History of the Second World War is a weekly podcast which will cover World War 2, beginning with the tumultuous years after the First World War, continuing into the descent into war during the 1930s, through the war years, and then into the post war aftermath.
Recent Episodes
Interview 52: Why Barbarossa Failed with Timothy Manion
5 Mar 2026
Listener Questions Pt. 2
3 Mar 2026
250: Greece Pt. 2 - After the Failure
25 Feb 2026
249: Greece Pt. 1 - Plans and Preparations
23 Feb 2026
248: Taranto Pt. 2 - The Attack
16 Feb 2026
247: Taranto Pt. 1 - Plans and Preparations
9 Feb 2026
246: Yugoslavia Pt. 2 - The Invasion
29 Jan 2026
245: Yugoslavia Pt. 1 - Belgrade's Impossible Position
21 Jan 2026
Listener Questions Pt. 1
14 Jan 2026
244 - East Africa
7 Jan 2026
243: North Africa 1940 Pt. 7 - Beda Fomm
11 Dec 2025
242: North Africa 1940 Pt. 6 - Bardia
3 Dec 2025
241: North Africa 1940 Pt. 5 - Operation Compass
26 Nov 2025
Interview 51: Pearl Harbor with Mark Stille
23 Nov 2025
240: North Africa 1940 Pt. 4 - British Build-Up
19 Nov 2025
Interview 50: Defenders of the Reich with Robert Forsyth
16 Nov 2025
239: North Africa 1940 Pt. 3 - Italy Attacks
12 Nov 2025
Interview 49: Rhineland: Hitlers Last Defence 1944-45 with Anthony Tucker-Jones
9 Nov 2025
238: North Africa 1940 Pt. 2 - The Key to Empire
5 Nov 2025
Interview 48: Flying with the 384th Bomb Group with Hans Smith
2 Nov 2025
237: North Africa 1940 Pt. 1 - Italian Aspirations
29 Oct 2025
Interview 47: Advance Britannia with Dr. Alan Allport
26 Oct 2025
Summary 7: The Spanish Civil War
22 Oct 2025
Interview 46: Into the Reich with Prit Buttar
19 Oct 2025
Summary 6: The Rise of Mussolini
15 Oct 2025
Interview 45: Airpower Over Kursk '43 with William Hiestand
12 Oct 2025
236: The Battle After Britain Pt. 4 - Conclusions and Continuations
8 Oct 2025
Interview 44: Opening the Gates of Hell: Operation Barbarossa with Richard Hargreaves
5 Oct 2025
235: The Battle After Britain Pt. 3 - The Blitz
1 Oct 2025
234: The Battle After Britain Pt. 2 - Big Wings, Big Egos
