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EPISODE · Sep 1, 2025 · 1H 50M

How The Game of Monopoly Helped Win World War Two

from Mack Maloney's Military X-Files · host mackmaloney

The gang talks to author Phil Orbanes about his new bestselling book, “Monopoly X,” the true story of how the famous game board fooled the Nazis and helped hundreds of Allied POWs escape from Germany. Also, World War Two trivia: How did Russian fighter planes down German aircraft when they had no bullets? What was the deep secret behind the infamous Colditz POW Prison? What ailment did Hitler have that caused his doctor to inject him with “bull sperm?”  

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