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World War 2: Both Sides of the Wire is the podcast that takes you beyond the familiar and dives deep into the untold stories and surprising truths of the Second World War from the Allied and Axis perspectives.

Join us as we lift the lid on one of the most pivotal periods in human history, busting myths and unraveling the complexities of a conflict that still shapes our world today.

Host: Prof. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander

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Episode 7: Kursk - the Battle and the Myths
Today we’ll visit what might be the biggest single battle in history, the Battle of Kursk. The titanic clash in summer of 1943 showed how far the tide had turned in the east, and has given rise to heated debates and longstanding myths. So did the battle see the largest tank battle in history and did it break the neck of the Wehrmacht in the East, as has been claimed? Let’s find out!
61 min
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Episode 6: US Entry - The role of China, France...
In this episode, we peel back the layers on what seems to be a straightforward question - US entry into WW2. The story leads beyond Pearl Harbor, into a web of international tensions, persistent mythology - and even to France and China.
57 min
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Episode 5: The Waffen SS - Elite or Not?
In this episode, we’re going to take a stab at a controversial question muddied by myths and propaganda - that is, was the Waffen SS elite?
53 min
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Episode 4: The Greatest Victory of All Time?
In this episode, we will tackle the German victory in the West and in particular over France in 1940. Even though it’s been partly overshadowed by later events in the war, at the time it was rightly seen as one of the greatest military victories of all time. It was a short but decisive campaign and it is still the source of all sorts of misunderstandings and controversy.
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Episode 3: Origins: More Than Just Hitler
In this episode we’ll go back to the roots: we’ll get into how and why the 2 World War began - which is a story about Adolf Hitler but not only about Hitler - there were a lot of messy things going on in the 1920s and 1930s that plunged the world into total war.
62 min
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Episode 2: Berlin 1945
In this episode, we will explore one of the biggest battles of the second world war, the Battle of Berlin – the dramatic culmination of four years of war on the eastern front which ended the Third Reich and set the stage for the Cold War in Europe.
83 min
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Episode 1: Myths of the Second World War
In this first episode, Matthias and Jesse talk about a few widespread myths of the Second World War. How they came about and why and how these myths distort the image of the Second World War even today.
64 min
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Podcast Teaser: WW2 - Both Sides of The Wire
World War 2: Both Sides of the Wire is the podcast that takes you beyond the familiar and dives deep into the untold stories and surprising truths of the Second World War from the Allied and Axis perspectives. Join us as we lift the lid on one of the most pivotal periods in human history, busting myths and unravelling the complexities of a conflict that still shapes our world today.
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