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A biweekly podcast covering the last great war. Join Ray Harris Jr as he explores World War Two in intimate detail.

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A biweekly podcast covering the last great war. Join Ray Harris Jr as he explores World War Two in intimate detail.

    The Siege of Odessa Begins

    The Siege of Odessa Begins

    Focusing on the southern most part of Operation Barbarossa, we watch as the Black Sea city of Odessa stands defiant against Army Group South and the Romanians. This will cause a delay in Berlin’s plans, which will require Gen. Guderian and his panzers to come help take Kiev.
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    • 21 min
    The Trapped Soviet Soldiers at Uman

    The Trapped Soviet Soldiers at Uman

    As it seems Kiev is about to fall, the panzers suddenly turn south and head for Uman. There, a massive soviet response is building, but will it be enough to save Kiev, Uman and stop the Axis Forces from crossing the River Bug?
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    • 27 min
    Operation Munich

    Operation Munich

    Backing up a bit, we cover the Romanian’s early involvement in Barbarossa. But before Kiev can be taken, the Romanians want their lands back, taken by Stalin in 1939.
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    • 27 min
    The Stalin Line-Merely the Shadow of A Dream

    The Stalin Line-Merely the Shadow of A Dream

    The fighting only grows in intensity, with Kiev being threatened. But the German’s right flank is holding operations up. Still, in time, but with much loss, Gen. Kirponos pulls back his men and sets up a new defensive line, from Kiev to Uman.

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    • 26 min
    Race to the Stalin Line

    Race to the Stalin Line

    Soviet Gen. Kirponos does reasonably well in defending his SW Front, when he is told what is going on. But that is irregular at best. Soon, Lvov falls and all know that the next major battle will take place along the Stalin Line.

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    • 29 min
    Army Group South is on the March

    Army Group South is on the March

    Army Group South advances but Stalin believes the main German thrust will happen here, so plans accordingly.
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    • 28 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
3.7K Ratings

3.7K Ratings

Hughbert G. Rection ,

Engrossing and full of detail

I love the way Ray goes into details about obscure theaters of the war that I am only vaguely familiar with. The only downside is because of the audio format, sometimes it’s hard to follow the level of detail, such as which infantry brigade is in which city as described in the narrative. But well worth a listen for World War II fans, even though with extensive knowledge.

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Review

You are the man. Listening to you do this is educational, entertaining and a joy. My only disappointment was catching up and having to wait for the next episode to be dropped! Lynn

Dradjaz ,

Sincere but limited

This host is clearly sincere, well-informed and prepared.

But in most shows he simply reads his lecture and tends to slip into a carelessly sing songy narrative cadence.

Otherwise this is pretty solid and documented.

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