Ray Harris, ‘caster of the History of World War II Podcast, joins me to talk about the significance of the Eastern Front of the Second World War, and some of the surprises he found in his work. Interested in World War II history? Check out Ray’s podcast! Hosted on Audioboom. See…
Life during wartime: The nazi occupation, episode 16
What was life like for the people living in the lands occupied by nazi Germany in the East? We take a close look. Link Remembering the Holodomor: Ukraine Without Hype podcast Sources: Paul Robert Magosci, A History of Ukraine. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. Shevchenko Scientific Society, Volodymyr Kubijovyc,…
Ukraine 1941 and 2022:Episode 13
A conversation with Larysa Zariczniak, host and producer of the Wandering the Edge podcast on Ukrainian culture and history, with a spot of travel—when Ukraine isn’t being invaded. We spoke about Ukrainian culture, history, parallels between 1941 and 2022, and what the experiences of those two periods can tell us…
Operation Typhoon: Episode 9
Germany’s final, final assault on the capital of the USSR in November 1941. Map 1: The Battle of Moscow, November 1941. Map 2: The bigger picture. Source: U.S. Army archives. Soviets fighting back during “offensive weather”: Rasputitsa: Defense of Moscow: Women militia training in Moscow, fall 1941: New T-34 tanks…
Operation Typhoon, part 1: Episode 8
The Wehrmacht assembles its biggest concentrated force for the largest single campaign of Operation Barbarossa. Map: The push toward Moscow in the fall of 1941. Historical photos Image 1: German half-track, deep in the mud of rasputitsa. Image 2: Pulling vehicles through the mud of Russia in fall. Image 3:…