418 Bloody Tarawa
The US tries out a new strategy against Japan, but the American public is shocked by the cost.
21 Sep 202536min
417 Over the Rainbow
A look at some prominent blues singers, plus Judy Garland and her most famous role, as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz.
7 Sep 20251h 1min
416 The Iron Gut of Europe
The Allies hoped their invasion of the Italian mainland would lead to a rapid occupation of Italy, but the Germans put up a defense that slowed their advance to a crawl.
31 Aug 202542min
415 Would They Obey You Any More Readily?
The German Army continued to retreat westward over the winter of 1943-44, abandoning most of Ukraine. Red Army pressure was relentless, not giving the Germans any opportunity to establish a strong def...
24 Aug 202537min
414 The Teheran Conference
The Big Three--Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill--met and conferred together for the first time in November 1943. It was the most important meeting of world leaders since the Paris Peace Conference of ...
17 Aug 202540min
413 Frankly, My Dear
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, created in 1924 by the merger of three film production companies, quickly rose to become the most successful studio of the era. The record box office for the 1939 film Gone with t...
3 Aug 202540min
412 Hero to Zero
The Japanese "Zero" fighter plane played an important role in Japan's amazing victories early in the Pacific war. But by 1943, the Zero (and its pilots) were falling behind their Allied counterparts.
27 Jul 202539min
411 From the Top
Continuing from the previous episode, we examine events in multiple theaters in August-September 1943
20 Jul 202545min
