The WW2 Podcast podcast

The WW2 Podcast

A military history podcast that looks at all aspects of WWII. With WW2 slipping from living memory I aim to look at different historical aspects of the Second World War.

A military history podcast that looks at all aspects of WWII. With WW2 slipping from living memory I aim to look at different historical aspects of the Second World War.

 

#291

288 - Beyond Burma: The Forgotten Armies

The fighting in Burma during the Second World War was among the most demanding of the enti... more

08 Dec 2025

24 MINS

24:10

08 Dec 2025


#290

287 - Tunisgrad: The Battle for Tunisia and the Fall of Tunis

By late 1942, after the success of Operation Torch, the Allies had finally gained a footho... more

01 Dec 2025

40 MINS

40:26

01 Dec 2025


#289

286 - Rhineland, 1944-45

By the autumn of 1944, the Allies had driven across France and Belgium and reached the bor... more

24 Nov 2025

53 MINS

53:45

24 Nov 2025


#288

285 - The Nuremberg Psychiatrist

In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Allies brought twenty-four of Hitler's most ... more

15 Nov 2025

36 MINS

36:14

15 Nov 2025


#287

284 - Renault FT Tank

In this episode of the WW2 Podcast, I'm joined by Robby Houben from the Belgian Royal Mili... more

07 Nov 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:39

07 Nov 2025


#286

283 - General Lucian Truscott

General Lucian K. Truscott was one of the United States Army's most capable commanders of ... more

01 Nov 2025

42 MINS

42:28

01 Nov 2025


#285

282 - The Battle for Arakan, Burma 1945

In early 1945, the Allies were advancing in Burma after their hard-won victories at Kohima... more

22 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:53

22 Oct 2025


#284

281 - Canada at War

When we think of the Second World War, the story is so often told through an Anglo-America... more

15 Oct 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:00

15 Oct 2025


#283

280 - MacArthur and the Philippines

Douglas MacArthur was one of the most prominent — and controversial — generals of the Seco... more

06 Oct 2025

47 MINS

47:37

06 Oct 2025


#282

279 - The Vistula-Oder Offensive 1945

By January 1945, the war in Europe neared its final phase. In the west, the Allies had rep... more

01 Oct 2025

48 MINS

48:44

01 Oct 2025


#281

278 - The Maginot Line

The Maginot Line was one of the most ambitious defensive projects of the 1930s. Built alon... more

22 Sep 2025

50 MINS

50:20

22 Sep 2025