by WWIIPodcast | May 16, 2016 | Featured, Podcast Episodes
Young Stalin begins to the learn of the wider world of international politics and the intrigues that comes with it. Lenin his hero, does not measure up upon their first face to face. And Koba goes through his own metamorphosis when he returns from the 4th Congress and...
by WWIIPodcast | May 3, 2016 | Featured, Podcast Episodes
In early 1942, the U.S. and Great Britain work together to develop the Atomic Bomb, but London needs to make sure Nazi Germany doesn’t get there first. Today’s guest is author Neal Bascomb. We discuss his new book, out today, The Winter Fortress: The Epic...
by WWIIPodcast | Apr 20, 2016 | Featured, Podcast Episodes
Stalin, the young revolutionary, stumbles and is on the outs with the Georgian Social Democratic Worker’s Party. Yet, after making another mistake, he is tepidly allowed to re-enter the group. Sent to a back water area, the workers there will soon strike and put...
by WWIIPodcast | Mar 27, 2016 | Featured, Podcast Episodes
Leningraders volunteer in such numbers that the Stavka orders several divisions to be organized, to resist the German invaders. Yet the men are thrown in untrained, mostly weaponless, armed only with a desire for revenge.
by WWIIPodcast | Mar 20, 2016 | Featured, Podcast Episodes
Ioseph Jughashvili, AKA Stalin, leaves the seminary under mysterious circumstances. Following the path of his mentor Lado Ketskhoveli, Soso becomes a revolutionary and learns the joy of mentoring the people but also to fear the police. Seeking refuge for himself,...
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