Operation Torch: The Allied Invasion of North Africa
In the final days of the great defeat of Rommel’s Panzerarmee Afrika at El Alamein, a new enemy appeared to threaten the Axis position in North Africa. For the first time in the war, America took the ...
14 Kesä 202357min
Greyhound
In this episode, Sean and James discuss the brief but gripping 2020 film Greyhound, starring Tom Hanks. Greyhound tells the story of a group of American, British, and Canadian destroyers that are tryi...
10 Kesä 202340min
The Battle of the Atlantic
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Germany’s declaration of war on the United States opened a new and more deadly chapter in the War at Sea in the Second World War. The fight for control of the v...
7 Kesä 202344min
Twelve O’Clock High
World War II pilots were often pushed to the limit of human endurance, especially in the early years of the war. The classic 1948 film Twelve O’Clock High tells the story of a fictional air group base...
3 Kesä 202347min
The Desert Fox and the Desert Rats: North Africa 1941-1943
At the beginning of 1941, Italian forces had suffered a catastrophic defeat in North Africa at the hands of the British Army in Egypt. Il Duce’s fortunes were on the wane, but the arrival of a capable...
31 Touko 202349min
Stalingrad
The epic Battle of Stalingrad was one of the most horrific and bloody battles of the Second World War. Several movies have tried to capture the horror of the war, but none does so better than the 1993...
27 Touko 202339min
The Soviets Stand Firm: Stalingrad and Kursk
Before the German Army Group South could capture the oil fields of the Caucasus, it needed to secure the key city of Stalingrad. The fight for Stalingrad turned into one of the most brutal and nasty b...
24 Touko 202346min
Eyewitness History - Feed Drop (Nick Sanza)
In this clip from the Eyewitness History Podcast, former Vietnam War veteran & "tunnel rat" Nick Sanza discusses his experience overseas, what it's like coming from a long lineage of military service,...
20 Touko 202320min
