wide ranging discussion on naval history. We talked about the Royal Navy, the perception of its preparations for war, the role...
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66: The Third Republic Pt. 6 - Political Cleanup
In the last years before the war there were many different concerns in Paris, honestly too many to cover in one episode, but this episode discusses a few of them.
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22: The Politics of Veteran's Benefits with Dr....
After the wars were over, there were millions of veterans and each nation and each group of veterans found themselves in different positions. In this interview I was joined by Dr. Martin Crotty, Dr. Neil Diamant, and Dr. Mark Edele to discuss their...
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65: The Third Republic Pt. 5 - Popular Front in...
With the victory of the Popular Front it was time to completely transform French society, to fix all of the problems they had identified in the previous years....right? RIGHT?!
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64: The Third Republic Pt. 4 - Left Left Left R...
The events of February 6th 1934 would result in a new unity on the French Left, enter the Popular Front.
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21: Fighter Pilot Nostalgia with Dr. Michael Ha...
Release Note: I was unable to record this week, so pulling forward this interview that was going to release later this year.
In this interview I was joined by Dr. Michael Hankins to discuss Fighter Pilot Nostalgia before, during and after the...
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63: The Third Republic Pt. 3 - France and Friends
Among the most important projects by France during the 1930s would be relations with other nations.
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62: The Third Republic Pt. 2 - The Shadow of Vi...
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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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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