The WW2 Podcast

When we think of Allied prisoners of war in German camps, we often picture barbed wire, watchtowers, tunnels, and the The post 310 – Great Escapeism at Stalag Luft III appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.

When people think about the secret war in occupied Europe, they often picture agents, resistance fighters, and acts of sabotage The post 309 – SOE Special Duties Flights appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.

In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone. France had fallen, invasion seemed possible, and Winston Churchill faced a grave The post 308 – Mers El-Kébir: The British Attack on the French Navy appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.

Before he became a familiar face on screen, appearing in over 70 films like ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’, The post 307 – Percy Herbert: From POW to Hollywood appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.

The final battle for Berlin in 1945 was not just the end of the war in Europe, it was the The post 306 – The Battle for Berlin appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.

In the final months of the Second World War, as the Third Reich collapsed in on itself, boys were sent The post 305 – A Boy Soldier in Hitler’s Army appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.

The partnership between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Winston Churchill was one of the defining relationships of the Second World War. The post 304 – Eisenhower and Churchill appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.

Before the Second World War, learning to fly by instruments was one of the most difficult and dangerous skills a The post 303 – The Link Trainer appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.

My guest today is William Hogan, and we are going to be talking about the remarkable story of his father, The post 302 – Task Force Hogan appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.

How does a Canadian end up fighting in the Soviet Red Army during the Second World War? My guest today The post 301 – A Canadian in Stalin’s Army appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.

James Bond may have Q Branch supplying him with ingenious gadgets, but during the Second World War the agents of The post 300 – Exploding Rats and the Devices of SOE appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.

In this episode, I am joined by Ian Buruma to talk about life in Berlin during the Second World War. The post 299 – Berlin, 1939-45 appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.

In April 1945, as the Third Reich collapsed around him, Adolf Hitler died in the Führerbunker in Berlin. It is The post 298 – The Long Death of Adolf Hitler appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.

Pearl Harbor is often remembered as a stunning Japanese success, a perfectly executed surprise attack that changed the course of The post 297 – Pearl Harbor: Japan’s Greatest Disaster appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.

For this episode, I am joined by Philip McCarty to discuss his book Point of Failure: British Army Brigadiers in The post 296 – British Brigadiers, 1940 appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.

In September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland, American photographer and film-maker Julien Bryan became the only foreign journalist The post 295 – Inside the Siege of Warsaw appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.

Today we are heading back to the Burma campaign, but through a slightly different lens. Rather than focusing on a The post 294 – Churchill’s Forgotten Generals: Slim, Auchinleck & Savory appeared first on The WW2 Podcast.