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The WW2 Podcast

A military history podcast that looks at all aspects of WWII.With WW2 slipping from living memory I aim to look at different historical aspects of the Second World War.

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42 - The Battle of the Coral Sea

42 - The Battle of the Coral Sea

In January I had an email from Bob Drury, if that name sounds familiar it’s because I chatted to Bob in episode 30 talki... Read more

1 May 2017

44mins

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102 - D-Day Through German Eyes

102 - D-Day Through German Eyes

June 2019 marked the 75th anniversary of D-Day, we had a month of D-Day podcasts looking at the operation from the Briti... Read more

15 Oct 2019

1hr 3mins

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18 - The Nazi Hunters

18 - The Nazi Hunters

In this episode we’re look at Nazi war criminals and those that tracked them down. I’m joined by Andrew Nagorski. Andrew... Read more

1 May 2016

1hr 1min

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66 - Northrop P-61 Black Widow

66 - Northrop P-61 Black Widow

The P-61 was built in response to the Blitz on Great Britain, in 1940. The RAF were in need of a night fighter and they ... Read more

1 May 2018

46mins

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03 - Omar Bradley

03 - Omar Bradley

Omar Bradley commanded more Americans in combat than any other General before or since, at its peak his 12th Army Group... Read more

1 Jul 2015

40mins

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06 - The OSS - America's WW2 Intelligence Service

06 - The OSS - America's WW2 Intelligence Service

In this episode I talk to Douglas Waller about the Office of Strategic Services, the OSS. The US entered the Second Wo... Read more

1 Oct 2015

42mins

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Last Man Standing: Geoffrey Rothwell

Last Man Standing: Geoffrey Rothwell

“'Stay low, stay on track, and stay alive' was the motto of the RAF's most secret Station, Tempsford. That's exactly wha... Read more

26 Nov 2018

1hr 10mins

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92 - D-Day: Omaha

92 - D-Day: Omaha

‘Before the war, Normandy’s Plage d’Or coast was best known for its sleepy villages and holiday destinations. Early in 1... Read more

1 Jun 2019

43mins

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105 - Case White: The Invasion of Poland, 1939

105 - Case White: The Invasion of Poland, 1939

2019 marked the 80th anniversary of the invasion of Poland by Germany and then a few weeks later, Russia. It was the eve... Read more

1 Dec 2019

51mins

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64 - The Early Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign 1942

64 - The Early Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign 1942

One of my first guests was Jeffrey Cox, we discussed in length the Java Sea campaign in episode 14. Jeff has been busy f... Read more

1 Apr 2018

1hr 18mins

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32 - Operation Sea Lion - The invasion of Britain

32 - Operation Sea Lion - The invasion of Britain

We're looking at the Operation Sea Lion, the German invasion plan for Britain in the latest podcast. I'm joined by Rober... Read more

1 Dec 2016

1hr

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94 - 1941

94 - 1941

The usual narrative for WWII is that turning points of the war are in 1942 with the battles of Midway, El Alamein and St... Read more

1 Jul 2019

47mins

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87 - Hitler's Death

87 - Hitler's Death

We’ve all see the film Downfallabout the Führerbunker in Berlin, in the closing days of the war. And we all know the sto... Read more

15 Mar 2019

41mins

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29 - Selling Hitler

29 - Selling Hitler

In this episode I’m talking to Nicholas O'Shaughnessy. Nicholas is is currently Visiting Professor in the Centre for Str... Read more

15 Oct 2016

52mins

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17 - Shooting Up: Drug use in WWII

17 - Shooting Up: Drug use in WWII

It’s a little known fact that during the second world war drugs were issued to those men on active service on a monument... Read more

15 Apr 2016

44mins

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05 - The Dieppe Raid

05 - The Dieppe Raid

In this episode I talk to Canadian historian Mark Zuehlke, and we look at Operation Jubilee, the Raid on Dieppe. I... Read more

1 Sep 2015

48mins

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59 - Case Red: The Collapse of France

59 - Case Red: The Collapse of France

In this episode I’m looking at ‘Case Red’ the German attack on France post Dunkirk. Often when we talk about the Battle ... Read more

15 Jan 2018

56mins

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30 - Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission

30 - Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission

In 1943 a lone B-17 Bomber set off on a solo reconnaissance mission, it was to be a 1200 mile round trip. Passing within... Read more

1 Nov 2016

45mins

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Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour

I’ve been promising you an extra episode since September...  Well it never came off, I was all prepared to discuss the e... Read more

22 Nov 2017

23mins

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50 - Operation Tonga

50 - Operation Tonga

In this episode I’m looking at Operation Tonga, the British airborne element that led the way during the D-Day landings ... Read more

1 Sep 2017

48mins

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