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**History of the Second World War**

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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84: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 7 - Influences and Decisions Feb 16, 2022

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The interwar period of military evolution was a complicated web of influences, decisions, and inferences.

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83: Germany Prepared for War Pt. 6 - The Luftwaffe Feb 09, 2022

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There were many different opinions about the best method of projecting air power, in this episode we touch on some of the choices that the Luftwaffe would make.

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24: Hindenburg, Ludendorff, and Hitler with Alex Clifford Feb 06, 2022

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The two most well known German military leaders from the First World War would have two very different experiences in postwar Germany. But both who have interactions with one very particular person who would later be quite important.

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82: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 5 - More Boats Feb 02, 2022

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During the late 1930s the expansion of the Kriegsmarine would get serious.

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81: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 4 - All About Them Boats Jan 26, 2022

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Because you know I'm all about them boats, about them boats, no aircraft.

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80: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 3 - Running on Fumes Jan 19, 2022

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In the last 18 months before the war Germany's desires far outstripped its available resources.

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79: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 2 - The Plan Jan 12, 2022

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Preparing for war is a delicate balance of short and long term preparations, but not everybody in Germany agreed about what those should be.

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78: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 1 - Overview Jan 05, 2022

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In 1936 Germany began to seriously prepare for a future conflict, and almost immediately began to run into some economic problems.

Sources:

The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam Tooze
War and Economy in the Third Reich by R.J. Overy
The Wehrmacht and German Rearmament by Wilhelm Deist
The Third Reich and Yugoslavia: An Economcy of Fear, 1933-1941 by Perica Hadzi-Jovancic
Hitler A Biography
Hitler's Eagles by Chris McNab
Quest for Decisive Victory: From Stalemate to Blitzkrieg in Europe, 1899-1940 by Robert M. Citino
The Blitzkrieg Myth by John Mosier
The Path to Blitzkrieg: Doctrine and Training in the German Army, 1920-1939 by Robert M. Citino
1930s German Doctrine: A Manifestation of Operational Art by Tal Tovy
The Blitzkrieg Myth: How Hitler and the Allies Misread the Strategic Realities of World War II by John Mosier
The Origin of the Term "Blitzkrieg": Another View by William J. Fanning Jr.
Storm of Steel: The Development of Armor Doctrine in Germany and the Soviet Unition 1919-1939 by Mary R. Habeck
Hitler's Eagles by Chris McNab
Military Innovation in the Interwar Period Edited By Williamson Murray and Allan R. Millett
Ship-of-the-Line or Atlantic Raider? Battleship Bismarck Between Design Limitations and Naval Strategy by Timothy P. Mulligan
Strategy for Defeat the Luftwaffe 1933-1945 by Williamson Murray
Battleship Bismarck: A Design and Operational History by William H. Garzke Jr., Robert O. Dulin Jr., and William Jurens

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77: The Munich Agreement Pt. 9 - Aftermath Dec 29, 2021

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The Munich Agreement had been signed, the territory transfers had started, it was time for the whole area to calm down....right?

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76: The Munich Agreement Pt. 8 - The Munich Agreement Dec 22, 2021

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On September 30th, just before 2AM, the Munich Agreement was signed. Territory transfers were scheduled to begin less than 24 hours later.

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