World War Two

Week 019 - The Finns Strike Again and Japan Strikes Back - WW2 - January 5 1940

In Finland the invading Red Army suffers catastrophic casualties, while in China the Nationalists are divided as Japan u

Week 020 - The Red Army Regroups to Crush Finland - WW2 - January 12 1940

After the chaotic invasion and catastrophic losses of the first weeks of the Winter War, the Soviet Army has learnt thei

Week 021 - Swedes not Sweden to Finland's Rescue - WW2 - January 19 1940

As the Winter War rolls on the only help the Finns are getting are from volunteers. The Western Allies still have their

Week 022 - The Enigma of Germany's Wartime Economy - WW2 - January 26 1940

his week shows the Allies first attempts to break the German Enigma code. Meanwhile, the German war economy shows some f

Week 023 - The Soviet Hammer Strikes Hard at Finland - WW2 - February 2 1940

The Soviet forces revive their winter offensive this week. More men, more tanks and more artillery are brought in to try

Week 024 - Stalemate in China, Bombs over Finland - WW2 - February 9 1940

While the Winter War rages on in Finland, Japan is confronted with a dilemma. Keep fighting the Chinese and face huge pr

Week 025 - Finland’s Desperate Fight - WW2 - February 16 1940

After more than a week of preliminary bombardments and attacks, the Red Army finally attacks the Finnish defensive posit

Week 026 - Manstein Makes a Plan and Hitler has a Man Crush - WW2 - February 23 1940

German Genral Erich von Manstein has a cunning plan. And as it happens, it's just how Hitler likes it. This week, the Ge

Week 027 - Hitler Plans His New Wars - Fall Gelb - WW2 - March 2 1940

The German plans for the invasion of Western Europe start taking shape. Mansteins plan is innovative, bold and controver

Week 028 - Finnish Winter is Almost Over - WW2 - March 9 1940

The French promise to send troops to aid Finland, though the majority is planned to go to Norway or Sweden. In return, t

Week 029 - The Soviets Finish a Costly Winter War - WW2 - March 16 1940

The Winter War is over. The Allies tried to stall the Finns for as long as possible to justify their invasion of Norway,

Week 030 - Il Duce and der Führer Have a Date - The Axis War Plans - WW2 - March 23 1940

French Prime Minister Daladier overplays his hand and is replaced after his vision regarding Scandinavia wasn't widely s

Week 031 - Allies Plan to Hit the Nazis Where it Hurts - WW2 - March 30 1940

Newly appointed French Prime Minister Paul Reynaud and his British counterpart Neville Chamberlain spend the week lookin

Week 032 - Germans and British make their way to the North - WW2 - April 6 1940

While China gets a new government, or at least in the eyes of Japan, the British are trying to cope with the rationing o

Week 033 - The Invasion of Norway and Denmark - WW2 - April 13 1940

This week, the Phoney War seems to come to an end when Germany invades Denmark and Norway. The Allies seek confrontation

Week 034 - The Scramble For Norway - WW2 - April 20 1940

The German Invasion of Norway is still very much in full swing. The German Wehrmacht is moving north from Oslo, where a

Week 035 - Norway is Burning - WW2 - April 27 1940

The Invasion and subsequent Battle of Norway has only just begun when the British decide to pull back. Poor planning and

Week 036 - Retreat in Norway, Preparations in Western Europe - WW2 - May 4 1940

Allied plans to take Trondheim in Norway to allow for larger reinforcements and even bigger aerial support to come in ar

Week 037 - Hitler Strikes in the West - The Invasion of the Benelux - WW2 - May 11 1940

As the Allied troops in Central Norway are evacuated and the Norwegian troops there surrender to the Germans, the Allied

Week 038 - Blitzkrieg in the West - The Invasion of France - WW2 - May 18 1940

The German invasion of Western Europe has been going for over a week now, and the Neutral and Allied countries are in di

Week 039 - The Allied Clusterf**k - The Battle of France - WW2 - May 25 1940

While the massive invasion of the Benelux countries and France was going down last week, things were also developing on

Week 040 - The First Brexit? - The Dunkirk Evacuation - WW2 - June 1 1940

When the Germans Panzers move north from Calais, the British Expeditionary Force and France's soldiers still fighting in

Week 041 - Will Britain Remain?! - WW2 - June 8 1940

As the battle for France is still raging but looks like a ringing victory for Nazi Germany, and the encircled troops in

Week 042 - Britain Votes to Leave - WW2 - June 15 1940

The fighting in France isn't over, not even when Paris falls, as the Germans advance and Italy joins the fight. But the

Week 043 - Nazi Europe?! - The Fall of France - WW2 - June 22 1940

While the fighting subsides in much of France, the Italians invade in the south, while tension continues to grow in the

Week 044 - Hitler ❤️Paris - German Victory in France - WW2 - June 29 1940

Hitler goes to Paris, while Stalin occupies more territory... but something is on Stalin's mind. News of the sudden succ

Week 045 - Do the Brits hate the French?! - The Bombing of Mers-el-Kébir - WW2 - July 6 1940

The repercussions of the fall of France are not yet seen in full. But this week Britain makes it clear it isn't about to

Week 046 - The Dictator of France - The Rise of Philippe Pétain - WW2 - 046 - July 13 1940

The Germans and the French in Vichy consolidate their newly acquired power as the British deal with the remnants of the

Week 047 - Good People on Both Sides? - Hitler's Peace Offer to the Allies - WW2 - July 20 1940

Peace seems to slowly return to the European mainland, but not for long, as the Germans move their airplanes to the Fren

Week 048 - No Deal... Herr Hitler! - The Battle of Britain Begins - WW2 - July 27 1940

Hitler searches for ways to force Britain out of the war, but the British sit safely behind their cliffs, their channel

Week 049 - The Hippo vs. the Bulldog - The Battle of Britain Heats Up - WW2 - August 3 1940

As the Kanalkampf comes to a close, the Battle of Britain heats up. Hitler wants Britain out of the war. But before the

Week 050 - Hail Mussolini, Haile Selassie's Usurper - The War in Somaliland - WW2 - August 10 1940

This week, the war spreads to Africa, when the Italians invade the British Colony of British Somaliland. While this migh

Week 051 - Il Duce Kicks Churchill Where it Hurts - The British Lose Somaliland - WW2 - August 17 1940

As the Battle of Britain reaches not seen before levels of intensity, one of the British colonies is lost to the Italian

Week 052 - The Battle of Britain is a Bitch - WW2 - August 24 1940

This week, the communists attack the Japanese in the Battle of 100 Regiments. Meanwhile, in Europe, the Battle of Britai

Week 053 - 366 Days of Crushed Hopes, Suffering and Death - WW2 - August 31 1940

As the war turns one year old, there seems to be no end in sight. The Luftwaffe starts targeting civilian areas of Londo

Week 054 - Burn London, Burn - The Blitz Begins - WW2 - 054 - September 07 1940

This week, the battle in the skies of Britain enters a new, even deadlier phase, as the crowded streets of London turn i

Week 055 - The Nazi Invasion of Britain?! - Operation Sealion - WW2 - September 14 1940

The Blitz continues as the German army seems close to the execution of Operation Sea Lion: The Invasion of Britain.

Week 056 - The Brits teach the Germans to bugger off! - WW2 - September 21 1940

The Battle of Britain continues as planes fight over the South-English shorelines and large parts of London are targeted

Week 057 - An Axis of Evil is Complete - Japan Joins Italy and Germany - WW2 - September 28 1940

This week, the factions of World War Two begin to crystallize as the Japanese join the Axis powers.

Week 058 - Hitler and the Art of the Deal - German Negotiations with Spain - WW2 - October 5 1940

Hitler is trying to get new Axis Powers on board in his fight against Britain, promising them all huge territorial gains

Week 059 - It’s Raining Bombs, Keep Calm and Carry On - Life During the Blitz - WW2 - October 12 1940

The Blitz continues while Chinese Communists are fighting Chinese Nationalist in China. But the mass bombing of civilian

Week 060 - USA enters WW2 in 1940?! - WW2 - October 19, 1940

The World War seems to get bigger and bigger as Italy plans to invade Greece and the USA takes a stance.

Week 061 - Hitler is Disappointed by his Allies - WW2 - October 26, 1940

Hitler finds out that not everyone is ready to do his bidding. Much to the frustration of Hitler, Franco, Petain and Mus

Week 062 - Mussolini plays Hitler like a Fiddle - The Invasion of Greece - WW2 - November 2, 1940

A new front opens up in Greece as the Italians invade, while the Battle of Britain seems to come to an end.

