Podcast: World War II with Tom Hanks (LS 57 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: The Beginning
Pub date: 2026-05-26

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In September 1939, enabled by a secret pact between Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin, Germany invades Poland with its lightning style of tank warfare, plunging Europe back into war. Adolf Hitler can now pursue his longed-for racial war, as the world watches in horror, and the stage is set for global conflict.

This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):

Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History
Alexandra Richie, professor, Collegium Civitas
Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum
Cameron Zinsou, associate professor, Command and General Staff College
Geoffrey Wawro, professor, University of North Texas
Jadwiga Biskupska, associate professor, Sam Houston State University
Simon Sebag Montefiore, historian and author
Roger Moorhouse, historian and author
Leah Wright Rigueur, associate professor, Johns Hopkins University
James Bulgin, Imperial War Museum
General Wesley Clark, US Army, Ret.
Sean McMeekin, professor, Bard College

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