Podcast Episodes

Episode 380-The British 8th Army vs The Desert Fox

by WWIIPodcast | August 13, 2022 | Featured, Podcast Episodes | 0 Comments

Rommel is able to take Cyrenaica back from the British 8th Army, but between his fuel issues and C in C, ME Auchinleck’s personnel changes, the two sides will stare at each other for a while. But the combat will return as North Africa’s fate will determine the future...

Episode 379-Rommel Strikes Back

by WWIIPodcast | August 8, 2022 | Featured, Podcast Episodes | 0 Comments

With the failure of Gen. Auchinleck's Operation Crusader, at the end of 1941, Rommel resupplies and heads out again, before the British can start Operation Acrobat, the drive on Tripoli. And like a year ago, the Allies are stretched far too thin and the men are under...

Episode 378-West Africa and Charles De Gaulle

by WWIIPodcast | August 1, 2022 | Featured, Podcast Episodes | 0 Comments

Before moving on to Operation Pedestal and then the Eastern Front, Gen. Charles De Gaulle’s moves in West Africa have to be covered. He seeks to rebuild the French Empire by grabbing African lands that went with the Vichy Government after France fell to German forces.

Episode 377-Iceland: A Peaceful Invasion

In this one off episode, Iceland and Greenland’s participation in the war is covered. Denmark...

Episode 376-The Falcon of Malta

In the mold of Adrian Warburton, one George Beurling comes to Malta in July. Like Warby, George or...

Episode 375-Starvation and Betrayal

Lord Gort will have his own Quisling to deal with as a Malta youth comes ashore to spy for...

Episode 374-Churchill: Malta’s Patron Saint

As Field Marshall Kesselring loses some of his planes to other theaters, Malta, thanks to Churchill, gets a large influx of Spitfires. The defenders may be able to retake control of their skies, but this does nothing to bring in food, fuel and ammunition. The people...

Episode 373-Malta: A Thunderstorm of Steel

As April 1942 comes to an end, a spot of hope is dashed as the Axis continue their daily bombing of Malta. The ships and subs have been driven away, the island’s air force is weak. The only thing holding the invaders back is Malta’s AA gun crews and they are running...

Episode 372-Malta Loses A Hero

As Field Marshall Albert Kesselring ramps up his attacks on Malta, Adm. Andrew Cunningham and others will leave the theatre as they are beyond exhausted. Still, the fight goes on. And those still defending the island are about to experience hell on earth, for months....

Episode 371-Interview w/ Thomas McKenna about his book Moro Warrior

MORO WARRIOR tells the remarkable true story of the Philippine Muslim (Moro) resistance fighters of World War II—the most successful and least-known guerrillas of the Pacific Theater. It is the story of Mohammad Adil, a sword-wielding warrior chieftain commissioned as...

Episode 370-Interview w/ Peter Bradley about his book, The Last Train: A Family History of the Final Solution

Former Labour MP Peter Bradley discusses his book that covers the events of his Jewish parents and extended family, as they try to stay one step ahead of the Nazi Government. This leads to a moving history of the Final Solution and Anti Semitism itself.

Car Show! Episode: The Jeep During WWII

We’re shaking things up today and sharing a preview from Car Show!, a new podcast from our friends at Pushkin Industries. Longtime Car and Driver editor Eddie Alterman tells the stories of the vital cars — the ones that have changed how we drive and live, whose...