Week 063 - Britain’s First Victory, Germany Plunders Europe & Mussolini’s Folly - WW2 - November 9, 1940

The Battle of Britain is finished, but the war is far from over. New German plans are being made for the Balkans and Gre

Week 064 - Britain shows Japan how to Attack Pearl Harbor - Battle of Taranto - WW2 - November 16, 1940

Japan has two wins this week, and one might turn out to be very consequential for the rest of the war. In the meantime,

Week 065 - Cracks in the Soviet-Nazi Alliance - WW2 - 065 - November 23, 1940

As the Greek campaign continues, Hitler points his attention eastwards. While he can't invade the Soviet Union just yet,

Week 066 - The German Plan to Destroy French Culture - The Occupation of France - WW2 - November 30, 1940

While Hitler consolidates his power in occupied France, Japanese and Italian forces try to get an edge, but fail. The wa

Week 067 - The Road to Moscow - German Invasion Plans - WW2 - December 7, 1940

Wilhelm Canaris once again disturbs Hitler's plans to drag Spain into the war, as the Germans finalize their plan for th

Week 068 - The Empire Strikes Back - Britain’s Operation Compass - WW2 - December 14, 1940

The First British offensive of the War begins in North Africa. Meanwhile, the German Knickebein system is designed for b

Week 069 - Red Beard’s Ghost Returns - German Invasion Plans - WW2 - December 21 1940

What Adolf Hitler expects to be his Magnum Opus offensive is still 6 months in the future, but it's going to need plans

Week 070 - Winter is Coming, Peace is Not - The Frozen Fronts - WW2 - December 28, 1940

Italy finds itself in a dire position in Albania as Christmas is celebrated in a war-torn Europe and fighting continues

Week 071 - It's 1941 - A World at War - WW2 - January 4 1941

1941 begins with action in North-Africa and China, but Indy also takes a moment to assess the current stakes and stakeho

Week 072 - Fighting Far Away From Home - Allied Advance in Africa - WW2 - January 11 1941

Action in Albania. Action in North-Africa. Action in East-Africa. Action in China and action on the Mediterranean. It lo

Week 073 - Mao Against Everyone - China at War and Civil War - WW2 - January 18, 1941

The Chinese Communists and Nationalists Clash while they're also both facing Japanese armies in the North. And although

Week 074 - When Anti-Semites Infight, Jews Still Die - Pogroms in Romania - WW2 - January 25, 1941

The British offensive in East-Africa takes off with some rapid advances. Meanwhile in Eastern-Europe, Romania is the sta

Week 075 - Africa, the Axis’ Achilles Heel - The Allied African Campaigns - WW2 - February 1, 1941

Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas dies this week as Italy is still uncomfortably wrapped up in the Albanian Mountains

Week 076 - Rommel to fix the Bungle in Benghazi - WW2 - February 8, 1941

As the Italian campaigns in Africa collapse, Hitler considers his options and then chooses Erwin Rommel to rescue their

Week 077 - Enter Erwin Rommel - The British Advance in Africa - WW2 - February 15 1941

While the Germans send one of their best generals to North Africa to bail out the Italians, Great Britain switches focus

Week 078 - The Brits Will Walk 500 Miles, and They Will Walk 500 More - WW2 - February 22, 1941

As the British make spectacular advances in East-Africa, with even more spectacular advances on the horizon, South-Easte

Week 079 - The Nazis Building Bridges, Not Walls - WW2 - February 28, 1941

Parts of the British forces in North-Africa are being send to Greece to strengthen the Allied position there. While the

Week 080 - Bulgaria Joins the Fascist Alliance - WW2 - 080 - March 7, 1941

German troops pour into Bulgaria as they join the Axis alliance, while British troops enter Greece in anticipation of a

Week 081 - Nigerians Chasing Italians Like Cheetahs Hunt a Bull - WW2 - March 14, 1941

An Italian offensive into Greece is prepared, just as the Germans are preparing to also attack Greece via Bulgaria. Mean

Week 082 - Culling the Nazi Wolfpacks - Submarines, Spies, China, and Africa - WW2 - March 21 1941

While two more Kriegsmarine u-boat aces go down, the moving parts of the war are getting more complex leaving the intell

Week 083 - Yugoslavia Joins the Axis Powers. and then they don’t - WW2 - March 28, 1941

This week, the Yugoslavia is the stage for some rather dramatic and quite consequential events. Furthermore, the Nigeria

Week 084 - Rommel Storms Into North-Africa - WW2 - April 4, 1941

The British thought they would be safe for a while, but this week they are proven wrong. This week, Erwin Rommel begins

Week 085 - Nazis in the Balkans - The Invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia - WW2 - April 11, 1941

This week, the German Army invades Greece and Yugoslavia as it launches Operation Marita and Operation 25 respectively.

Week 086 - Yugoslavia Crushed - Battle for Greece Continues - WW2 - April 18, 1941

The Battles for Yugoslavia and Greece continue as the Soviet-Union and Japan sign a non-aggression pact.

Week 087 - Another Last Stand at Thermopylae - The Battle of Greece - WW2 - April 25, 1941

The Battle of Greece continues as forces clash once more at the historic site of Thermopylae.

Week 088 - Balkans in Nazi Hands - A Greek Tragedy - WW2 - May 02, 1941

Greece falls as Axis troops push through the last Allied defenses. New plans are made for a German invasion of Crete, an

Week 089 - Enigma Captured! - WW2 - May 9, 1941

An Enigma encode is captured in the Atlantic Ocean as the Germans make plans for a new offensive in Crete. Britain is he

Week 090 - Nazi Nuts Trading Places & Victory for the Commonwealth - WW2 - May 16, 1941

In the week that Rudolf Hess makes his flight to Britain, the Luftwaffe prepares for theirs to Crete. The British utiliz

Week 091 - Invasion of Crete: a Bloody Mess - WW2 - May 23 1941

Operation Mercury commences as fallschirmjäger airborne troops land on the Greek island of Crete. A bloody and messy ba

Week 092 - Sink the Bismarck! - The Pride of the Kriegsmarine's Demise - WW2 - May 30 1941

This week, the Battle of Crete continues as the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen set sail to the Atlantic, starting one of the m

Week 093 - British Officers Abandon Their Men to the Nazis - WW2 - June 6 1941

The British morale reaches new low after losses at Crete and the loss of the HMS Hood. New plans are made for North-Afri

Week 094 - Finland and France Join Hitler - WW2 - June 13 1941

Germany, Romania and Finland prepare for a gigantic invasion of the Soviet Union, whose own military is in a dire state.

Week 095 - French Killing French in Syria - WW2 - June 20, 1941

The Allies continue advancing into Vichy French Syria, but they are halted and pushed back by Erwin Rommel at the Halfay

Week 096a - Operation Barbarossa - Biggest Land Invasion in History - WW2 - June 22 1941

June 22 1941. The first day of Operation Barbarossa begins as Adolf Hitler’s German armies invade Joseph Stalin’s So

Week 096b - Operation Barbarossa - End of the Nazi-Soviet Alliance - WW2 - June 27 1941

Operation Barbarossa kicks off this week with action all along the front as German panzers pierce through deep into the

Week 097 - Wehrmacht 1/3 of Way to Moscow - WW2 - July 4 1941

Operation Barbarossa continues this week but is already running into problems that are gonna be hard to fix. The Japanes

Week 098 - Has Germany Lost WW2 Already in Mid-1941? - WW2 - July 11 1941

Germany keeps advancing on the eastern front, and yet by now, transport and supply problems are seriously undermining th

Week 099 - Barbarossa: a Wehrmacht Soap Opera - WW2 - July 18 1941

As the German armed forces stretch further and further into the USSR, the Wehrmacht command doesn't seem to agree where

Week 100 - The Wehrmacht - an Army on Horseback - WW2 - July 25 1941

Although we may picture panzers when we think of the German Army in WW2, it was very much an army that relied on horses-

Week 101 - Japan is Getting Hungry, Barbarossa is Confused - WW2 - August 1, 1941

Japan needs resources for its seemingly endless war in China, but where to look for them? And who might have a problem w

Week 102 - Tanks, but no Tanks - Hitler Hinders the Blitzkrieg - WW2 - August 8, 1941

