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How Poland was torn in half in 1939 – Interview with military history author Roger Moorhouse
Check out this book here https://amzn.to/3eXW7Gp
Interview Timeline
Roger Moorhouse has been a historian for the Third Reich, Poland, and WWII for many years and has written many books on the subject. He recently published a book on the German and Soviet invasions of Poland in 1939 and we spoke about the book and this military event. Poland 1939 (Basic Books, 2020)
0:39 – Roger talks about how he got into studying Poland and WWII.
2:14 – Roger talks about the strength of the German military in 1939 and the propaganda narrative.
5:52 – Roger talks about the scope of the book from tactical to a wider scope.
8:00 – Roger talks about the reasons for Germany’s early setbacks.
11:16 – Roger talks about the terrain and weather of Poland in 1939.
13:52 – Roger talks about German General Guderian reminiscing about his ancestral lands in Poland.
15:39 – Roger compares German tactics in Poland versus the French campaign and the massacres of POWs and civilians.
19:13 – Roger talks about ethnic German attacks against Poles.
22:08 – Roger talks about German propaganda and Goebbels.
27:01 – Roger talks about a battle with a German Panzer army.
28:22 – Roger talks about the Soviet invasion of Poland.
32:12 – Roger talks about Soviet propaganda about its invasion of Poland.
34:06 – Roger discusses Soviet atrocities against upper class and middle class Poles.
36:13 – Roger talks about the Polish death toll in WWII.
37:43 – Roger talks about what materials he used to do his research.
40:20 – Roger talks about the lack of access to Soviet materials.
41:54 – Roger talks about having visited some of the battlefields he wrote about.
48:05 – Roger addresses the concentration camps in Poland.
51:39 – Roger talks about the German and Russian use of elite troops to commit atrocities.
57:30 – Roger can be found at www.rogermoorhouse.com and on twitter @roger_moorhouse
Links of interest
https://amzn.to/3eXW7Gp
https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/roger-moorhouse/poland-1939/9780465095414/
https://www.rogermoorhouse.com/
https://twitter.com/Roger_Moorhouse
Contact Information
For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me at www.warscholar.org, on Facebook at warscholar, on twitter at Warscholar, on youtube at warscholar1945 and on Instagram @crisalvarezswarscholar. Or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify
Guests: Roger Moorhouse
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: military, history, military history, conflict, war, interview, non-fiction book, Poland, WWII, Germany, 1939, September campaign, USSR, Great Britain, propaganda, espionage, air power, fortified,
How Poland was torn in half in 1939 – Interview with military history author Roger Moorhouse
Check out this book here https://amzn.to/3eXW7Gp
Interview Timeline
Roger Moorhouse has been a historian for the Third Reich, Poland, and WWII for many years and has written many books on the subject. He recently published a book on the German and Soviet invasions of Poland in 1939 and we spoke about the book and this military event. Poland 1939 (Basic Books, 2020)
0:39 – Roger talks about how he got into studying Poland and WWII.
2:14 – Roger talks about the strength of the German military in 1939 and the propaganda narrative.
5:52 – Roger talks about the scope of the book from tactical to a wider scope.
8:00 – Roger talks about the reasons for Germany’s early setbacks.
11:16 – Roger talks about the terrain and weather of Poland in 1939.
13:52 – Roger talks about German General Guderian reminiscing about his ancestral lands in Poland.
15:39 – Roger compares German tactics in Poland versus the French campaign and the massacres of POWs and civilians.
19:13 – Roger talks about ethnic German attacks against Poles.
22:08 – Roger talks about German propaganda and Goebbels.
27:01 – Roger talks about a battle with a German Panzer army.
28:22 – Roger talks about the Soviet invasion of Poland.
32:12 – Roger talks about Soviet propaganda about its invasion of Poland.
34:06 – Roger discusses Soviet atrocities against upper class and middle class Poles.
36:13 – Roger talks about the Polish death toll in WWII.
37:43 – Roger talks about what materials he used to do his research.
40:20 – Roger talks about the lack of access to Soviet materials.
41:54 – Roger talks about having visited some of the battlefields he wrote about.
48:05 – Roger addresses the concentration camps in Poland.
51:39 – Roger talks about the German and Russian use of elite troops to commit atrocities.
57:30 – Roger can be found at www.rogermoorhouse.com and on twitter @roger_moorhouse
Links of interest
https://amzn.to/3eXW7Gp
https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/roger-moorhouse/poland-1939/9780465095414/
https://www.rogermoorhouse.com/
https://twitter.com/Roger_Moorhouse
Contact Information
For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me at www.warscholar.org, on Facebook at warscholar, on twitter at Warscholar, on youtube at warscholar1945 and on Instagram @crisalvarezswarscholar. Or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify
Guests: Roger Moorhouse
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: military, history, military history, conflict, war, interview, non-fiction book, Poland, WWII, Germany, 1939, September campaign, USSR, Great Britain, propaganda, espionage, air power, fortified,
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