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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20: Fascism in Interwar France with Dr. Chris M...
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A History of Fascism in France: From the First World War to the National Front https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/history-of-fascism-in-france-9781350006539
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60: Anschluss Pt. 4 - Operation Otto
When the Anschluss occurred, there would be no fighting.
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59: Anschluss Pt. 3 - The February 1938 Meeting
During February 1938 relations between Austria and Germany begin to spiral out of control.
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58: Anschluss Pt. 2 - Hossbach Memorandum
On November 5th 1937 a meeting would take place where Hitler would outline the situation in Europe as he saw it, and why Germany would soon have to go to war.
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57: Anschluss Pt. 1 - The Dreams of Greater Ger...
The concept of joining Austria and Germany was not a new idea though, and certainly not one that originated in Nazi Germany. It was instead something that was quite popular at various points in the past, and during this episode we will look at the...
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Season 2 Introduction
In this episode we talk about what we will be talking about.
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56: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 7 - Sinking De...
After the fall of Nanking, there was still no end in sight for the fighting in China.
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55: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 6 - Death and ...
After the Japanese Army took Nanking in December, what would follow was pain, death, and suffering. Jutland Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymr1u5hy1XQ&t=1s
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54: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 5 - Failure an...
With the Japanese landings from Hangzou Bay the Chinese positions in and around Shanghai become completely untenable.
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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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