262: Crete Pt. 7 - Another Defeat; Another Victory
The evacuation from Crete reaches its final stage as British, Commonwealth, and Greek forces try to escape through Sphakia while others are...
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261: Crete Pt. 6 - Stick It Out
The battle for Crete shifts toward evacuation as the Royal Navy absorbs severe losses while trying to prevent German reinforcements from rea...
260: Crete Pt. 5 - Failed Counterattacks
The Royal Navy's success in turning back the German invasion convoys in the waters north of Crete on the night of May 21st removed the threa...
Listener Questions Pt. 4
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259: Crete Pt. 4 - Naval Victory, Naval Disaster
As the first day of the German invasion of Crete drew to a close on May 20th, 1941, neither side held the clear advantage they had hoped for...
258: Crete Pt. 3 - May 20th a Day of Failures
The first day of the German airborne invasion of Crete, May 20th, 1941, saw paratroopers drop not only around the critical airfield at Malem...
257: Crete Pt. 2 - May 20th at Maleme
At dawn on May 20, 1941, the German airborne assault on Crete began — the largest parachute operation in history to that point. This episode...
256: Crete Pt. 1 - Preparations
Following the Allied defeat on the Greek mainland, thousands of British, Australian, and New Zealand troops were evacuated to the island of...
255: Greece Pt. 7 - The Invasion Ends
Just ten days after Germany launched Operation Marita, the decision was made to evacuate all British forces from Greece — and this episode c...
254: Greece Pt. 6 - The Invasion Begins
On April 6th, 1941, Germany launched Operation Marita, the invasion of Greece, with the 12th Army under General List striking primarily thro...
Listener Questions Pt. 3
Spanish Civil War Guerillas, the impact of Yugoslavia's transportation infrastructure, and evaluating British generals across the world wars...
253: Greece Pt. 5 - Cape Matapan
While the land campaign in Greece was grinding forward, the Mediterranean was the scene of an equally consequential struggle at sea. This ep...
252: Greece Pt. 4 - Spring 1941
As the spring of 1941 approaches, the war in Greece enters a critical new phase. The Italians launch a major offensive in Albania, staking e...
251: Greece Pt. 3 - The Path to Escalation
The Italo-Greek War, which began as a purely regional conflict in October 1940, would transform into a broader European confrontation as bot...
Interview 52: Why Barbarossa Failed with Timothy Manion
For this interview I was joined by Timothy Manion to discuss his upcoming book Why Barbarossa Failed: Germany and Russia in the Second World...
Listener Questions Pt. 2
Because so many questions were sent in for the first Questions episode, I had to make another. If you have First or Second World War Questio...
250: Greece Pt. 2 - After the Failure
This episode continues the story of the Italo-Greek War following the disastrous Italian invasion of Greece in late October 1940. After the...
249: Greece Pt. 1 - Plans and Preparations
In October 1940, Mussolini launched an invasion of Greece from Albania, determined to secure Italian expansion in the Balkans before any pea...
248: Taranto Pt. 2 - The Attack
On the night of November 11, 1940, the HMS Illustrious launched two waves of Swordfish torpedo bombers against the Italian fleet anchored at...
247: Taranto Pt. 1 - Plans and Preparations
In November 1940, the Royal Navy launched one of the most audacious carrier operations of the Second World War—a nighttime air attack on the...