Beyond Barbarossa:

The iconic battle on the Kursk salient in July 1943 builds into the greatest confrontation between armoured forces ever — and a four-part series on Beyond Barbarossa. Map 1: The Kursk salient, 5 to 11 July 1943 Map 2: The northern sector Source: OnWar.com Map 3: The southern sector Sources: Ian Baxter, Kursk 1943: Last German Offensive in the East. Haverstown, PA, USA: Casemate P

(Originally posted 22 June 2024) Three seasons! 51 episodes! This season begins with a catch-up on the Eastern Front, and the planning that led to the biggest battle in the history of warfare: Operation Zitadelle and the Battle of Kursk. Map: The Kursk salient, spring 1943 Source: Wikipedia Production and loss tables Table 1: Comparative armaments production, January 1941 – Decem

Part 2 of a multi-part series on the Battle of Kursk, July to August 1943

For this special episode, a special treat for listeners: new theme music by composer Nicolas Bury. At the mid-point of the fighting on the Eastern Front of World War II, it's a good time to take a look back at what's happened in the USSR and around the world. Map 1: Operation Barbarossa to Operation Typhoon Map 2: Operation Blue

A conversation with Mike Croissant, author of the new book, Bombing Hitler’s Hometown: The Untold Story of the Lass MassBomber Raid of World War II in Europe.

Author Mike Croissant describes the family connection that inspired his research into the last mass bombing raid of the Second World War in Europe. His book, Bombing HItler's Hometown: The Untold Story of the Last Mass Bomber Raid of World War II in Europe, was published in March. It's available in better bookstores and through online e-tailers through Kensington Publishing.

Meetings of the summit and other senior leaders of the Axis and Allied powers through the war show the evolution of each side’s war aims between 1939 and 1945.

In April 1943, Jewish people forced into the grossly overcrowded ghetto in Warsaw rose up against the nazis, killing hundreds of SS soldiers. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising failed, but its memory lives on.

After their stunning, bloody defeat at Stalingrad, the Germans withdrew west to the Donets River in Ukraine, and the Red Army swept ahead as much as 800 km. But the Germans were still a potent force, and in March 1943, were ready to retake Kharkiv.

After the 6th Army's surrender at Stalingrad, rapid, far-ranging mobility returns to the war on the Eastern Front, as German and Soviet forces advance and retreat hundreds of kilometres. Map 1: The Kuban Bridgehead Map 2: Operation Star Map 3: Von Manstein's counter-offensive A Tiger tank near Kharkiv, 1943 Source: Pinterest.