OKH Chief Franz Halder makes plans for a modest end to 1941 for Operation Barbarossa, but Hitler overrides him and orders the capture of Moscow, before the heavy snows come. Yet, Stalin, finally taking an advisor’s advice, allows several armies from the Russian Far East to transfer west and help with the defense of his capital.
Episode 437-Interview w/ Scott Simon about his book Swingtime for Hitler and then Operation Jubilee
A Two Episode Special! First, NPR's Scott Simon comes on to talk about Swingtime for Hitler: From Goebbels’s Jazzmen to Tokyo Rose to AI, the Eternal Allure of Propaganda and then Operation Jubilee's Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat. To listen to Swingtime for Hitler, go...