In Japan those in power are divided as to what to do as war with the Western powers looks more and more likely. Meanwhil

Week 103 - Churchill and Roosevelt vow to destroy all Nazis - WW2 - August 15, 1941

Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt issue a charter that lays out their thoughts for the future, the Soviets are in

Week 104 - "There are no Soviet Prisoners of War, only Traitors" - WW2 - August 22, 1941

Josef Stalin is forming new armies to fight off the German onslaught, and yet it continues gaining ground in the north a

Week 105 - The Allies Invade Iran, Barbarossa Continues - WW2 - August 29, 1941

The British and Soviets work together invade Iran, while Barbarossa trudges ever on, with heavy losses. Bletchley Park i

Week 106 - The war is two years old - WW2 - 106 - September 5, 1941

It is two years this week since Germany invaded Poland. That European conflict soon became a global one. Japan's invasio

Week 107 - Victory for the Red Army! - WW2 - September 12, 1941

The German invasion of the Soviet Union has taken enormous amounts of territory, but this week the Red Army not only sto

Week 108 - Another week, another half million for the Germans - WW2 - September 19, 1941

Kiev falls to the Germans, yielding hundreds of thousands of prisoners as whole armies are surrounded, but behind the li

Week 109 - Free from the Nazi Occupation - but for how long can it last? WW2 - September 26, 1941

In former Yugoslavia, the Republic of Uzice breaks free from the German occupation, even as the Germans are mopping up t

Week 110 - A Huge New German Offensive Begins - Operation Typhoon! - WW2 - October 3, 1941

Adolf Hitler's renewed drive on Moscow, the Soviet capital, begins this week, even as the Japanese drive on Changsha end

Week 111- An Open Road to Moscow! - WW2- October 10, 1941

The road to Moscow does indeed lay open before the Germans, but for how long? And can they exploit such an opportunity-

Week 112 - Panic in Moscow! The Germans are here! - WW2 - October 17, 1941

Moscow panics as the Germans edge closer and take prisoners by the hundreds of thousands, even as the temperature drops

Week 113 - Martial Law in Moscow, but is the Cavalry coming? - WW2 - October 24, 1941

The Germans draw ever closer to Moscow, but Soviet reinforcements have begun to arrive from Siberia and the city's defen

Week 114 - Winter is Coming - WW2 - October 31, 1941

Operation Typhoon is halted until the coming winter can freeze enough ground to increase mobility. But the ever colder w

Week 115 - The Red Army must double in size... and now! - WW2 - November 7, 1941

There is a lull now on the Eastern Front, and Adolf Hitler uses the time to plan another drive on Moscow and points beyo

Week 116 - Night Vision Brings Triumph to the British! - WW2 - November 14, 1941

The British sink an entire convoy of supplies heading for Rommel in North Africa by using radar at night, something thei

Week 117 - Surprise Attack On Rommel! - Operation Crusader Begins - WW2 - November 21, 1941

The long planned Allied Offensive in North Africa- Operation Crusader- begins, but the Allies are worrying about how to

Week 118 - Winter is here? The Germans can see Moscow - WW2 - November 28, 1941

The German advance has pushed within artillery range of Moscow, but can they reach it- and take it- before the Red Army

Week 119 - Winter is Here! The failure of Barbarossa - WW2 - December 5, 1941

The Wehrmacht is halted by the Red Army at the gates of Moscow. Not only that, but a Red Army counteroffensive begins pu

Week 120a E.01 - Enter Japan - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

Japan's meticulous planning and preparation made it possible to surprise the Americans at Pearl Harbor. Alert on Oahu is

Week 120b E.02 - Genda's Plan - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

There are signals of attack and a buzz of chatter in the air, but will this be enough to force the American defenders ou

Week 120c E.03 - Calm Before the Storm - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - - December 7, 1941

War is sort of declared, but Japanese planes have already started their attack.

Week 120d E.04 - Tiger, Tiger, Tiger - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

The first wave commences its attack, how successful will it be? Will months of planning and preparation pay off?

Week 120e E.05 - Burning Ships - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

The first wave continues, and with it, the chaos and destruction.

Week 120f E.06 - Another Wave - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

Desperate and shocked, American forces scramble to mount a resistance to the attack. But how effective can this be as th

Week 120g E.07 - Dogfights - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

American pilots are in the air, defending Pearl Harbor. They have already lost so much, and the Japanese show no sign of

Week 120h E.08 - Burning People - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

The Japanese attack is over, but the damage is done and the remaining Americans in Hawaii are left to react to their def

Week 120i E.09 - A Pacific War - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

Today marks the beginning of a war all over the South Pacific and Southeast Asia. How will the world change from here?

Week 120j E.10 - The Road to War - Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 7, 1941

The circle closes, and we see why these fateful decisions were made and what the United States' reaction will be.

Week 120k - Hitler Declares War on the USA and the Jews - WW2 - December 12, 1941

The Japanese launch attacks all over Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and launch a preemptive surprise attack on the Amer

Week 121 - The Japanese are unstoppable everywhere - WW2 - December 19, 1941

The Japanese make gains in Malaya, Burma, Hong Kong, Borneo, and the Philippines. The Allies also have trouble in the At

Week 122 - Heinz Guderian's Christmas and the fall of Hong Kong - WW2 - December 26, 1941

The Japanese offensives and advances in Southeast Asia and the Pacific continue unabated and both Hong Kong and Wake Isl

Week 123 - The Formation of the United Nations! - WW2 - January 2, 1942

At the ongoing Arcadia Conference, 26 nations sign the Declaration of the United Nations. Otherwise it is very much a we

Week 124 - Washington DC Abandons The Troops in the Field - WW2 - January 9, 1942

The US government realizes that it cannot send help to relieve the US and Filipino forces in the Philippines, but it doe

Week 125 - German U-Boats to Strike New York - WW2 - January 16, 1942

Operation Pauchenslag, long-range German submarines operating just of the US Coast, kicks into action this week, as does

Week 126 - The Formalization of Extermination - The Wannsee Conference - WW2 - January 23, 1942

Nazi Germany's "Holocaust by Bullets" has already claimed over a million lives over the past 8 months; this week German

Week 127 - Fortress Singapore Stands Alone! - WW2 - January 30, 1942

The Japanese advance on Singapore has gotten close enough that the British have destroyed the causeway to Singapore Isla

Week 128 - Pearl Harbour Avenged! - WW2 - February 6, 1942

The Japanese advance in Burma and the Dutch East Indies, but they've reached the end of the Malayan Campaign- Singapore,

Week 129- German Army Surrounded: You Did Nazi That Coming! - WW2 - February 13, 1942

The Soviet Red Army has managed to surround some 100,000 German soldiers in the Demyansk Pocket. The Allies are surround

Week 130 - Britain's Worst Defeat - Singapore Falls - WW2 - February 20, 1942

The most humiliating defeat in British history according to Winston Churchill- 80,000 men lost as prisoners of war! Humi

Week 131 - Japan Destroys Allied Armada in Biggest Naval Battle in Decades - WW2 - February 27, 1942

The Japanese are advancing in the Dutch East Indies and Burma, brushing aside defenders, but their biggest victory this

The Japanese Raid Australia and the British Raid France - March 6, 1942

The Japanese advance in Burma continues, threatening Rangoon, and also make landings on Java and New Guinea. They even g

Week 133 - Tumbling Capitals - MacArthur on the Run - WW2 - March 13, 1942

Rangoon in Burma falls to the invaders without a shot, the Dutch East Indies surrender 100,000 men to them at Batavia, a

Week 134 - Crap Tactics in the Pacific - Shall MacArthur Return? - WW2 - March 20, 1942

MacArthur makes one of the most iconic remarks of the whole war, but considering the fact that the Philippines seem unsa

Week 135 - New Blitzkrieg Against a Wall of 9 Million! - WW2 - March 27, 1942

The Allies make plans to bring the war to Germany by possibly attacking in North Africa. Holding Malta might be the key

Week 136 - The Carpet Bombing of Germany begins - WW2 - April 3, 1942

Britain's campaign to firebomb the old towns of Germany where civilians reside begins in earnest this week. The British

Week 137 - America Surrenders - The Fall of Bataan - April 10, 1942

After holding out since the beginning of the year, the American and Filipino defenders at Bataan can do so no more, and

Week 138 - America Strikes Back - Tokyo in Flames - WW2 - April 18 1942

The Doolittle Raid is just a little bombing raid over Tokyo that doesn't do that much physical damage. It does, however,

Week 139 - Allied Intelligence cracks Japanese codes! - WW2 - April 25, 1942

After last week's Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, pretty much the entire Japanese fleet is sent out looking for American ships.

