History of the Second World War
Wesley Livesay
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.
Episodes
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Jun 28, 2023 • 21min
142: The Baltic Takeover
While the Second World War was ongoing elsewhere in Europe, the Soviet leaders would use the distraction to achieve a few of their longstanding goals in the Baltic. Contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 21, 2023 • 27min
141: The Soviet Union Pt. 11 - By Air and By Sea
The Five Year Plans were important to the Red Army, they would also be very important to the Soviet Air Force and Navy.Contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 17, 2023 • 27min
140: The Soviet Union Pt. 10 - The Red Army
How was the Red Army preparing for war?Contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 7, 2023 • 23min
139: The Soviet Union Pt. 9 - The Military Purges
The military would not escape the purges.Contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 31, 2023 • 22min
138: The Soviet Union Pt. 8 - The Great Purges
It was time to clean house.Contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 24, 2023 • 26min
137: The Soviet Union Pt. 7 - The Other Five Year Plans
After the first Five Year Plan, there were two more!Contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 17, 2023 • 27min
136: The Soviet Union Pt. 6 - Holodomor
Eventually the agricultural areas of the Soviet Union would hit a breaking point, people were dying from starvation and something had to change. Contact sales@advertisecast.com to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 10, 2023 • 25min
135: The Soviet Union Pt. 5 - Collectivization in Action
This episode will dive into what collectivization looked like in practice and the impact it had on those in the countryside.United24: https://u24.gov.ua/Contact sales@advertisecast.com to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 3, 2023 • 27min
134: The Soviet Union Pt. 4 - Collectivization
Collectivization was the path forward for Soviet agriculture, regardless of whether not the people actually wanted it. Contact sales@advertisecast.com to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 26, 2023 • 26min
133: The Soviet Union Pt. 3 - The First Five Year Plan
Massive economic changes are hard, but that would not prevent the Soviet Union from trying.Contact sales@advertisecast.com to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
