History of WWII Podcast
The History of WWII Podcast is produced and narated by Ray Harris Jr. Ray has a degree in history from James Madison University. I’ve been obsessed with the events and people from WWII since I first learned of them. I’ve been waiting years for someone to do a podcast on WWII and couldn’t wait any longer.

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Episode 185-The Pacific Theatre-MacArthur’s Retreat
Back with us are Bob Drury and Tom Clavin, authors of Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission. Today we discuss the Pacific...
Episode 184-The Question of Peace, Lenin and Stalin versus Trotsky
As Lenin deflects others trying to take control of Revolutionary Russia, his Bolshevik Central Committee has to deal...
Episode 182-Churchill and Hitler Race for Norway, Episode 183-Stalin: Lenin’s Mouthpiece
With neither side trusting the other, both the Allies and Nazi Germany ready plans to invade Norway. For Episode 183,...
Episode 180: Sea Battles, Death at Scapa Flow. Ep 181-The Rule of Lenin and the Bolsheviks
Commodore Donitz, in charge of the German submarines, plans a daring raid against the British battleships in Scapa...
Episode 179-Flashback: The Battle of the Atlantic Begins
Backing up a bit, we begin the story of the battle for the Atlantic, as German U-boats attempt to starve Britain into...
Episode 177-Rommel Retreats, The End of Operation Crusader Ep 178-Lenin’s Pillars: Stalin and Trotsky
Gen. Rommel keeps winning battles but losses men and tanks, that are not replaced. Meanwhile, British 8th Army,...
Episode 175-Rommel knows Best Episode 176-Stalin steps in for Lenin
Ep 175-As Gen. Rommel sends his panzers to surprise the British 8th Army near the Frontier Wire, Gen. Cunningham's...
Episode 174-Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin
Our guests today are writers Bob Drury and Tom Clavin to discuss their latest book, Lucky 666-The Impossible Mission....
Episode 172-Rommel readies for Success Ep 173 Lenin’s Civil War
Acting on misinformation, both generals, Rommel and Cunningham make plans for the next day, hoping to wipe out the...
Episode 170-Operation Crusader Part 4 Rommel Rises to the Occasion and Episode 171 Lenin comes Home
Ep 170-As Operation Crusader goes forward Gen. Cunningham feels confident as his tanks make it close to Tobruk....
Episode 168-Crusader Part 3 / Episode 169-Stalin and The Great War
Gen. Auchinleck's Operation Crusader is finally launched, but Rommel does not react as predicted as his focus is still...
Episode 167-Operation Crusader Part 2
The British Western Desert Army is transformed into the 8th British Army proper. C in C ME Auchinleck has tapped Gen....
Episode 166-Lenin’s Gift to Stalin
Stalin will endure several more arrests, but while in exile, Lenin will maneuver to have Koba made a member of the...
Episode 165-Meanwhile, back in North Africa-Operation Crusader Part 1
With a new commander in the Middle East, Churchill wants the war against Rommel renewed, but C in C Auchinleck has his...
Episode 164-Lenin’s Trigger Man
Stalin is newly married, but has little time for his wife and soon to arrive child. He is still focused on the Marxist...
Episode 163-Stalin-Family Man
Young Stalin begins to the learn of the wider world of international politics and the intrigues that comes with it....
Episode 162-The Winter Fortress Interview with Neal Bascomb
In early 1942, the U.S. and Great Britain work together to develop the Atomic Bomb, but London needs to make sure Nazi...
Episode 161-Stalin Bio Part 5
Stalin, the young revolutionary, stumbles and is on the outs with the Georgian Social Democratic Worker's Party. Yet,...
Episode 160-Leningrad under Siege, Part 2 Unarmed for War
Leningraders volunteer in such numbers that the Stavka orders several divisions to be organized, to resist the German...
Episode 159-Stalin Bio Part 4-The Rise of Koba
Ioseph Jughashvili, AKA Stalin, leaves the seminary under mysterious circumstances. Following the path of his mentor...
Episode 158-Leningrad under Siege
The people of Leningrad take an affront to Nazi Germany invading their country. The men volunteer in droves for...
Episode 157-Stalin Bio Part 3
Young Stalin begins the process of moving away from the Seminary and towards the life of a revolutionary. The picture...
Episode 156-Stalin Strikes Back
Army Group South continues pressing closer towards the Soviet Capital. But General Secretary Stalin and General Zhukov...
Episode 155-Stalin Bio 2
Sixteen year old Soso (Stalin) enters the Tiflis Theological Seminary, on his way to becoming a priest. But what the...
Episode 154-The Spires of Moscow
With the mud now frozen hard, Army Group Center advances on Moscow, deciding the weak link is just to the NW of the...
Episode 153-Stalin Bio 1
Stalin, the future Soviet leader is born, far from Moscow and begins his provincial life.
