Army Group Center makes its way East, past Minsk and now on to Smolensk. But waiting for them is the largest Soviet...

Douglas Waller's latest book, Disciples: The World War II Missions of the CIA Directors Who Fought for Wild Bill...

Stalin's lack of military training causes his country to loose everything to the South, west of the Dnieper River. The...

Marshal Mannerheim of Finland agrees to attack towards Leningrad and around Lake Ladoga, but not much more than that.

Hitler manages to bring Finland into his attack against Soviet Russia, but the Finns are mostly concerned with...

The Panzers come ever closer to Leningrad, though losing men and machines along the way. Meanwhile, Army Group Center...

The German invaders are now in Russia, proper and are still advancing, but suffer heavier than expected losses. But in...

The three German Army Groups advance further into Russia, but Army Group Center has has the most success. Perhaps some...

Now that Operation Barbarossa had been launched, Hilter attempts to convince the world that this battle is only in the...

The leaders of the combatant countries react to Nazi Germany invading Soviet Russia. We also cover Army Group North...

Before the sun rises on June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany unleashes Operation Barbarossa, its attack on Soviet Russia and...

Earlier than most people think, Hilter started planning his war against Soviet Russia and Stalin. Operation Barbarossa...

FDR comes through his third election and the British are expectant. Yet there are still hurdles to overcome. But...

President Roosevelt continues his struggle against Congress and the Isolationists in trying to help the Allies. France...

It becomes apparant to the U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt that Britian and France are going to need American war...

With the failure of Operation Battle Axe and the bloody victory in Syria, Churchill finally rids himself of C in C...

Though Operation Exporter is stalled, Operation Battle Axe is launched. Yet the British attack plans are not very...

The Allies come up against stiff French (Vichy) resistence in Syria and Lebanon. But that was just to set up the...

Churchill and the Free French get their way, Vichy controlled Syria will be invaded. But C in C Wavell's Middle East...

Here is the last episode of the Battle of Crete. The Allies never contested for air superiority and thus the Germans...

The Allied counter attack faulters, which allows the Germans to land more troops at Maleme. The Royal Navy is doing...

Gen. Student tries to figure out how to salvage the disaster that has befallen his airborne troops during the opening...

The Germans begin, Operation Mercury, their attack on the island, to further confuse Russia and keep the British away...

This is the first Episode of Alexander the Great, hosted by myself and Cameron Reilly of The Napoleon Bonaparte...

Back by popular demand! Winston S. Churchill

C in C M.E. Wavell gives into pressure from Churchill to attack Rommel, before the tanks and planes of Convoy Tiger...

Rommel is ready to have another crack at Tobruk, but Berlin is focused on Operation Barbarossa. Yet, Rommel gets...

German forces complete their conquest of the Greek mainland. Meanwhile Rommel shocks the British led forces in North...

The Germans continue to drive south, the Greeks throw in the towell and the Allies make plans to evacuate. But wanting...

I've got good news and better news! I'm working hard to put out episodes on a regular schedule. AND until such time,...

The Alikmon Line is breached, the Allies fall back. But the German forces are right behind them all the way. Greek...

Greece comes under attack on the same day as Yugoslavia, yet that country's quick demise, sets up the conquest of...

Nothing can be allowed to stand in the way of Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's plan to destroy Russia. Certainly not...

Lt. Gen. Rommel had decided the time has come to ignore his orders and move against the Allies. While he has his own...

Lt. Gen. Rommel decides it's time to test the Allied forces within Cyrenaica, as well as his Italian and German...

The Allies, with Great Britain leading the way, rush all available troops to Greece. Yet, now that Lt. Gen. Erwin...

As the gods themselves seem to hate Mussolini and all his endeavors, with British Commonwealth forces and Greek...

Here is the last episode of the Churchill Bio. Winston, looses his money, his influence and almost, his life. Listen...

Churchill returns from the U.S. to find his party up in arms about the India question and Tory leader Baldwin's pro...

The disaffected British voters decide to give someone else a chance to deal with the country's dreary economy....

Churchill finds his Camelot and then works feverishly to fix it up as his Gwenivere is not impressed.

Winston, now a private citizen, will stay this way for two years as British politics and his views take different...

Churchill's post war years are full of success, tragedy and despair. He changes positions within the British Cabinet...

With us for this episode is writer Kathryn J. Atwood, arthor of Women Heroes of World War II and editor of Code Name...

The following is my 100th Episode Celebration. After thanking those who have shared this journey with me, I interview...

The Great War comes to an end. Churchill's family grows and life as Winston knew it, has been erased forever.

Churchill is cleared of the Dardanelles disaster, manages to re-enter of the government, but then almost loses it all...

Warning! No history is covered here. But somehow, Laszlo of The China History Podcast ended up on the East Coast, in...

Churchill's career seems all but over. Still, he finds solace in his family, painting and life in the trench.

The Dardanelles Campaign starts off well enough, but through bad luck, worse weather and weaker souls, it collapses on...

The British War Council decides on a Second Front to hopefully alter the slaughtering in France. Winston, with his...

With the outbreak of war, Churchill is ready, though the same can not be said of the rest of Britain. Winston will...

The events of Sarajevo cause diplomatic tension to build throughout Europe but Churchill is determined that Britain...

Churchill gets promoted to the Home Office, starts out well, but then becomes his own worst enemy. Now in the...

Winston finds love, fights the Tories, gets promoted, nearly dies three times and humbles some Lords.

Winston, now in the House of Commons, plots his revenge against those who fought his father, Lord Randolph. Also,...

Churchill's life is covered until the death of Queen Victoria.

We are joined today by James Muller, professor of Political Science at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. We discuss...