The WW2 Podcast
A military history podcast that looks at all aspects of WWII. With WW2 slipping from living memory, Angus Wallace aims to look at different historical aspects of the Second World War.
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Sep 15, 2026 · 1h 14m320 - Patton ReconsideredAngus asks whether George S. Patton's reputation as a battlefield genius is deserved or whether the legend has outgrown the record. Guest James Ellman, author of Patton RSep 7, 2026 · 1h 5m319 - The Alexandra Hospital Massacre: The Fall of SingaporeIn February 1942, Japanese troops entered Alexandra Hospital in Singapore and killed patients and medical staff despite the Red Cross markings. Stuart Lloyd, author of A Sep 1, 2026 · 37 min318 - Transport Pilots of WWIIThe C-47 Dakota carried paratroopers, towed gliders and flew supplies to surrounded troops, but its crews are often overshadowed by fighter aces and bomber crews. Scott MAug 24, 2026 · 52 min317 - Generalship on the Eastern FrontRobert Forczyk looks beyond Zhukov and Manstein to ask what made an effective commander on the Eastern Front, comparing German and Soviet approaches to leadership across Aug 15, 2026 · 37 min316 - The TankFormer tank commander Hamish de Bretton Gordon traces the tank from its First World War debut to its role as the defining weapon of WWII, and how those lessons shaped posAug 1, 2026 · 1h 12m315 - The Thin Khaki LineBrian Walter challenges the picture of the British Army as overstretched and ineffective, arguing it grew from a small post-1918 force into a formidable global army fightJul 20, 2026 · 46 min314 - The Nazi Ghost TrainIn early September 1944, as Allied forces raced across France and Belgium, the German occupation of Brussels was beginning to collapse. On 2 September, around 1,500 prisoJul 15, 2026 · 1h 0m313 - 1942: Hitler's Gamble for Victory1942 was a year of extraordinary contrasts for Nazi Germany. As the year began, Hitler's armies appeared unstoppable. German forces dominated much of Europe, Rommel was aJul 1, 2026 · 47 min312- Normandy 1944: Operation MartletIn June 1944, as the Allied armies fought to break out from the Normandy beachhead, attention turned to a series of heavily defended German positions west of Caen. Among Jun 22, 2026 · 45 min311 - Patton, 1945In this episode, we turn our attention to the final months of the war in Europe and one of the Allied armies' most famous and controversial commanders, General George S. Jun 15, 2026 · 48 min310 - Great Escapism at Stalag Luft IIIWhen we think of Allied prisoners of war in German camps, we often picture barbed wire, watchtowers, tunnels, and the constant urge to escape. Stalag Luft III is rememberJun 8, 2026 · 46 min309 - SOE Special Duties FlightsWhen people think about the secret war in occupied Europe, they often picture agents, resistance fighters, and acts of sabotage carried out behind enemy lines. But those Jun 1, 2026 · 43 min308 - Mers El-Kébir: The British Attack on the French NavyIn the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone. France had fallen, invasion seemed possible, and Winston Churchill faced a grave question: what should be done about the powerMay 24, 2026 · 43 min307 - Percy Herbert: From POW to HollywoodBefore he became a familiar face on screen, appearing in over 70 films like 'The Bridge on the River Kwai', 'The Cockleshell Heroes', 'The Guns of Navarone' and 'The WildMay 15, 2026 · 42 min306 - The Battle for BerlinThe final battle for Berlin in 1945 was not just the end of the war in Europe, it was the violent collapse of Nazi Germany, and the moment the shape of post-war Europe waMay 6, 2026 · 1h 4m305 - A Boy Soldier in Hitler's ArmyIn the final months of the Second World War, as the Third Reich collapsed in on itself, boys were sent to the front to hold back the Red Army. Among them was fourteen-yeaMay 1, 2026 · 1h 1m304 - Eisenhower and ChurchillThe partnership between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Winston Churchill was one of the defining relationships of the Second World War. At the heart of the Anglo American alliaApr 20, 2026 · 43 min303 - The Link TrainerBefore the Second World War, learning to fly by instruments was one of the most difficult and dangerous skills a pilot had to master. Training had to be done in real aircApr 15, 2026 · 40 min302 - Task Force HoganMy guest today is William Hogan, and we are going to be talking about the remarkable story of his father, Sam Hogan, and the men of Task Force Hogan. At just twenty-eightApr 1, 2026 · 38 min301 - A Canadian in Stalin's ArmyHow does a Canadian end up fighting in the Soviet Red Army during the Second World War? My guest today is Scott Bury, and we're going to tell the remarkable story of his Mar 22, 2026 · 41 min300 - Exploding Rats and the Devices of SOEJames Bond may have Q Branch supplying him with ingenious gadgets, but during the Second World War the agents of the Special Operations Executive had something just as reMar 15, 2026 · 46 min299 - Berlin, 1939-45In this episode, I am joined by Ian Buruma to talk about life in Berlin during the Second World War. Rather than focusing on the regime at the top or the battles fought fMar 8, 2026 · 55 min298 - The Long Death of Adolf HitlerIn April 1945, as the Third Reich collapsed around him, Adolf Hitler died in the Führerbunker in Berlin. It is one of the most famous deaths in modern history and yet, inMar 1, 2026 · 45 min297 - Pearl Harbor: Japan's Greatest DisasterPearl Harbor is often remembered as a stunning Japanese success, a perfectly executed surprise attack that changed the course of the Second World War. But what if that faFeb 15, 2026 · 49 min296 - British Brigadiers, 1940For this episode, I am joined by Philip McCarty to discuss his book Point of Failure: British Army Brigadiers in France and Norway, 1940 . It is a study of the brigadiers
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