In January and February 1944, Stalin’s “broad front” strategy takes hold and the Red Army gains the momentum in the war on the Eastern Front. Map 1: The Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket Map 2: The Advance on Narva Map 3: The Battle of Narva and Lake Peipus Map 4: The Panther Line …
Tag: Second World War
Season 3
Crushing Blows: Episode 66
The first two of ten “crushing blows” against the German invaders of the USSR in 1944: Zhitomyr and Leningrad. The first two of ten “crushing blows” against the German invaders of the USSR in 1944: Zhitomyr and Leningrad. Map 1: The Zhitomyr-Berdichiv Offensive Map 2: Cherkassy or Kherson Pocket Map…
Season 3
The Devils’ Alliance: A conversation with author Roger Moorhouse, part 2—Episode 65
What was the USSR doing between September 1939 and June 1941? It was allied with nazi Germany, of course. Historian Roger Moorhouse describes the lasting impact of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, and the strategic factors that ended it. Roger Moorhouse The Devils’ Alliance Roger Moorhouse’s books: https://www.rogermoorhouse.com/books Map: The division of…
Season 3
The Devils’ Alliance: A conversation with author Roger Moorhouse, part 1—Episode 64
Historian and author Roger Moorhouse joins the podcast for two episodes to discuss the nazi-Soviet non-aggression agreement, as described in his book, The Devils’ Alliance: Hitler’s Pact with Stalin, 1939–1941. The agreement between the 20th century’s two bloodiest tyrannies gave Hitler and the nazis the green light to invade Poland…
Season 3
Agent Zo—A conversation with Clare Mulley: Episode 62
Author Clare Mulley and I discuss her latest book, the story of one of the Allies’ most valuable intelligence agents, Elzbieta Zawacka, known as Agent Zo. Visit Clare Mulley’s website: https://claremulley.com/ Clare Mulley’s books: The Woman Who Saved the Children The Spy Who Loved The Women Who Flew for Hitler Agent Zo:…
Season 3
The experience of occupation: Ukraine in the 1940s and 2020s—Episode 59
Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk of the Royal Military College of Canada and University of Toronto returns to describe the reality for eastern European people under occupation during the Second World, and draws the line from then to today. Latest book: Enemy Archives: Soviet Counterinsurgency Operations and the Ukrainian Nationalist Movement –…
Season 3
Ukraine occupied by nazis and communists: Episode 58—A conversation with Prof. Lubomyr Luciuk
Professor of political geography at the Royal Military College of Canada and Senior Research Fellow of the Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto, shares his knowledge and insight into the experience of Ukraine under occupation by nazi and Soviet forces during the Second World War. Map: Ukrainian…