Week 140 - Japan - One Battle from Victory? - May 2, 1942

Now Burma and control of the Burma Road have fallen to the Japanese. Can nothing stop them? The Allies are thinking abou

Week 141 - Carrier vs. Carrier - The Battle of Coral Sea - WW2 - May 9, 1942

This week sees a major clash between the naval forces of the Japanese and the Allies. Both sides take big damage, though

Week 142 - Joseph Stalin Jumps the Gun - May 16, 1942

The Soviets pre-empt a German offensive with one of their own in the south of the Eastern Front, but that's not the only

Week 143 - AF is short of fresh water - WW2 - May 23, 1942

Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov arrives in London to meet with Churchill, but at home in the USSR the Germans have launc

Week 144 - Rommel's Desert Dash - The Whole Bloody Afrika Korps! - Gazala - WW2 - May 30, 1942

Erwin Rommel begins his surprise new offensive with "Rommel's Moonlight Ride", bringing all of his mighty mobile units t

Week 145a - Midway, pt.1 - Clash of the Titans - June 5, 1942

The supposedly surprise Japanese operations against Midway Atoll and the Aleutian Islands kick-off, but they don't know

Week 145b - Germany to Strike Strongest Fortress in the World - WW2 - June 6, 1942

Midway isn't the only fight right now. Germany is trying to crack the mighty fortress of Sevastopol and take the whole C

Week 145c - Midway pt.2 - A New War? - WW2 - June 7, 1942

We left off last time with several burning behemoths. Watch today to see the action that follows, not just on the high s

Week 146 - Sevastopol Must Fall! - WW2 - June 13, 1942

It's a week of starts and stops. The Battle of Sevastopol kicks into high gear, and the Battle of Gazala enters its thir

Week 147 - Tobruk: A second siege? - WW2 - June 20, 1942

Two convoys head from opposite ends of the Mediterranean to supply Malta, hoping to run interference for each other, and

Week 148 - Fall Blau Starts...or Does it? - WW2 - June 26, 1942

Fall Blau, the huge Axis summer offensive in the Soviet Union, is supposed to being this, but is postponed to next. The

Week 149 - Fall Blau Begins, Stalin Caught off Guard Again - WW2 - July 3, 1942

It's that time of the year again- the time when the Axis Powers drive deep into the Soviet Union. Fall Blau is the name

Week 150 - Fall Blau - A Victim of Its Own Success? - WW2 - July 10, 1942

Adolf Hitler is not happy, and yet phase one of Fall Blau has accomplished all of its goals and done so ahead of the tim

Week 151 - Stalingrad Now a Primary Objective?! - Hitler's Chaotic Directives - WW2 - July 17, 1942

The second phase of Fall Blau begins with second guessing by the Axis Powers and constant changes in directive. The Sovi

Week 152 - Wehrmacht Conquers 250 Miles of Nothing - WW2 - July 24, 1942

The Soviets keep withdrawing from the advancing Axis forces, and Hitler keeps issuing contrary orders to try and stop th

Week 152B - How Hitler Created the World's Worst Traffic Jam - WW2 - July 27, 1942

"I said DAMN, this traffic jam... How I hate to be late, hurts my motor to go so slow. Time I get home my supper be cold

Week 153 - Not a Step Back! - Wehrmacht Closes in on Stalingrad - WW2 - July 31, 1942

Operation Edelweiss opens with a blast, and as the Wehrmacht closes in on Stalingrad, Stalin issues that famous order. T

Week 154 - Guadalcanal - Allies Take the Initiative - August 7, 1942

The Axis Forces are on the move on the Eastern Front and in the Caucasus, but this week the Allies begin an offensive of

Week 155 - No Soviet Oil for Hitler - WW2 - August 14, 1942

The Axis advance into the Caucasus is going great... except the oil towns they take have no oil, and wasn't that the who

Week 156 - Swastika Raised on Highest Point in Europe - WW2 - August 21, 1942

The Axis advance in the Caucasus takes Mt. Elbrus, and the one on Stalingrad continues, and there are several raids of n

Week 157 - Yamamoto: Midway Round Two? - World War Two - August 28, 1942

The Battle of the Eastern Solomons takes place this week- another carrier battle. As for the Germans, they're advancing

Week 158 - This War is Three Years Old - WW2 - September 4, 1942

As the war turns three there is is no slacking in the fighting. Erwin Rommel launches another Axis attack in North Afric

Week 159 - Hitler Finally Fed Up with his Army - WW2 - September 11, 1942

Adolf Hitler sacks Wilhelm List, Army Group Commander in the Caucasus. His replacement does not have military command ex

Week 159B - Stalingrad, Hitler's Obsession - WW2 - September 13, 1942

Here's an extra weekly episode for you. The suburbs of Stalingrad have fallen and the fight for the city proper is about

Week 160 - Stalingrad Falls? - WW2 - September 18, 1942

It's a big week, but by now they all are. The fighting in Stalingrad is intense, the fighting on Guadalcanal is intense

Week 161 - Stalingrad, Factory by Factory, Room by Room - WW2 - September 25, 1942

Franz Halder, German Army Chief of Staff since the war began, loses his job this week, but the offensive this summer has

Week 162 - This is Russia, The Soviet Thermopylae - WW2 - October 2, 1942

The fighting for Stalingrad continues, but the Soviets forces are split and the Volga is on fire. In the Caucasus, the A

Week 163 - Stalingrad Thunderdome: Paulus vs. Chuikov! - WW2 - October 9, 1942

Things are looking pretty grim for Vassily Chuikov's 62nd Army in Stalingrad this week, as the German 6th Army launches

Week 164 - Stalingrad, Stalingrad, No Retreat! - WW2 - October 16, 1942

The Americans win a naval victory off Guadalcanal and even manage to reinforce the Marines there with the first Army uni

Week 165 - Showdown at El Alamein - WW2 - October 23, 1942

Could this be the beginning of the big break in North Africa? The Allies have the men, the armor, and the fuel... they j

Week 166 - Nazi General Dies of Heart Attack - WW2 - October 30, 1942

The Allies may be on the verge of a breakthrough in North Africa, but they're losing at sea to the Japanese this week, a

Week 167 - The Allies Break Through! - WW2 - November 6, 1942

After all these months of fighting, the British 8th Army breaks through Erwin Rommel's Axis positions in North Africa, b

Week 168 - Axis and Allies Both Invade France - WW2 - November 13, 1942

Operation Torch goes off this week, the Allied invasion of French Northwest Africa, but this prompts the Germans to inva

Week 169 - The Red Army Kicks Ass - Operation Uranus! - WW2 - November 20th, 1942

After months of stubborn defense the time has finally come for the Soviet Counterstroke, but is it in time to save Stali

Week 170 - Bigger Than Uranus? - Mars - WW2 - November 27, 1942

Last week’s counterattack was just the beginning, for the Soviets launch another giant offensive this week. And things

Week 171 - Axis Armies Facing Starvation - WW2 - December 4, 1942

The Soviets have launched offensives on the entire eastern front and by now hundreds of thousands of men are surrounded

Week 172 - One Year Since Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 11, 1942

The Japanese try and fail to supply their starving soldiers. The Allies fail to break through in Tunisia and New Guinea.

