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World War 2: Both Sides of the Wire is the podcast that takes you beyond the familiar and dives deep into the untold stories and surprising truths of the Second World War from the Allied and Axis perspectives.
Join us as we lift the lid on one of the most pivotal periods in human history, busting myths and unraveling the complexities of a conflict that still shapes our world today.
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Episode 118: The Making of Monty: Britain's Most Controversial General
In today’s episode, we’ll turn to the story of one of the war’s most praised and most criticised commanders – Field Marshal Bernhard Law Montgomery. Join our community! The steps are simple: - Visit: https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/S
Episode 117: Frederick the Great and Prussia’s Rise to Power
Jesse is absent this week, so our Matthias delves deep into Frederick the Great, one of history’s most pivotal military figures. Discover a poor nation transformed into a European superpower. Frederick's revolutionary military tactics, and
Episode 116: The 1941 Preventive War Theory
In today’s episode, we’ll return to our beloved theme of mythbusting – this time we’ll tackle the ideas around Soviet war planning and alleged aggressive intentions towards Germany in 1941. Our first book INFERNO is out now! Available in Ha
Episode 115: The Free French: Resistance, Rivalries & Liberation
In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about the Free French – which, it turns out, involves more than just De Gaulle’s famous speeches. James Taub is a historian specialising in French and US military history, and a regular guest on our s
Episode 114: The Last President of the Third Reich: Karl Dönitz
In today’s episode, we’ll continue the story of Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz and the discussion about his politics and time as last President of the German Reich. INFERNO is available now.Hardcover or eBook available on Amazon: https://www.am
Episode 113: Karl Dönitz and His Rise to Power
In today’s episode, we’ll get better acquainted with one of the war’s most important commanders – Grand Admiral and short-lived President of the German Reich Karl Doenitz. His is a story of U-boats, the Nazi Party, and the Nuremberg trials.
Episode 112: Operation Felix - The Capture of Gibraltar
Episode covers German Operation Felix: the planned 1940-41 invasion of Gibraltar. Details Hitler's strategy, Franco's refusal to enter the war, German military plans (49th Mountain Corps, Stukas, artillery bombardment), British defenses, an
Episode 111: Listeners' Q&As – From Brazil's Navy to Soviet Manpower
In today’s episode, we will once again reach into our bag of questions from our supporter community – from German tank counterfactuals to South American neutrals to Soviet manpower. Join our community! The steps are simple: - Visit: http
Episode 110: The Spanish Civil War: The War That Shaped Modern Spain
In today’s episode, Matthias returns to the Spanish Civil War to follow the conflict from the fighting around Madrid and the battles of Jarama and Brunete to Guernica, the Ebro offensive, and Franco’s final victory in 1939. We also explore
Episode 109: The Spanish Civil War: How It Began
In today’s episode, Matthias takes us to Spain in the 1930s to set the stage for one of the most complex conflicts of the interwar years: the Spanish Civil War. From the collapse of the monarchy and the deep political divisions of the Secon
Episode 108: Erwin Rommel's Politics & Legacy
In today’s episode, we’ll wrap up our journey through the life and times of Erwin Rommel by tackling thew most controversial aspects: his politics, his connection to atrocities, and his role in the Hitler assassination attempt of July 1944.
Episode 107: Erwin Rommel: North Africa & the Desert Fox legend
In today’s episode we continue our exploration of the life and times of Erwin Rommel, as he is sent to North Africa and his reputation grows. Join our community! The steps are simple: - Visit: https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/Select y
Episode 106: Erwin Rommel: From Württemberg Cadet to France 1940
In today’s episode, we’ll take a closer look at one of the most famous, mythologized and lionized figures of the war – the Desert Fox, Erwin Rommel. Join our community! The steps are simple: - Visit: https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/S
Episode 105: North Africa 1941-42: Operation Crusader & Brevity
In today’s episode, we return to the Egyptian and Libyan desert, as both the British Commonwealth and the Axis gear up for several dramatic campaigns in the second half of 1941. Join our community! The steps are simple: - Visit: https://
Episode 104: North Africa 1940-41: A War of Tanks, Sand and Supply
In today’s episode, we’ll visit the warm and sandy expanses of the Libyan desert, for the back-and-forth campaigns of 1941 and the controversial performance of the so-called Desert Fox. Join our community! The steps are simple: - Visit:
Episode 103: Was Stalingrad the Real Turning Point?
