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History of the Second World War is a weekly podcast which will cover World War 2, beginning with the tumultuous years after the First World War, continuing into the descent into war during the 1930s, through the war years, and then into the post war aftermath.

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    • 4.4 • 54 Ratings

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History of the Second World War is a weekly podcast which will cover World War 2, beginning with the tumultuous years after the First World War, continuing into the descent into war during the 1930s, through the war years, and then into the post war aftermath.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires macOS 11.4 or higher

    Summary 3: The September Campaign

    Summary 3: The September Campaign

    This is a new series of episodes that are designed to solve one problem, this podcast is going to take a long time. One side effect of the amount of content the podcast needs to cover is that there are times when there is information from previous episodes or series that originally released years in the past which is now important background information for episodes that are about to release. This is where the summaries come in. Moving forward I will drop in a few summaries at appropriate times which will take a old series of episodes, in the case of today's episode the September Campaign series. Obviously this will not have the detail level of the earlier episodes, but it will allow for the key facts and themes of the earlier episodes to be brought back into everybody's memories right before it is most important.
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    • 26 min
    Summary 2: Germany Prepares for War

    Summary 2: Germany Prepares for War

    This is a new series of episodes that are designed to solve one problem, this podcast is going to take a long time. One side effect of the amount of content the podcast needs to cover is that there are times when there is information from previous episodes or series that originally released years in the past which is now important background information for episodes that are about to release. This is where the summaries come in. Moving forward I will drop in a few summaries at appropriate times which will take a old series of episodes, in the case of today's episode the Germany Prepares for War series. Obviously this will not have the detail level of the earlier episodes, but it will allow for the key facts and themes of the earlier episodes to be brought back into everybody's memories right before it is most important.
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    • 31 min
    Summary 1: The Third Republic

    Summary 1: The Third Republic

    This is a new series of episodes that are designed to solve one problem, this podcast is going to take a long time. One side effect of the amount of content the podcast needs to cover is that there are times when there is information from previous episodes or series that originally released years in the past which is now important background information for episodes that are about to release. This is where the summaries come in. Moving forward I will drop in a few summaries at appropriate times which will take a old series of episodes, in the case of today's episode the Third Republic series, and condense the entire series down into one roughly 25 minute episode. Obviously this will not have the detail level of the earlier episodes, but it will allow for the key facts and themes of the earlier episodes to be brought back into everybody's memories right before it is most important.
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    • 24 min
    176: The Invasion of Norway - The End and Beginning of Norwegian Resistance

    176: The Invasion of Norway - The End and Beginning of Norwegian Resistance

    The campaign was almost over, but for the people of Norway the war was just beginning.

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    • 26 min
    175: The Invasion of Norway - The Recapture of Narvik

    175: The Invasion of Norway - The Recapture of Narvik

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    • 26 min
    174: The Invasion of Norway - The Snows of Narvik

    174: The Invasion of Norway - The Snows of Narvik

    In the areas around Narvik the fate of northern Norway would be decided.
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    • 22 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
54 Ratings

54 Ratings

veganman1961 ,

Excellent

A wonderful and detailed podcast.
Great idea to examine the world prior to WW2.Well done.

MBelderson ,

Excellent research hampered by poor delivery

I wish I could give this five stars, but these scripts are written in the past passive tense which is notoriously boring to read and, in this case, read aloud. It’s made worse by the repetition of words and phrases, sometimes in four sentences in a row. Because no-one is perfect, this is common in most early drafts. And it’s where an editor does their job by eliminating anything that acts as grit in the narrative’s gears. Throw in the very common refusal to look up how to pronounce an unfamiliar name and you end up with a show that could be so much better but just isn’t. However, the interviews are really good and don’t suffer in the same way.

Mccallion08 ,

Amazing!

Just recently found this podcast and it is the most in depth one ive ever listened to! Amazing series!

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