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.
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Aug 11, 2021 • 27min
59: Anschluss Pt. 3 - The February 1938 Meeting
During February 1938 relations between Austria and Germany begin to spiral out of control. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 28, 2021 • 51min
58: Anschluss Pt. 2 - Hossbach Memorandum
On November 5th 1937 a meeting would take place where Hitler would outline the situation in Europe as he saw it, and why Germany would soon have to go to war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 21, 2021 • 29min
57: Anschluss Pt. 1 - The Dreams of Greater Germany
The concept of joining Austria and Germany was not a new idea though, and certainly not one that originated in Nazi Germany. It was instead something that was quite popular at various points in the past, and during this episode we will look at the roots of Pan-Germanism as a movement in the months and years immediately following the end of the First World War, and also why those Pan-Germanist dreams were not fulfilled after 1918. The movement would then have an interesting evolution as its strongest supporters in 1919 would be its strongest opponents in 1938, and shift that we will touch on both in this episode and in episode 58. Website: http://www.historyofthesecondworldwar.comPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/historyofhegreatwarApple Podcast Subscription: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/history-of-the-world-wars/id6442476986?ls=1&at=1010l36mt&ct=01Twitter: @WorldWar2PodFacebook: historyofthesecondworldwar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 18, 2021 • 12min
Season 2 Introduction
In this episode we talk about what we will be talking about. Website: http://www.historyofthesecondworldwar.comPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/historyofhegreatwarApple Podcast Subscription: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/history-of-the-world-wars/id6442476986?ls=1&at=1010l36mt&ct=01Twitter: @WorldWar2PodFacebook: historyofthesecondworldwar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 16, 2021 • 21min
56: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 7 - Sinking Deeper
After the fall of Nanking, there was still no end in sight for the fighting in China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 9, 2021 • 31min
55: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 6 - Death and Suffering in Nanking
After the Japanese Army took Nanking in December, what would follow was pain, death, and suffering. Jutland Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymr1u5hy1XQ&t=1s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2021 • 23min
54: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 5 - Failure and Retreat
With the Japanese landings from Hangzou Bay the Chinese positions in and around Shanghai become completely untenable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 26, 2021 • 24min
53: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 4 - Battle for Shanghai
After the fighting spilled outside the city with Japanese landings on the river, the fighting would continue for months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 19, 2021 • 44min
52: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 3 - Shanghai
While the Japanese invasion of northern China continued, further south the first major battle of the war was about to begin in the streets of Shanghai. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 5, 2021 • 27min
51: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 2 - Moving South
The establishment of the puppet state of Manchuria would not be the end of the adventures of the Japanese in China, and instead they would endeavor over the course of the next decade to extend their influence, and during that expansion they would eventually fall into a full scale war with China. This episode will first look at why the Japanese felt they had to constantly increase the territory under their control, before looking at the Marco Polo Bridge incident, which would ignite the Second Sino-Japanese War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
