The History of WWII Podcast
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The History of WWII Podcast
A biweekly history podcast covering the last great war. Join Ray Harris Jr as he explores World War Two in intimate detail. The History of WWII Podcast is produced and narrated by Ray Harris Jr. Ray has a degree in history from James Madison University. I’ve been obsessed with the events and people...
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Episode 574-The First British Blitzkrieg
With the Mareth Line battle still uncertain and Freyberg’s left flank attack still pending, Gen. Patton is called on again to attack. But the 10th Pan...
Episode 573-Cursed By The Rains Of Tunisia
The Battle of the Mareth Line begins. It starts out well, but then rain and a bad decision by the British give the Axis enough time to react. Meanwhil...
Episode 572-David Nasaw Interview: The Wounded Generation
Prof. David Nasaw comes on to discuss his book, The Wounded Generation: Coming Home After WWII. The GI Bill was the least Washington could do for the...
Episode 571-Patton Is Now In Command
The Allied forces in Tunisia, now designated the 18th Army gets a new leader, Harold Alexander. He wants training and new leadership. So on his way fr...
Episode 569-The Germans Take Kasserine Pass
Rome orders a new attack plan. Rommel tries to carry it out, but the Allied forces stop him. Still, the Axis take control of the Kasserine Pass.
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Episode 568-American Mistakes, American Blood
After some infighting, the Germans launch their attack. The Americans are completely unprepared and the 2nd US Corps is whittled down to size. Now, th...
Episode 567-The Axis Top 5 Mistakes
Ryan Fairfield and Tony Lupo from The Warrior Next Door Podcast returns to the show as we each give our Top 5 reasons why the Axis lost the war.
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Episode 566-Thou Shalt Not Pass
Now that the fighting in Northern Tunisia is on hold, the mountain passes in the southern half are the focus of both sides. And whoever controls the m...
Episode 565-The French Save The Allies
The Germans attack before the Allies can start up again. Then the rains come in earnest. Tunis is safe for now, but Rommel in the south is losing agai...
Episode 564-Round Two Goes To The Germans
The German 10th Panzer Division attacks the Allied forces threatening Tunis. Falling for an old trick, the Allies are carved up and pushed back, thus...
Episode 563- Round One Goes To The Germans
The Allies come at the Tunisian ports in 3 columns. Two of them are stopped cold and that’s enough to bring the entire offensive to a halt. The Wester...
Episode 562-The Race For Tunis
Vichy France has joined the Allies, but the Germans are moving more men into Tunisia by the day. Battle is coming as both sides need the port city of...
Episode 561-French Honor/German Betrayal
Casablanca finally falls to Gen. Patton’s forces. In reaction, the Germans send reinforcements to Tunisia and occupy the rest of France.
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Episode 560-Rock the Kasbah!
The GI's comes ashore, but not where they’re supposed to. Still, order is formed and the attack commences. As for reaching the vital airport 5 miles i...
Episode 559-The French Navy Fights Back
Casablanca’s French vessels focus on destroying U.S. landing craft. Meanwhile, Gen. Patton’s tanks come ashore at Safi.
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Episode 558-Of All the Gin Joints In the World
The Americans come at Casablanca. But waiting for them are impressive batteries, submarines and the battleship Jean Bart. And for all the work the US...
Episode 557-French Pride vs American Resolve
The Allied Center Task Force has its work cut out in trying to take Oran and the surrounding airfields. Surprise French attacks from the south and eas...
Episode 556-The Americans Have Landed
Though far from perfect, the Western Allies make landfall with their Eastern and Central Task Forces in North Africa. Shots are exchanged, planes are...
Episode 555-Allied Blood on French Soil
The Western Allies had landed in North Africa, but two diversionary attacks go horribly wrong. The Americas have their first significant casualties of...
Episode 554-Operation Torch: At Last We Are On Our Way
Operation Torch, though a rushed affair, carried the hopes of Washington and London and all of Europe. After much wrangling, the details come together...
Episode 553-The Western Desert Campaign Comes to an End
Though suffering heavy losses, Monty continues to attack Rommel. Both sides were bled, but this was something Rommel could not afford. The great race...
Operation 552-Operation Supercharge
Monty hopes to confuse Rommel with several limited attacks, so when the big push comes, the German’s main defenses will be out of place. This works an...
Episode 551-Interview w/ Tim Bouverie: Allies at War
Operation Barbarossa and the attack on Pearl Harbor created the Grand Alliance, but holding it together took constant work. Only by looking at their a...
Episode 550-The Second Battle of El Alamein
Battle has been joined. Though the Axis are outmanned, their minefields allow them to hold back Monty’s attacks. And Rommel is soon on his way back to...
Episode 549-Never Fear, Monty is Here!
Monty is now in command of 8th Army. Rommel is ill, but will return when the 2nd Battle of El Alamein gets underway. Still, Monty’s plans do not start...
Episode 548-How The East Was Won
After a series of body blows, Army Group South is forced back to the Dnieper River. Then they begin to construct the Panther Waton Line, but the Sovie...
Episode 547-Soviet Whack A-Mole
Operation Citadel is over, now its Moscow’s turn. What follows is a series of hammer blow counter attacks by Moscow. Some succeed, some fail, but they...
Episode 546-Soviet Tidal Wave
With the German pincers bogged down, Moscow launches two massive counter attacks. One will attempt to trap the German 9th Army at Orel, the other will...
Episode 545-Battle of Prokhorovka Pt 2
On July 12, 1943, Soviet Armies come at the SS 2nd Panzer Army. The Germans have attack plans, but the Soviets have attacking numbers. And then the Ge...
Episod 544-The Battle of Provhorovka Pt 1
Gen. Hoth’s 4th Panzer Army reaches the Psel River, which threatens both the city of Prokhorovka and Oboyan. But taking from their Reserve forces, the...
Medal of Honor Podcast Episode
Checkout this incredible story of US Marine Corps fighter pilot Jefferson DeBlanc, who was shot down over the Solomon Islands. From there his story ha...
Episode 543-King of the Hills
In the north Gen. Model releases his panzers. To the south, a new type of tank killing plane is tested by the Germans. Still, whoever controls the hei...
Episode 542-The Baron of Tank Killers
The panzers of Gen. Hoth’s 4th Panzer Army of the southern pincer start off well, thanks to most Soviet defenders being to the north. Still, its a lon...
Episode 541-German Surprises Vs Soviet Tenacity
Battle has begun. In the north the Germans advance. In the south, there’s the battle before the battle and Gen. Hoth had decided to change the attack...
Episode 540-Operation Citadel
The last of men and material are put into place. And though still doubting, the German leader orders Operation Citadel to begin.
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Episode 539-Interview w/ Laurence Rees: The Nazi Mind
British writer Laurence Rees comes on the show to cover the 12 warnings he has learned from studying WWII.
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Episode 538-Operation Mincemeat
While both Moscow and Berlin focus on the Kursk salient, Operation Mincemeat convinces the Germans to focus troops in the wrong place. Meanwhile, Zhuk...
Episode 537-Gen. Manstein's Backhand Blow
Manstein overcame Hitler’s objections and then two Soviet Fronts. By early March 1943, Kursk was exposed and open to attack.
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Episode 536-The Red Arm Strikes Back: Blood in the Snow
Having tasted defeat and now victory, Stalin wants more operations in southern Russia. And what he gets will change the course of the war on the Easte...
Episode 535-The First Cracks Appear
The Axis retreat from the Don River was haphazard. Armies were lost as was much equipment. Army Group South would regroup and form another line, but i...