Week 173 - Guadalcanal Life Expectancy: 30 Days - WW2 - December 18, 1942

Just a few weeks ago massive offensives were launched in North Africa and the Soviet Union, against the Axis. These oper

Week 174 - A Red Christmas - WW2 - December 25, 1942

The Soviet offensive Operation Mars is over; it has failed, but Operation Little Saturn has been such a success that the

Week 175 - And Now It's 1943... - WW2 - January 1st, 1943

The attrition cannot continue so the Japanese decide they will evacuate Guadalcanal, conceding the Solomon Islands to th

Week 176 - A Soviet Offensive Along the Entire Front? - WW2 - January 8th, 1943

Things look grim for the Germans, surrounded at Velikie Luki and Stalingrad and with no real help of relief. The Soviets

Week 177 - Food for Leningrad, Breaking the Siege! - WW2 - January 15th, 1943

Soviet attacks are launched this week to destroy the Hungarians, all while the German desperation at Stalingrad and Veli

Week 178 - Hitler's Interference is Losing the War - WW2 - January 22, 1943

This is a rough week for the Germans- their trapped garrison at Velikie Luki is liquidated, and their trapped army at St

Week 179 - Time to Fire Rommel? - WW2 - January 29, 1943

The Allies are unable to win in Tunisia, though further east Bernard Montgomery has achieved his goal of driving the ene

Week 179B - Stalingrad: Endgame - WW2 - January 31, 1943

The Allies are unable to win in Tunisia, though further east Bernard Montgomery has achieved his goal of driving the ene

Week 180 - Guadalcanal, A New Offensive - WW2 - February 5, 1943

This week sees the 10th anniversary of Hitler's ascension to power in Germany, but while there may be celebrations and s

Week 181 - Victory at Guadalcanal - WW2 - February 12, 1943

Operation KE, the Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal, concludes this week and the campaign has been a big loss for the J

Week 182 - Can the Red Army Capture Hitler? - WW2 - February 19, 1943

The Red Army liberates both Rostov and Kharkov this week, but their advancing spearheads are close to an even bigger pri

Week 183 - The Blitzkrieg is Back - WW2 - February 26, 1943

Erich von Manstein's Axis counterattack on the Eastern Front begins this week and right away smashes through the Red Arm

Week 184 - Another Naval Disaster for Japan - WW2 - March 5, 1943

The Japanese again fail to reinforce New Guinea, losing many transport ships, and their forces there are ever more isola

Week 185 - Rommel Leaves Africa - March 12, 1943

Erwin Rommel loses his command and leaves Tunisia, while change in American command there puts George Patton in charge.

Week 186 - Kharkov Falls Once Again - WW2 - March 19, 1943

The twin prizes of Kharkov and Belgorod fall to Erich von Manstein's German forces this week, but this is a week of prep

Week 187 - American Army Finally Does Something Right - WW2 - March 26, 1943

The British are attacking the Mareth Line in North Africa while the Americans hit the Axis flank, but the Allies are wit

Week 187B - The End of Hydra? - WW2 - April 1, 1943

The phantom submarine that has been savaging both Japanese and Allied shipping in the South Pacific is tracked to Hydra

Week 188 - Patton Has a Plan, and it's Bad - WW2 - April 2, 1943

American attacks in Tunisia meet with local disaster, but in general the Axis forces are withdrawing there. The Allies l

Week 189 - Mussolini is Tired of War - WW2 - April 9th, 1943

Adolf Hitler meets with Benito Mussolini to hopefully restore his flagging morale and convince him that the Axis can hol

Week 190 - Kursk - The Next Great Battle? - WW2 - April 16, 1943

The Allies have one chance left to catch the Axis forces in Tunisia before they can reach the Tunis defences, in the USS

Week 191 - Ladies and Gentlemen, We Got Him - Yamamoto - WW2 - April 23, 1943

The mastermind of Pearl Harbor meets his fate this week in the Solomons, as do a great many Italian airmen and sailors i

Week 192 - The Race for Tunisia Turns into a Crawl - WW2 - April 30, 1943

The Allies launch a deception operation to hide their intent of soon attacking Sicily, but first, they'll actually have

Week 193 - Kilroy was Here! The Fall of Tunis - WW2 - May 7, 1943

Tunis falls to the Allies, but the Axis are still fighting back from their little corner of Tunisia. There is more of th

Week 194 - The End of the War in Africa - WW2 - May 14, 1943

With the end of the Tunisian Campaign, the Allies have won the war for the African Continent. What next? They meet at th

Week 195 - Wrapping up the North African Campaign - WW2 - May 21, 1943

The Allies have won the battle for Africa, but now they have nearly 250,000 POWs to care for, and do not have the facili

Week 196 - Black May, Nazi Subs Defeated - WW2 - May 28, 1943

German Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz orders the U-Boats to leave the Atlantic this week; the losses lately have just been t

Week 197 - Banzai Charges in Alaska - WW2 - June 4, 1943

The Chinese defeat the Japanese at Shipai Fortress and the Americans maul the Japanese in the Aleutians. The Japanese ar

Week 198 - Eisenhower Lays Out His Plans for Sicily - WW2 - June 11, 1943

The Allies bomb Mediterranean islands in preparation for their invasion of Sicily next month; they also prepare a lot of

Week 199 - Kursk: Soviets Dig-In for Blitzkrieg - WW2 - June 18, 1943

The Soviets have put civilians to work by the hundreds of thousands, building line after line of defenses in the Kursk S

Week 200 - Two Hundred Weeks of War - WW2 - June 25, 1943

The Allies make some preliminary moves ahead of their next big operation in the Solomon Island as well as a few before t

Week 201 - Tougher than Guadalcanal: New Georgia - July 2, 1943

The Allies begin the next phase of their Solomon Islands offensives, the invasion of New Georgia, even as the regional f

Week 202 - Kursk, When Titans Clash - July 9, 1943

Adolf Hitler launches his huge summer offensive in the USSR, Operation Citadel, known as the Battle of Kursk. Men in the

Week 202 B - Prokhorovka: An Avalanche of Armor - WW2 - July 13, 1943

As dawn broke on 12th July 1943, the spearheads of the German II SS Panzer Corps and the Soviet 5th Guards Tank Army wer

Week 203 - Who Let the Dogs Out?! - The Invasion of Sicily - WW2 - July 16, 1943

The Allies have begun their fight to take back Western Europe with Operation Husky. That's not the only news though. The

Week 204 - After a Victory at Kursk, The Soviets Attack Everywhere - WW2 - July 23, 1943

The Allied invasion of Italy powers on and puts the future of a key axis power at play. In the USSR, the Soviets have le

Week 205 - Mussolini Falls from Power - WW2 - July 30, 1943

The Allied advance on Sicily continues, though they're really gearing up for operations next week. The Soviet advances a

Week 206 - Allied Tidal Wave in Romania - WW2 - August 6, 1943

The Allies bomb the Romanian oil fields, a major Axis source of oil, but it does not go well for the attackers. They do

Week 207 - Manstein Goes Great War Style - WW2 - August 13, 1943

From Sicily to Spas-Demensk, the Axis continue conceding ground to the Allies this week. But the fighting is still tough

Week 208 - Sicily Liberated; Italy in the Firing Line - WW2 - August 20, 1943

The British and Americans race for Messina to complete the conquest of Sicily- who will reach it first? On New Guinea,

Week 209 - Kharkov Changes Hands for the Fourth Time - WW2 - August 27, 1943

As the war grows ever more ferocious, some people are unfortunate enough to see the front line arrive to their villages,

Week 210 - The War is Four Years Old this Week - WW2 - September 3, 1943

Four years of war and no real end in sight, but as the week ends the Allies land their first troops on Italy, actively c

Week 211 - The Allies' Latest Victory - WW2 - September 1943

Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the secret armistice signed last week, and Italy is now officially out of the war.

Week 212 - Jailbreak! Mussolini on the Loose Again! - WW2 - September 17, 1943

Week 213 - Red Army Reaches the Dnieper - WW2 - September 24, 1943

Benito Mussolini proclaims a new fascist republic in Italy, but this time it is a full puppet state to Germany. There is

Week 214 - Smolensk and Naples Liberated! Both in Ruins - WW2 - October 1, 1943

Major prizes are taken by the Allies this week on two fronts- Naples in Italy and Smolensk in the USSR, but they are adv

Week 215 - Could the Soviets Cut Off Crimea? - WW2 - October 8, 1943

The Germans booby-trapped Naples when they evacuated last week and local civilians now pay the price. In the Mediterrane

Week 216 - Zaporizhzhia! - WW2 - October 15, 1943

The Allies begin an aerial bombing campaign against the Japanese base at Rabaul. It has big success, though Allied bombi

Week 217 - Stalin Agrees to the United Nations - WW2 - October 22, 1943

A Conference in Moscow lays out some postwar plans of the Allies, but the war has to be won first. The Allies fight the

Week 218 - Fresh German Armour in the USSR! - WW2 - October 29, 1943

Erich von Manstein finally gets the reserve armor he's been begging Hitler for, so he can carry out his counteroffensive

Week 219 - Allies Launch New Phase in Pacific War - WW2 - November 5, 1943

The Allies hit the beaches of Bougainville, largest and last of the Solomon Islands. They create and expand a beachhead

Week 220 - Kiev Liberated! Celebrations in Moscow! - WW2 - November 12, 1943

The Red Army has driven the Axis forces out of Kiev, third largest city in the USSR. The Allies are also advancing, albe

