The Saga of World War 2: a Casus Belli Project

We continue the update on China from the outbreak of the second Sino-Japanese war until the attack on Pearl harbor when the entry of the United States would change the calculus for all sides.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode we fill in the blanks in China, catching up on how China found itself at war with Japan in 1937Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A biography of the most famous Australian Soldier of all time: Tom "Diver" Derrick, VC.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

My interview with David Milne, Senior Designer of Company of Heroes 3 for Relic Entertainment.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The final pieces of Operation CARTWHEEL finally fall into place with the capture of Cape Gloucester and the seizure of the Admiralty islands.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

My interview with Ray Boomhower about his biographer of war correspondant Richard Trgaskis.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode we conclude the Aleutian campaign with the invasions of Attu and Kiska.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Part one of the Aleutians Campaign including the occupation of Attu and Kiska as well as the battle of the Komandorski Islands.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nimitz begins his drive through the central pacific with at the battle of Tarawa.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We finally reach the end of the Solomons campaign with the landing at Bougainville.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Halsey and MacArthur resume their drives up the Solomons chain in their effort to isolate Rabaul.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We now turn toward the Pacific theatre once again but first make a stop over the United States to discuss the war's effects on the US population.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A short look at what Fascism is as a political movement or ideology.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The four phases of the battle of the Atlantic form 1939 to defeat in 1943.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this appendix I speak with author Simon Read about his book The Iron Sea.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The bombing campaign over Europe from 1940-1944Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Allies fight their way up the Italian PeninsulaAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Allies begin their Invasion of ItalyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The two and a half year long siege of LeningradAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Battle of Kursk and its aftermath as well as the Smolensk OffensiveAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The war on the Eastern Front continues and the stage is set for the largest tank battle in history: Kursk.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Battle of Stalingrad and the Nazi occupation of EuropeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A bio of Dwight Eisenhower and the end of the North Africa Campaign.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A supplement describing the state of maritime power heading into the Second World WarAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The United States finally enters the war against the European Axis with the landings in North Africa.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We finally come to an end in the Battle of Guadalcanal and then transition over to North Africa to prepare for the Battle of El Alamein.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The New Guinea campaign, the final defense of Henderson Field, and the Battle of Santa Cruz.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The next stage in the Epic of Guadalcanal including the battle of Cape Esperance and a short bio of Admiral "Bull" Halsey.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Battle of Guadalcanal continues at the battles of Bloody Ridge and Torpedo Junction.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

America finally begins the long campaign to defeat japan.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The battles of the Coral Sea and Midway through the lens of Naval doctrine and Carrier tactics of the early pacific war.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this installment we continue the North African campaign and set the stage for the battle of El Alamein and introduce another iconic character; Bernard Law Montgomery.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

An interview with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Eric Lichtblau and his book Return to the Reich; a Holocaust Refugee's Mission to Defeat the Nazis.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The war on the eastern front continues with the soviet winter counter offensive. Then raid on Dieppe provides the allies with dire lessons.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode we pause for a moment before returning to Europe to see where America was as she entered the War.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode I interview Carl Timms of Dark Matter Films about his documentary "In Toni's Footsteps" which can be found on Vimeo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The fall of the Philippines, Japanese raids in the Indian Ocean, and the Doolittle raid.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

My interview with Stephen Robinson about his new book "Panzer Commander Herman Balck, Germany's Master Tactician."Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Japanese Invasion of the Dutch East Indies and the Raid on Darwin.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Japanese conquest of Hong Kong and the Fall of Singapore.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Japanese blitz in South East Asia including the occupation of French Indochina and British Malaya.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and subsequent operations.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode we detail Japan's road to war with the United States.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We trace the rise of Modern Japan from isolationist backwater to World Power.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A brief rundown of the life of Charles de GaulleAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The war on the eastern front continues, the arctic convoys, and Operation Crusader.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The war on the eastern front continues.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The life and rise of Joseph Stalin, the infamous Premier of the Soviet Union.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The sinking of the Bismarck and the first days of the invasion of Russia.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode we cover the invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece, the battle for Crete, and discuss the life and career of Erwin Rommel.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy