History of the Second World War
Wesley Livesay
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.
Episodes
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Jun 9, 2021 • 31min
55: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 6 - Death and Suffering in Nanking
After the Japanese Army took Nanking in December, what would follow was pain, death, and suffering. Jutland Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymr1u5hy1XQ&t=1s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2021 • 23min
54: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 5 - Failure and Retreat
With the Japanese landings from Hangzou Bay the Chinese positions in and around Shanghai become completely untenable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 26, 2021 • 24min
53: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 4 - Battle for Shanghai
After the fighting spilled outside the city with Japanese landings on the river, the fighting would continue for months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 19, 2021 • 44min
52: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 3 - Shanghai
While the Japanese invasion of northern China continued, further south the first major battle of the war was about to begin in the streets of Shanghai. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 5, 2021 • 27min
51: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 2 - Moving South
The establishment of the puppet state of Manchuria would not be the end of the adventures of the Japanese in China, and instead they would endeavor over the course of the next decade to extend their influence, and during that expansion they would eventually fall into a full scale war with China. This episode will first look at why the Japanese felt they had to constantly increase the territory under their control, before looking at the Marco Polo Bridge incident, which would ignite the Second Sino-Japanese War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 28, 2021 • 25min
50: Second Sino-Japanese War Pt. 1 - Background
During the 1930s China would experience a devastating invasion. This invasion was launched by the Japanese who were trying to obtain greater access to the natural resources available in Manchuria and northern China. The result would be the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War, a devastating conflict, and perhaps the start of the Second World War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 21, 2021 • 28min
49: The Spanish Civil War Pt. 14 - Legacy
The Spanish Civil War was over, but its legacy would live on, both inside Spain and in a Europe that was soon plunging into a much larger conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 14, 2021 • 25min
48: Spanish Civil War Pt. 13 - The End of the Spanish Republic
Everything that has a beginning has an end. MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/history-of-the-second-world-war-podcastIntelligent Speech 4/24: https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/shop/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 7, 2021 • 28min
47: The Spanish Civil War Pt. 12 - Disaster on the Ebro
Register for Intelligent Speech! https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/shop/ and use code GREATAfter the defeat at the Battle of Teruel, and with Valencia under threat, the Republic launches yet another attack, this time across the River Ebro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 31, 2021 • 32min
46: The Spanish Civil War Pt. 11 - The Battle of Teruel
The large Republican attacks on the city of Teruel would backfire, and result not in victory, but with the Nationalists reaching the coast, cutting Republican Spain in two. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