Week 221 - A Conspiracy to Kill America's President? - WW2 - November 19, 1943

A torpedo attack against the President; a Marine invasion in the central Pacific that turns very bloody in a hurry; Germ

Week 222 - The Costliest Day in US Marine History - WW" - November 26, 1943

The Americans attack the Gilbert Islands this week, and though they successfully take Tarawa and Makin Atolls, it is VER

Week 223 - Operation Overlord Confirmed at Teheran - WW2 - December 3, 1943

The Teheran Conference is in full swing and the Allied leadership and plan for a cross channel invasion of Europe is agr

Week 224 - An Amphibious Landing to Take Rome? - WW2 - December 10, 1943

There are plans afoot to hit the enemy from behind in Italy. Allied leaders are meeting again in Cairo to go over other

Week 225 - A Super Bomber to Break Japan - WW2 - December 17, 1943

This war has now lasted as long as the Great War did, but there's no signs of it slowing. The Soviets have three offensi

Week 226 - Stalin's Christmas Surprise - Major Offensive to Come - WW2 - December 24, 1943

Twas the night before Christmas and the war was grinding on. The Moro River Campaign continues in Italy with Canadian in

Week 227 - Canadians Take Little Stalingrad - WW2 - December 31, 1943

1943 reaches its end with no end in sight for the war. In Italy, the Canadians take Ortona after bloody close fighting,

Week 228 - "Russians 27 Miles from Poland" - WW2 - January 7, 1944

That's what the headlines say as the Red Army continues its advance in Ukraine. There are also plans afoot for a norther

Week 229 - Time to Liberate Leningrad! - January 14, 1944

Three Soviet Fronts launch major offensives to try and finally free Leningrad, under siege for nearly two and a half yea

Week 230 - Monte Cassino, the Battle Begins - WW2 - January 21, 1944

The Allies have reached the linchpin of the German defenses in Italy, but a first attack proves disastrous. It does, tho

Week 231 - Anzio Begins - Allies Already Pinned Down - WW2 - January 28, 1944

Some big news is the Allies amphibious offensive to hit the Germans behind their lines at Anzio in Italy, some other big

Week 232 - Leningrad: NO STEP BACK! - WW2 - February 4, 1944

The Allies begin a new operation in the Pacific this week: assaulting the Marshall Islands. They also make big attacks

Week 233 - German Desperation in Korsun Pocket - February 11, 1944

It is crisis mode in the Korsun Pocket this week for the Axis troops surrounded, but they are also losing ground all ove

Week 234 - The Destruction of Mote Cassino - WW2 - February 18, 1944

The Allies bomb the monastery atop Monte Cassino in Italy, but just to the Northwest it's the Germans attacking them at

Week 235 - Tojo Takes Control - WW2 - February 25, 1944

Now that the Americans have seized the Marshall Islands, they can bypass the Japanese base at Truk. This impels Prime Mi

Week 236 - MacArthur and Nimitz Go Head-to-Head - WW" - March 4, 1944

The American attacks against the Admiralty Islands are successful, but this causes real tensions between Commanders Doug

Week 237 - Zhukov Hits the Ground Running - WW2 - Marc 11, 1944

The Soviets launch not one, not two, but three offensives in Ukraine this week, designed to destroy the entire southern

Week 238 - The Japanese Invade India! - WW2 - March 18, 1944

Operation U-Go, Renya Mutaguchi's invasion of India, is in full swing this week, as his men aim at Imphal and Kohima; th

Week 239 - Germany Invades Hungary - WW2 - March 25, 1944

Germany occupies Hungary this week to prevent any possible Hungarian defection from the war, the Soviets continue pushin

Week 240 - Goodbye Manstein... Hello Model - WW" - April 1, 1944

As the Allies prepare to close in on Germany from all fronts, a shake up of the German military leadership can only achi

Week 241 - New Offensive in the Crimea - WW2 - April 8, 1944

The Soviets are finally going to try and push the Axis out of Sevastopol and the Crimea. They also continue to drive the

Week 242 - 4,000 German Teens Trapped in Tarnopol - WW2 - April 15, 1944

Thousands of German soldiers, mostly new teenage recruits, are obeying Hitler's 'Fortress Directive' and are surrounded

Week 243 - The Biggest Offensive in Japanese History - WW2 - April 22, 1944

Japan Launches Operation Ichigo in China, their largest offensive of the war... or ever, but over in India things are no

Week 244 - Germany's Existential Crisis - WW2 - April 29, 1944

The fighting at Kohima is up close, personal, and vicious, as it is at Imphal. The Allies consolidate their gains at Hol

Week 245 - Total Chaos on the Chinese Front! - WW2 - May6, 1944

A command crisis in the Chinese Nationalist Army benefits the Japanese invaders, in Italy, Mark Clark spends his birthda

Week 246 - Victory at Sevastopol! - WW2 - May 13, 1944

The Soviets push the Axis out of the Crimea this week once and for all. In Italy, the Allies launch a major offensive,

Week 247 - The Fall of Monte Cassino - WW2 - May 20, 1944

In Italy, the Allies finally overcome Monte Cassino and break through the Gustav Line; in Burma Merrill's Marauders surp

Week 248 - Breakout from Anzio! - WW2 - May 27, 1944

After four month, the Allies breakout from their bridgehead at Anzio and meet with the advancing troops heading north af

Week 249 - The Allies are Driving for Rome - WW2 - June 3, 1944

The Allies head north in Italy after the fall of Monte Cassino last week; the Japanese head south in China in a new phas

Week 250 - The Invasion of Normandy Begins! - WW2 - June 10, 1944

The Allies' gigantic, amphibious invasion of France begins and by the end of the week they've carved out a decent sized

Week 251 - Titanic Clash Looms in Pacific - WW2 - June 17, 1944

Japanese and American navies are heading for a showdown in the Philippine Sea, even as American forces land on Saipan in

Week 252 - The Greatest Pincer Movement in Military History - WW2 - June 24, 1944

The Red Army surges forward in Operation Bagration, a mighty new offensive to destroy German Army Group Centre. Fighting

Week 253 - Allies Liberate Cherbourg - WW2 - July 1, 1944

Several weeks after the invasion of Normandy began, the Allies finally take a port city there, though the actual harbor

Week 254 - The Destruction of Army Group Centre - WW2 - July 8, 1944

Operation Bagration continues, smashing the armies of German Army Group Center and taking ever more territory including

Week 255 - Mass Suicide on Saipan - WW2 - July15, 1944

Japanese troops and civilians commit mass suicide rather than surrender to the Americans in the Marianas; in Normandy, C

Week 256 - Sayonara Tojo - WW2 - July 22, 1944

This week, Adolf Hitler is blown up and Hideki Tojo steps down. In the Pacific, the Americans land on Guam and prepare f

Week 257 - Bradley Unleashes His Cobra - WW2 - July 29, 1944

Operation Cobra is the drop that finally opens the floodgates and the Allies make a breakthrough in Normandy; up in the

Week 258 - The Warsaw Uprising Begins! - WW2 - August 5, 1944

As the Red Army closes in on Warsaw, the Polish Home Army in the city rises up against the German forces. Up in the nort

Week 259 - Panzer Revenge in Normandy - WW2 - August 12, 1944

The Germans launch a counter attack to sabotage the Allied positions in France. In the Baltics the Soviet advances grind

Week 260 - Hitler Has A Bad Day - WW2 August 19, 1944

This week the Allies invade Southern France, and do so very successfully. They're also successful in the north, closing

Week 261 - The Liberation of Paris - WW2 - August 26, 1944

Paris is liberated by the Allies, a symbolic act that causes the world to rejoice. Something far more important to the c

Week 262 - The War is Five Years Old - WW2 - September 2, 1944

Five years of war and no real end in sight, though the Allies sure seem to have the upper hand at the moment. Romania is

Week 263 - Bulgaria at War with Everyone - September 9, 1944

This week the USSR invades Bulgaria... who've also declared war on Germany, and who are still at war with the US and Bri

Week 264 - The Ballad of Chiang and Vinegar Joe - WW2 - September 16, 1944

The Japanese attacks in Guangxi worry Joe Stilwell enough that he gets FDR to issue an ultimatum to Chiang Kai-Shek, in

Week 265 - Operation Market Garden Begins - WW2 - September 23, 1944

Monty's Operation(s) Market Garden, to drop men deep in the German rear in the Netherlands and secure a series of bridge