Episode 152: Operation Typhoon Behind the Lines
This episode, narrated Tim Martin, of the newly launched Valiant: Stories of Heroes Podcast, covers Guderian's dash to...
Episode 151-Operation Typhoon Part 2
OKH Chief Franz Halder makes plans for a modest end to 1941 for Operation Barbarossa, but Hitler overrides him and...
Episode 150-Operation Typhoon
The Germans smash through the latest Soviet Defensive lines. The 4th Panzer Group, along with Gen. Kluge's 4th Army...
Episode 149-The March on Moscow Part 3
Having shattered the Russian defensive line at Viaz'ma, the Germans expand on their ambitious attack plans, attacking...
Episode 148-The March on Moscow Part 2
The Germans and Russians clash to the west of Moscow. But within mere days, the Soviet's three Fronts are either...
Episode 147-The March to Moscow Part 1
With Leningrad cut off and the far South stabilized, Hitler has decreed that the time has come to launch Operation...
Episode 146-The Siege of Leningrad Part III-Slugfest
Hitler has renewed the drive to Moscow, Operation Typhoon, and needs the panzers from Army Group North. Which means,...
Episode 145-The Siege of Leningrad Part 2
Leeb, commander of Army Group North launches his last major assault before having to turn over most of his motorized...
Episode 144-The Siege of Leningrad Part 1
The Germans come ever closer to Leningrad, so Stalin sends his best general to cope, Zhukov.
Episode 143-The Road to Moscow
Army Group Center makes its way East, past Minsk and now on to Smolensk. But waiting for them is the largest Soviet...
Episode 142-Douglas Waller Interview
Douglas Waller's latest book, Disciples: The World War II Missions of the CIA Directors Who Fought for Wild Bill...
Episode 141-Stalin’s Mistake
Stalin's lack of military training causes his country to loose everything to the South, west of the Dnieper River. The...
Episode 140-Of Two Minds
Marshal Mannerheim of Finland agrees to attack towards Leningrad and around Lake Ladoga, but not much more than that.
Episode 139-Finland, Ally to the North
Hitler manages to bring Finland into his attack against Soviet Russia, but the Finns are mostly concerned with...
Episode 138-Trading Punches
The Panzers come ever closer to Leningrad, though losing men and machines along the way. Meanwhile, Army Group Center...
Episode 137-All Good Deeds
The German invaders are now in Russia, proper and are still advancing, but suffer heavier than expected losses. But in...
Episode 136-The Fall of Minsk
The three German Army Groups advance further into Russia, but Army Group Center has has the most success. Perhaps some...
Episode 135-Russia is never as strong as she looks; nor as weak as she looks.
Now that Operation Barbarossa had been launched, Hilter attempts to convince the world that this battle is only in the...
Episode 134-Reactions to Barbarossa
The leaders of the combatant countries react to Nazi Germany invading Soviet Russia. We also cover Army Group North...
Episode 133-It Has Begun
Before the sun rises on June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany unleashes Operation Barbarossa, its attack on Soviet Russia and...
Episode 132-Operation Barbarossa
Earlier than most people think, Hilter started planning his war against Soviet Russia and Stalin. Operation Barbarossa...
Episode 131-Third Time is the Charm
FDR comes through his third election and the British are expectant. Yet there are still hurdles to overcome. But...
Episode 130-Sleight of Hand
President Roosevelt continues his struggle against Congress and the Isolationists in trying to help the Allies. France...
Episode 129-Lend Lease
It becomes apparant to the U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt that Britian and France are going to need American war...
Episode 128-The End of Wavell, Battle Axe and Exporter
With the failure of Operation Battle Axe and the bloody victory in Syria, Churchill finally rids himself of C in C...
Episode 127-Opeartion Battle Axe
Though Operation Exporter is stalled, Operation Battle Axe is launched. Yet the British attack plans are not very...
Episode 126-Operation Exporter Part 2
The Allies come up against stiff French (Vichy) resistence in Syria and Lebanon. But that was just to set up the...
Episode 125-Operation Exporter
Churchill and the Free French get their way, Vichy controlled Syria will be invaded. But C in C Wavell's Middle East...
Episode 124-The End of Crete
Here is the last episode of the Battle of Crete. The Allies never contested for air superiority and thus the Germans...
Episode 123- Crete Part 4
The Allied defense under Gen. Freyberg continues to back pedal on Crete. Meanwhile Adm. Cunningham continues to lose...
Episode 122: Crete Part 3
The Allied counter attack faulters, which allows the Germans to land more troops at Maleme. The Royal Navy is doing...
Episode 121- Crete Part II
Gen. Student tries to figure out how to salvage the disaster that has befallen his airborne troops during the opening...
Episode 120-Crete, Part 1
The Germans begin, Operation Mercury, their attack on the island, to further confuse Russia and keep the British away...
Promo-Alexander the Great, Episode 1
This is the first Episode of Alexander the Great, hosted by myself and Cameron Reilly of The Napoleon Bonaparte...
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