271: War at Sea '41 Pt. 9 - Found and Followed
As Bismarck and Prinz Eugen entered the Denmark Strait, the cruisers Suffolk and Norfolk made contact and began the difficult task of shadowing them through fog, ice, and dangerous proximity to the Ge...
19 Aug 21min
270: War at Sea '41 Pt. 8 - The Operation Begins
As Bismarck and Prinz Eugen departed for the Atlantic, British reconnaissance exposed their presence in Norway and set the Royal Navy’s response in motion. This episode follows the German ships throug...
14 Aug 27min
Listener Questions Pt. 6
Geography, German Success in Russia, Economies, and much more in this listener question episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
4 Aug 24min
268: War at Sea '41 Pt. 6 - Aces Down
This episode follows the Battle of the Atlantic through the costly weeks of March 1941, when Germany lost three of its most celebrated U-boat commanders: Günther Prien, Joachim Schepke, and Otto Krets...
29 Juli 26min
267: War at Sea '41 Pt. 5 - The Undersea Hunters
This episode shifts the focus of the naval war from German surface raiders to the U-boats, tracing why they became the central German weapon in the Battle of the Atlantic and why there were still too ...
23 Juli 27min
266: War at Sea '41 Pt. 4 - The End of Operation Berlin
Operation Berlin reaches its conclusion as Scharnhorst and Gneisenau continue their Atlantic cruise, repeatedly finding merchant shipping but also repeatedly being checked by the presence of British b...
17 Juli 24min
265: War at Sea '41 Pt. 3 - Operation Berlin
In early 1941, the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau set out on Operation Berlin, an attempt to break into the Atlantic and strike at Britain's convoy lifeline. This episode follows Admiral...
13 Juli 24min