Week 266 - The End of Market Garden - WW2 - September 30, 1944

This week, Operation Market Garden comes to its unsuccessful conclusion, but there's a lot more going on- the Soviets la

Week 267 - The End of the Warsaw Uprising - WW2 - October 7, 1944

The Warsaw Uprising comes to its conclusion, a tragic one for the Poles. In the field in Europe, there are Allied attac

Week 268 - The Isolation of Army Group North - WW2 - October 14, 1944

Churchill and Stalin meet at the Moscow Conference and talk about future 'spheres of influence' in the Balkans. They als

Week 269 - SS Commando Coup in Hungary - WW2 - October 21, 1944

The Germans engineer a coup in Hungary to keep the Hungarian army in the war, but the Allies have finally entered German

Week 270 - The Battle of Leyte Gulf - WW2 - October 28, 1944

This is it - the big showdown between US and Japanese Navies, and the largest naval battle ever fought in terms of total

Week 271 - Stalin says, "Bring me Budapest!" - WW2 - November 4, 1944

Josef Stalin wants Rodion Malinovsky to attack Budapest without delay, but this might cause problems for the Soviets. I

Week 272 - The Futile Fight in Hurtgen Forest - WW2 - November 11, 1944

The struggle for Hurtgen forest, one tiny piece at a time, continues. The Allies have, however, secured Walcheren Island

Week 273 - How Himmler Learned to Love the Russians - WW2 - November 18, 1944

Heinrich Himmler wants to build an Army of Soviet POWs, but that has some problems; Patrick Hurley becomes US Ambassador

Week 274 - General Patton's Metz Obsession - WW2 - November 25, 1944

Metz finally falls to Patton's 3rd Army, but boy, it's taken some time. To the south, the Allies also take Belfort and

Week 275 - Was Hurtgen Forest Worth It? - WW2 - December 2, 1944

The bulk of the fight for Hürtgen Forest is now over, and today we look at the results. We also look at Soviet plans fo

Week 276 - Can the Americans Stop the Kamikazes? - WW2 - December 9, 1944

This is a very busy week of the war. In the west, the Americans manage to reach the Roer River in force, but haven't tak

Week 277 - The Battle of the Bulge Begins - WW2 - December 16, 1944

Adolf Hitler's Ardennes counteroffensive finally goes off this week, and it does indeed catch the Allies by surprise, an

Week 278 - The Siege of Bastogne Begins - WW2 - December 23, 1944

The German Ardennes Offensive, called by the Allies the Battle of the Bulge, is in full swing in Luxembourg and Belgium

Week 279 - Budapest Under Siege - WW2 - December 30, 1944

In the west, the Allies break the siege of Bastogne, but the fight for the Ardennes continues. and British Commander Be

Week 280 - 1945 Begins! - January 6, 1945

The Germans launch a new offensive, Operation Nordwind, in Alsace, even as their offensive in the Ardennes is stalled.

Week 281 - Soviet and American Massive Attacks - WW2 - January 13, 1945

In the East, the Soviets launch a massive series of new offensives. In the West, Monty holds an ill-judged press confere

Week 282 - The Red Army Overruns Poland! - WW2 - January 20, 1945

The huge new Soviet offensives charge ahead this week, taking Warsaw and Krakow; in the west the Battle of the Bulge is

Week 283 - Himmler Takes Command - WW2 - January 27, 1945

A new German Army Group has been formed, tasked with protecting the Reich from the east and commanded by none other than

Week 284 - Is the Red Army too Fast for It's Own Good - WW2 - February 3, 1945

Soviet forces have reached the old German border in force, however, logistical issues and a strong enemy presence possib

Week 285 - The Battle of Manila Begins - WW2 - February 10, 1945

The American advance on Luzon has reached the Philippine capital, and it looks like they have a real fight on their hand

Week 286 - German Counterattack in Pomerania - WW2 - February 17, 1945

The Germans finally launch a counterattack into the Soviet flanks, but it does not go as well as was as hoped: The Siege

Week 287 - Iwo Jima! - WW2 - February 24, 1945

This week the Battle of Iwo Jima begins and American forces raise the Stars and Stripes on Mount Suribachi. Elsewhere, t

Week 288 - Allied Deception Surrounds Japanese in Burma - WW2 - March 02, 1945

Bill Slim's master plan is near fruition and the Japanese are surrounded at Meiktila in Burma. The Allies have also nea

Week 289 - German Blunder Hands Allies a Rhine Crossing - WW2 - March 09, 1945

The Allies manage to take an intact bridge over the mighty Rhine at Remagen, a major piece of luck; the Germans launch a

Week 290 - Smiling Albert Takes Command - WW2 - March 16, 1945

After the Allies took a Rhine Bridge last week, Adolf Hitler has again shuffled his commanders, moving Kesselring to the

Week 291 - Chiang versus Mountbatten - WW2 - March 23, 1945

Chiang Kai-Shek is demanding his Chinese troops back from Burma, but this doesn't fit well with Mountbatten's plans for

Week 292 - Allies Charge Forward from the Rhine! - WW2 - March 30, 1945

All along the Western Front the Allies break out in force, invading German territory and receiving German surrenders by

Week 293 - The Battle of Okinawa Begins - WW2 - April 06, 1945

It's the next step toward invading Japan's Home Islands- invading Okinawa, and it begins April 1st. Advances are easy by

Week 294 - Soviets Take Vienna and Königsberg - WW2 - April 13, 1945

The prizes of Vienna and Königsberg fall to the Soviets as they continue what seems an inexorable advance. In the West

Week 294B - Soviet Berlin Offensive Begins - WW2 - April 16, 1945

The final Soviet assault on Berlin begins today. The Soviets have two million men supported by tens of thousands of guns

Week 295 - 300,000 Germans Surrender in the Ruhr - WW2 - April 20, 1945

The Soviet drive on Berlin continues, but it is now very much a race between the forces of Georgy Zhukov and those of Iv

Week 296 - The Battle of Berlin! - WW2 - April 27, 1945

The Battle for the German capital rages on all week, as the Soviets get ever closer to the Reich Chancellery, under whic

Week 296B - The Death of Adolf Hitler - WW2 - April 30, 1945

Europe is broken, its cities in ruins and millions have died in war and genocide. The world has risen against the Nazi t

Week 297 - Allied Victory in Berlin, Italy, and Burma! - WW2 - May 4, 1945

So much goes on this week, and this is the longest episode of the war by like 15 minutes. But there's so much to cover!

297B - Germans and Americans fighting side by side! - WW2 - May 5, 1945

I don't want to give too much away about this extra regular episode here in the description, but it's true- German and A

Week 298 - Germany Surrenders! - WW2 - May 11, 1945

Germany signs not one, but two unconditional surrenders and the war in Europe is officially over... although that does n

Week 299 - Kamikazes versus Admirals! - WW2 - May 18, 1945

The kamikaze menace continues unabated, with suicide flyers hitting not one but two Admirals's flagships. There's plenty

Week 300 - The Last Battles in Europe - WW2 - May 25, 1945

This week, the fighting in Europe finally comes to an end and the Allies round up more leading Nazis including Heinrich

Week 301 - Japan vows to fight to the end! - WW2 - June 1, 1945

This week President Truman and his aides meet to discuss the use of the atomic bomb. In Japan, the imperial government v

Week 302 - Operation Downfall: 2 Million Men to Invade Japan - WW2 - June 8, 1945

The plans to invade the Japanese Home Islands in the fall grow ever more concrete, with the main issue being not just ho

Week 303 - Mao Tightens His Grip - WW2 - June 15, 1945

After several weeks of the Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, Mao Zedong's power has consolidated to the point tha

Week 304 - Okinawa Ends - WW2 - June 22, 1945

Mitsuru Ushijima's forces are defeated and the Battle of Okinawa is officially over. However, since most of the Japanese

Week 305 - Operation Olympic - 100,000 US casualties in 60 days? - WW2 - June 29, 1945

The casualty projections for the planned November invasion of Kyushu, Japan are in... or are they? They might have been

Week 306 - Aussies Land on Borneo - WW2 - July 6, 1945

Australian forces land at Balikpapan to hopefully secure the oil facilities there; In Burma, the Japanese try a diversio

Week 307 - Japan's New Defense plan, 100 million dead - WW2 - July 13, 1945

Japan is aware that soon enough the Allies will invade the Home Islands, and they will mobilize absolutely everything an

