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Episode 59: German invasion of Poland 1939 Part 2
In today’s episode, we continue the story of the Polish campaign in 1939 - from the Nazi-Soviet Pact to Germany’s so-called Blitzkrieg. Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit: (https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/supporters/p
Episode 58: German invasion of Poland 1939 Part 1
In today's episode, we are marking a very important anniversary. In September, 1939, Germany invades Poland and the Second World War begins. The six week campaign would change the course of world history and even help set the stage for some
Episode 57: Appeasement: The Biggest Mistake Before WWII?
In today’s episode, we’re going to take a page from the armchair generals and Monday morning quarterbacks and look at what might have been one of the Second World War’s great mistakes - the appeasement of Germany in the 1930s. Join our comm
Episode 56: The Malta Mistake: Operation Hercules That Wasn’t
In today’s epsiode, we take up the story of Malta again, and dip our toes into the dangerous waters of historical counterfactuals: could the Axis have taken Malta, and if so, how? Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit: (htt
Episode 55: The Malta Mistake: Why Hitler Never Took the Island
In today’s episode, we’re going to investigate what some consider a major strategic mistake of WW2 - the Axis failure to capture the Mediterranean island of Malta. Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit: (https://both-sides-of
Episode 54: The Secret to Military Success? German Doctrine During WWII
In today's session we are going to explore what made the Germans fight well in the Second World War. This is linked to doctrine and we will therefore analyse the most important German doctrine, the so-called Truppenführung, and we will shed
Episode 53: Listeners’ Q&As – From Jet Fighters to Rommel’s Missed Opportunity
In today’s episode, we’re diving back into your questions—ranging from myths that outlived empires to the nuts and bolts of battlefield logistics—because, once again, you've sent us more great ones than we could possibly ignore. Join our co
Episode 52: Occupied Norway: Resistance, Raids & the Final Surrender| Norway in WWII — Part 3
In today's episode, we'll round off the story of Norway in World War II by exploring what happened in the country after the German conquered it from raids to resistance to liberation. Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit: (h
Episode 51: Narvik 1940: Germany's Arctic Disaster? | Norway in WWII — Part 2
In today's episode, we continue the story of the invasion of Norway in 1940. Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit:https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/supporters/pricinghttps://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/ • Select your rank – (Ca
Episode 50: Why Hitler Invaded | Norway in WWII — Part 1
In today’s episode, we’ll take on a topic that you, our supporters and listeners, requested us to discuss. And that is the story of Norway in WW2 - from invasion to occupation to liberation. Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit
Episode 49: Killing Hitler: The July Bomb Plot (Part 2)
In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about the plan everyone wishes had worked: the July 20 plot to kill Hitler. Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit:https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/supporters/pricinghttps://both-sides-of
Episode 48: Killing Hitler: The July Bomb Plot (Part 1)
In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about the plan everyone wishes had worked: the July 20 plot to kill Hitler. Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit:https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/supporters/pricinghttps://both-sides-of
Episode 47: German Resistance
In today’s episode, we’re going to explore the diverse and tragic story of Germans who resisted the Nazi regime. Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit:https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/supporters/pricinghttps://both-sides-of-th
Episode 46: Listeners’ Q&As - From Hitler To The Merchant Navy
In today’s episode, we answer more questions from our community and touch on topics from Hitler to the merchant navy. Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit:https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/supporters/pricinghttps://both-sides-
Episode 45: Listeners’ Q&As - From SS Generals to Calculating Casualties
In today’s episode, we’re going to answer questions posed to us by our supporters – so buckle up for a bit of everything from SS generals to calculating casualties. Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit: (https://both-sides-o
Episode 44: Grandfathers - Part 3
Today's episode, we're going to once again continue the story of our grandfather's experiences on both sides of the wire during the second World War. Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit:https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/suppo
Episode 43: Grandfathers - Part 2
In today’s episode we’re going to continue the story of our grandfathers’ experiences on both sides of the wire during the second world war. Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit:https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/supporters/pri
Episode 42: Grandfathers - Part 1
Today’s episode is a family matter – we’re going to tell the stories of two young men at war: one German, and one Canadian. Those two young men went on to become our very own grandfathers and this is their story. Join our community! The ste
Episode 41: War’s end - Part 2
In today’s episode, we round off the story of the messy end of the Second World War in Europe - from the second try at a final surrender in Berlin, to the battles that happened after the war was over, and the implications for the coming Col
Episode 40: War’s end - Part 1
In today’s episode, we’ll revisit the end of the Second World War in Europe. Ending the fighting in May 1945 was a messy business, with political manoeuvring, inter-Allied tensions, and even last-ditch battles after the war was officially o
Episode 39: The Siege Of Leningrad - Part 3
In today’s episode, we round off the story of the siege of Leningrad, as we turn to the harrowing experience of the Soviet civilians who suffered through the blockade for nearly 900 days. Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit:ht
Episode 38: The Siege Of Leningrad - Part 2
In today’s episode, we continue the story of the Second World War’s longest siege - the siege of Leningrad. Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit:https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/supporters/pricinghttps://both-sides-of-the-wir
Episode 37: The Siege Of Leningrad - Part 1
In today’s episode, we’ll begin our journey into the story of the longest siege of the Second World War - and perhaps the deadliest siege of all time – the siege of Leningrad. Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit:https://both-s
Episode 36: Prisoners of War: Germans in western Allied hands
In this episode, we’ll round off our in depth discussion of the experience of prisoners of war - and this time, we’ll turn to Germans in western Allied hands, who might be sent to the vast and remote forests of Canada or end up living for w
Episode 35: Prisoners of War in Western Europe
In today’s episode, we will continue our exploration of the fate of prisoners of war. We’ll touch on the years of forced labour and drudgery, death marches in the final days, and war crimes: and this not the Eastern Front, but Western Europ
Episode 34: World War 2 Films - Part 2
In today’s episode, we face the bright lights of Hollywood again as we continue our cinematographic journey through Second World War movies…the good the bad and the ulgy Join our community! The steps are simple: • Visit:https://both-sides-o
Episode 33: Prisoners of War in Asia
In today’s episode, we’ll pick up our theme of Prisoners of War - and this time we’ll focus on the Asia-Pacific theatre. As in Eastern Europe, similar harrowing themes defined the experience of men in enemy hands: a punishing climate, disre
Episode 32: Prisoners of War in East Europe
In today’s episode, we’re going behind the lines to consider the oft-overlooked fates of the millions of soldiers on the Eastern Front who fell into enemy hands and became prisoners of war. Millions were killed or died in camps from Germany
Episode 31: The “Champagne Campaign”’s Missed Opportunity: Operation Dragoon Part 2
In today’s episode, we continue the story of what has been called the Champagne Campaign: the Allies’ blitz landings in southern France in summer 1944, and their role in the course of the war on the western front. Join our community! The st
Episode 30: The OTHER D-Day in France: Operation Dragoon Part 1
In today’s episode, we’ll take a trip to the sunny coast of southern France! But don’t worry, dear listeners, we’re not going to talk about nude beaches and champagne - we’re going to talk about another D-Day in France: Operation Dragoon an
