Episode 53 - The Greater War Part III: The Ustasha
Today, we introduce the Independent State of Croatia, the genocidal Axis puppet state, covering its structure, horrors, and the main problem...
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The History of Yugoslavia
A fortnightly podcast chronicling the amazing story of the now ex-country of Yugoslavia -its formation, heights, and collapse.
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20 of 67 episodesEpisode 52.5 - The Albanians of Kosovo
A supplemental episode discussing the class, kinship and ethnic dynamics in Kosovo in the centuries and decades leading up to World War II....
Episode 52 - The Greater War Part II: Occupation and Partition
After the rapid conquest of Yugoslavia by the Wehrmacht and its allies, the Axis powers set about carving the country up between themselves....
Episode 51 - The Greater War Part 1: Invasion
Sorry I've been gone for so long, but I'm back! Today, we see World War II in Yugoslavia finally begin, as the Nazis invade. Theme Music – "...
Update
Just to let you all know I am still alive, and yes, I will be getting back to the podcast! Also, sorry about the bad acoustics, I'm currentl...
Episode 50 - Ask Me Anything
Sorry for the long delay between episodes! Theme Music – "Charlotte" by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Main Maps Page Patreon Che...
Episode 49.5 - An Interview with Stevan Bozanich
In today's episode, I chat with Chetniks expert Stevan Bozanich about the history of the famous/infamous Serb nationalist paramilitary movem...
Episode 49 - Coup and War
Between 1939 and 1941, Yugoslavia tried to stay out of the war engulfing Europe. They failed. Episode 50 will be the AMA episode - please se...
Episode 48 - Sporazum
In 1939, the long-desired solution to the Croatian Question finally seemed to be at hand. Just hope there aren't any World Wars coming which...
Episode 47 - War on the Horizon Again
In October 1934, Prince Paul took over the Kingdom of Yugoslavia at its lowest point, meaning the only way was up. Right? Theme Music – "Cha...
Episode 46 - Assassination Round 3: Regicide
In October 1934, King Alexander decided to make a state visit to France, Yugoslavia's closest ally. He would not come back alive. Theme Musi...
Episode 45 - The Dictatorship Struggles On
In late 1931, King Alexander decided to relax his dictatorial rule a little. Theme Music – "Charlotte" by Damiano Baldoni, licensed under CC...
Episode 44.5 - An Interview with Christian Kurzydlowski
In the 1930s, Dimitrije Ljotić emerged as one of Nazi Germany's staunchest advocates - and later, one of its most willing collaborators - in...
Episode 44 - Royal Dictatorship
King Alexander was convinced that his people all loved him, and that all he had to do to prove it was sweep aside the politicians in the way...
Episode 43.6 - A Panel Discussion on Interwar Yugoslavia
So, a few weeks ago, me and a few others got together to have an online chat about the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and why it didn't work out tha...
Episode 43.5 - An Interview with Joe Tripician
I sat down for a chat with Joe Tripician, the man once commissioned to write the official biography of Croatian President Franjo Tuđman - un...
Episode 43 - The End of Yugoslav Democracy
After Radić's death, Yugoslavia's parliamentary system, never the most stable, began to collapse. Theme Music – "Charlotte" by Damiano Baldo...
Episode 42 - The Slav Kingdom in Interwar Europe
Today, we take a look at what Yugoslavia's neighbours have been up to. A clue: it's a lot.
Episode 41.5 - An Interview with Chris Klimovitz
Today, I chat with Chris Klimovitz, an expert on Albanian history, about the history of Yugoslavia's small neighbour to the Southwest up to...
Episode 41 - Assassination Round 2
In 1928, the political crisis in Yugoslavia reached a boiling point it would not be able to return from, as blood was spilled on the Parliam...