Week 308 - The Atomic Age Begins! - WW2 - July 20, 1945

This week the Americans explode a nuclear bomb at the Trinity Test in New Mexico. The plan is to possibly use more such

Week 309 - Allies Issue Potsdam Declaration - WW2 - July 27, 1945

China, Britain, and the US issue a Declaration demanding Japan's unconditional surrender, and promising complete destruc

Week 310 - Mokusatsu! - WW2 - August 3, 1945

The Japanese reaction to the Allied ultimatum for unconditional surrender is... mokusatsu. This can be translated severa

Week 311 - The US drops two atomic bombs on Japan - WW2 - August 10, 1945

This week atomic bombs are for the first time in history dropped on cities- Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. The bombs k

Week 312 - Hirohito Announces Surrender - War Continous - WW2 - August 17, 1945

Hirohito broadcasts Japan's surrender to the world- despite an attempted to coup to prevent it from happening, and much

Week 313 - Soviet Victory in Manchuria - WW2 - August 24, 1945

The Soviet Red Army completes its conquest of Manchuria and the northern half of Korea this week, although Japanese Empe

Week 314 - Can Chiang and Mao Unite China? - WW2 - August 31, 1945

Mao Zedong takes his first ever journey by plane to go and meet with Chiang Kai-Shek. They begin what will be several we

Week 314B - The End of World War Two - WW2 - September 2, 1945

The Japanese sign the official document of surrender and the Second World War is over. There are still some Japanese gar

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Election Fever - Rise of Hitler 08, August 1930

August 1930 brings Germany to a critical juncture as parties prepare for the September elections. Amid street violence,

Germany Votes – Rise of Hitler 09, September 1930

The September 1930 elections reshape Germany’s political landscape. With surging support for extremists like the Nazis

Hitler Testifies, Brüning Battles On - Rise of Hitler 10, October 1930

October 1930 brings more unrest to Weimar Germany. Chancellor Brüning survives no-confidence votes, while Nazi and Comm

Disarmament Talks, Budget Battles, and Student Duels – Rise of Hitler 09, November 1930

November 1930 sees Germany caught between political instability and international disputes. Brüning fights to pass his

How One Movie Drove Hitler’s Men Crazy - Rise of Hitler 12, December 1930

December 1930 plunges Germany deeper into chaos. Nazis and Communists join forces against Chancellor Brüning’s emerge

The Man Hitler Needs for Civil War, Ernst Röhm Returns! - Rise of Hitler 13, January 1931

January 1931 starts with violence, economic collapse, and Nazi upheaval in Germany. Hitler secretly meets with army chie

Nazis and Communists Unite Against Weimar – Rise of Hitler 14, February 1931

February 1931 sees unprecedented chaos in Germany’s parliament as Nazis and Communists stage a dramatic walkout, ironi

Is Anschluss Back on the Menu? - Rise of Hitler 15, March 1931

March 1931 sees President Hindenburg unleash a controversial emergency decree, suspending key civil liberties to crush p

Nazi vs. Nazi - The Rebellion Within - Rise of Hitler 16, April 1931

April 1931 plunges Hitler’s Nazis into crisis as SA leader Walter Stennes leads a dramatic internal revolt, challengin

Did Germany Just Choose a King? – Rise of Hitler 17, May 1931

May 1931: 150,000 Stahlhelm men parade through Breslau before Crown Prince Wilhelm and other imperial relics, reviving m

The US President Saves Germany - Rise of Hitler 18, June 1931

In June 1931, Germany teeters on the edge of collapse—facing riots, unemployment, and a banking crisis. Amidst chaos a

Germany’s Constitution, Erotica, and a Pastor’s Dignity - Rise of Hitler 19, July 1931

A rogue preacher breaks into the Reichstag and steals silverware, banned erotica, and the 1848 German Constitution. As G

When Stalin and Hitler Teamed Up – Prussia 1931 - Rise of Hitler 20, August 1931

August 1931: Prussia becomes the battleground as a bizarre alliance of Nazis, Communists (under Stalin’s orders), righ

Hitler’s Niece and the Violence Tearing Germany Apart - Rise of Hitler 21, September 1931

September 1931: Berlin descends into chaos as Nazis unleash a violent pogrom on Jewish New Year—while the police stand

Can Hitler Be Tamed? - October-December 1931

The so-called 'Boxheim Papers' are leaked to the public this fall. These outline what the Nazi Party would do should the

Hitler Becomes a German - January-March 1932

The big news this winter is the German Presidential elections, held now in March for the first time since 1932, which pi

The Fall of Chancellor Bruning - April-June 1932

The runoff elections for German President give Paul von Hindenburg a strong victory over Adolf Hitler, and convince the

The Nazis Win Big at the Polls! - July-September 1932

July starts with ever more violence in the streets of Germany, which Chancellor von Papen uses as an excuse to take stat

Nazis Are the Big Losers - October-December 1932

Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party are forced to hit the campaign trail yet again for yet another round of elections. All t

Who Will Be Chancellor? - January 1933

Back to monthly coverage for this month, because too much is happening in Germany just now. Franz Von Papen meets with

How to End Democracy in 60 Days - Death of Democracy Q1 1933

This episode of the history documentary series “Death of Democracy" covers Q1 1933 with Hitler’s appointment as chan

How Legal Immunity Becomes Absolute Power - Q2 1933

In spring 1933, Nazi Germany shows how dictatorship becomes normal. This episode of Death of Democracy follows the regim

How to Make the Economy Look Better Than It Is - Q3 1933

Death of Democracy returns to Nazi Germany in Q3 1933. See Hitler enforce one‑party rule, sign the Reichskonkordat, ti

How to Use a Tariff War to Disrupt the World - Q4 1933

In Q4 1933 Hitler pivots Nazi Germany from internal takeover to outward defiance. The London Economic Conference collaps

How to Not Clean up the Swamp - Q1 1934

In Q1 1934, Nazi Germany reaches a breaking point. In this episode of Death of Democracy, Hitler codifies central contro

How to Serve Retribution and Become Popular - Q2 1934

In the spring of 1934, Nazi Germany stands on the edge of internal collapse. In this episode of Death of Democracy, we f

How to Go From President to King - Death of Democracy 07 - Q3 1934

In Q3 1934, Adolf Hitler completed the transformation of Nazi Germany from a dictatorship into an absolute Führer state

How To Indoctrinate the Children - Q4 1934

In this episode of Death of Democracy, we examine Germany in the final quarter of 1934, as Adolf Hitler tightens his gri

How Radio Killed Democracy - Death of Democracy 09 - Q1 1935

Radio did not just spread Nazi propaganda — it helped make dictatorship feel normal. This episode of Death of Democra

How To Distract From the Economy - Q2 1935

June 1935: Adolf Hitler reassures the world with promises of peace - while secretly accelerating Germany’s path to war

How to Legalize Scapegoating - Q3 1935

Nuremberg Laws explained: how Nazi Germany turned antisemitic street violence into state policy in 1935. In this episode

How to Tank the Economy for War - Q4 1935

Nazi Germany in late 1935 was becoming more ruthless, more militarized, and more dangerous. In this episode, Spartacus O

How to Stage (and Win) an International Crisis - Q1 1936

In early 1936, Adolf Hitler took one of the greatest risks of his rule—sending German troops into the demilitarized Rh

How to Declare a Live Person Legally Dead - Q2 1936

In Q2 1936, Adolf Hitler consolidated power after the Rhineland gamble, tightening the machinery of dictatorship while p

How to Make Nazi Germany Look Normal - Q3 1936

Berlin, September 30, 1936. Under the Olympic flame, Nazi Germany staged one of the most successful propaganda spectacle

How Hitler Indoctrinated a Generation - Q4 1936

How did Nazi Germany seize control of its youth by the end of 1936? In this Q4 1936 episode, Spartacus Olsson traces the

How the Nazis Got Rich Preparing Germany for War - Q1 1937

Berlin, March 31, 1937. Adolf Hitler’s regime appears stronger than ever. The Enabling Act is extended for another fou

How Hitler Tested His Next War in Spain - Q2 1937

In Spain, the Condor Legion helps Franco’s Nationalists and the bombing of Guernica gives the world a terrifying previ

How to Make Dissent Disappear - Q3 1937

In 1937, Nazi Germany moved from controlling politics to controlling thought itself. Churches, artists, workers, and dis