In today’s episode, we’ll return to mythbusting, to take on one of the sacred cows of popular military history discussions: was Stalingrad the turning point in WW2? Join our community! The steps are simple: - Visit: https://both-sides-of
Episode 102: Walking Through Berlin’s History
In today's episode, we'll go for a stroll through Berlin and Brandenburg and take you with us on the ground to some of the most interesting spots in a city layered in history. Our Berlin Tour: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsotw-2026 Join our c
Episode 101: The Last Stand on Okinawa
In today’s episode, we follow the fighting on southern Okinawa to its bitter conclusion, as US forces face their toughest challenge against a series of imposing ridges, and an enemy determined to fight to the last. Checkout our First Book I
Episode 100: Hitler’s Orders, His Generals and Neutral Portugal
In this week’s episode, we celebrate our 100th show by answering listener questions on the German Army’s lack of winter equipment in 1941, Hitler’s “no retreat” orders, Portugal’s role as a neutral power, and the relationship between Hitler
Episode 99: Battles That Shaped the 20th Century
In this week’s episode and in a long overdue collaboration between Not So Quite on the Western Front and WW2 Both Sides of the Wire, four of us sit down to explore what we feel are the battles that, for one reason or another, shaped the cou
Episode 98: Okinawa: Kamikazes and the Yamato
In today’s episode, we hit the beaches at Okinawa, as American forces begin a grinding 82-day campaign to capture the island from determined and dug-in Japanese defenders. Join our community! The steps are simple: - Visit: https://both-s
Episode 97: Okinawa Begins: Operation Iceberg
In today’s episode, we’re off to the vast expanses of the Pacific Ocean, to the small but strategically important island of Okinawa. The US invasion of the island in 1945 would be the largest amphibious landings in the Pacific theatre, and
Episode 96: The Real General Patton: Hero, Showman, or Myth?
In today’s episode, we tackle the legendary, controversial, and much mythologized US General George S. Patton – was he really as good as his reputation in popular memory? Checkout our First Book INFERNO: https://battleguide.co.uk/inferno Jo
Episode 95: The Last Hours of Hitler’s Berlin 1945
In today’s episode, we examine the final phase of the Battle of Berlin, as Soviet troops conquer the city and Hitler meets his end. Join us in Berlin in September: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsotw-2026 (https://battleguide.co.uk/bsot
Episode 94: Trapped in the Ruins of Berlin
In today's episode, we begin the end of the story of the Battle of Berlin, as for the fighting reaches the city itself Join us in Berlin in September: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsotw-2026 (https://battleguide.co.uk/bsotw-2026) Join ou
Episode 93: Closing the Ring - Berlin 1945
In today’s episode, we jump into the action in April 1945, as Soviet forces race towards Berlin and close the ring around the Nazi capital. Join us in Berlin in September: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsotw-2026 (https://battleguide.co.uk/
Episode 92: The Last Line of Defence - Berlin 1945
In today's episode, we start the story with the launch of the Berlin Operation in April 1945, and the bitter struggle for Berlin that started on the high ground at Seelow. Join us in Berlin in September: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsotw-202
Episode 91: Why the Germans Fought to the Bitter End
In today's episode, we pick up the story of the Battle of Berlin 1945, drilling down on the German side of the wire as the Berlin Operation begins. Join us in Berlin in September: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsotw-2026 Join our community! The
Episode 90: Prelude to the Downfall: The Red Army at the Gates of Berlin
Berlin Tour: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsotw-2026 (https://battleguide.co.uk/bsotw-2026) Join our community! The steps are simple: - Visit: https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/ - Select your rank – (Captain comes with one month free) - Fil
Episode 89: Battle of the Bulge - Bastogne, Skorzeny, and Germany’s Failure
In today’s episode, we once again take up the story of the Battle of the Bulge after the initial German breakthrough, and consider how the Allies turned the tide. Berlin Tour: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsotw-2026 Join our community! The ste
