Adolf Hitler (Part 3)

from How to Take Over the World Hosted by Ben Wilson

In part 3, we explore how Hitler went from taking over Europe to losing everything. 00:00 Introduction 06:51 Reichstag Fire 09:44 Working Toward the Führer 14:40 Night of the Long Knives 22:18 Rearmament 23:26 Rhineland Reoccupation 31:37 Berlin Olympics 42:03 Anschluss 44:51 Sudetenland 48:15 Czechoslovakia 53:45 Pact With Stalin 01:01:11 Phony War 01:03:17 Norway to Fall of France 01:06:16 Dunkirk and Aftermath 01:11:59 Battle of Britain Blitz 01:14:31 Barbarossa 01:20:08 Wolfsschanze And Early Confidence 01:21:08 Genocidal War 01:25:53 Winter Pushback 01:31:43 War With America Declared 01:34:31 Operation Blue 01:36:51 Stalingrad Catastrophe 01:39:31 Kursk And Lost Initiative 01:42:16 Allies Coordinate Axis Fractures 01:46:27 Unconditional Surrender Debate 01:49:19 D Day And July Plot 01:53:33 Bunker Collapse And Suicide 01:56:13 Conclusion ----- Sources:⁠ Hitler: A Biography by Ian Kershaw⁠⁠ Hitler: Beyond Evil and Tyranny by RHS Stolfi ⁠⁠Hitler: A Global Biography by Brendan Simms ⁠⁠In His Own Words: The Essential Speeches of Adolf Hitler by CJ Miller⁠ ⁠Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler (New Ford Translation)⁠ ----- Sponsors:⁠ The Classical Society⁠⁠ David Senra Podcast⁠⁠ Zodl (The new Zashi wallet)⁠⁠ Speechify * This episode is brought to you by Helix Sleep. Go to HelixSleep.com/TakeOverPod for 20% off your purchase. * This episode is brought to you by Incogni. Go to Incogni.com/takeover for 60% off. -----

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