History of the Second World War

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Listener Questions Pt. 8
2026-10-02 | 23 min.
More strategic bombing discussion, how did merchant shipping work, occupied economies, and more.
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277: War at Sea '41 Pt. 15 - The End of the Bismarck
2026-09-30 | 21 min.
After days of pursuit, King George V and Rodney finally close with the crippled Bismarck in the stormy Atlantic. This episode follows the brutal final battle from the opening salvos through the destruction of Bismarck's guns and superstructure, the British battleships' point-blank bombardment, and Dorsetshire's torpedo attack as Germany's most powerful warship slips beneath the waves.

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276: War at Sea '41 Pt. 14 - Wounded Beast
2026-09-23 | 23 min.
With Bismarck crippled and unable to steer after the Ark Royal's torpedo attack, the German battleship's crew struggles through flooding, failed repairs, and growing exhaustion while both German commanders ashore and British forces at sea prepare for the inevitable final encounter. This episode follows the messages that revealed the ship's desperate condition, the nighttime attacks by Captain Vian's destroyers—including Piorun's bold challenge—and the convergence of King George V and Rodney before the battle that would end Operation Rheinübung.

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275: War at Sea '41 Pt. 13 - Lucky Strike
2026-09-16 | 29 min.
After Bismarck slips away from her British pursuers, the Royal Navy launches a desperate search before dwindling fuel supplies force the chase to end. This episode follows the intelligence breakthrough that reveals the battleship's course, the Ark Royal Swordfish strike that mistakenly attacks HMS Sheffield, and the second attack that cripples Bismarck's steering and seals her fate.

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Listener Questions. Pt 7
2026-09-11 | 25 min.
Greece, First World War Blockade Breaking, Crete, and WW2 Main Battery shell reliability.
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History of the Second World War is a weekly podcast which will cover World War 2, beginning with the tumultuous years after the First World War, continuing into the descent into war during the 1930s, through the war years, and then into the post war aftermath.

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