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WW2: Both Sides of The Wire
Hosted by Prof. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander · EN
World War 2: Both Sides of the Wire is the podcast that takes you beyond the familiar and dives deep into the untold stories and surprising truths of the Second World War from the Allied and Axis perspectives.
Join us as we lift the lid on one of the most pivotal periods in human history, busting myths and unraveling the complexities of a conflict that still shapes our world today.
Host: Prof. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander
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Episode 77: Imperial Powers in China: The Eight-Nation Alliance
Jan 1400:54:28Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, we’re turning our attention to East Asia, and the origins of the 14-year struggle between Japan and China that some say marked the real start of the Second World War. Join our community! The steps are simple: - Visit: https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/ - Select your rank – (Captain comes with one month free) - Fill in your details and use promo code: DEEPDARKWOODS - Enjoy ad-free podcasts and exclusive content with us! - Don’t forget, you can change your tier, upgrade or cancel at any time. Thanks so much for your support! Support via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow-paypal E-Mail: both-sides@battleguide.co.uk Website: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow Battle Guide YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVT Our WW1 Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletter BlueSky: @jessealexander.bsky.social Twitter: @BattleguideVT Credits: - Host: Prof. Dr. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander - Production: Linus Klaßen - Editing: Hunter Christensen & Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 76: Behind the Eastern Front: Sabotage, Terror, and Retreat - 1943/44
Jan 700:53:37Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode we’ll dive into the peak of the partisan war in the Soviet Union – the massive campaign against German logistics and rear areas in 1943 and 1944, and the violent German response. Join our community! The steps are simple: Visit: https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/ Select your rank – (Captain comes with one month free) Fill in your details and use promo code: DEEPDARKWOODS Enjoy ad-free podcasts and exclusive content with us! Don’t forget, you can change your tier, upgrade or cancel at any time. Thanks so much for your support! Support via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow-paypal E-Mail: both-sides@battleguide.co.uk Website: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow Battle Guide YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVT Our WW1 Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletter Twitter: @jesse_history @BattleguideVT Credits: - Host: Prof. Dr. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander - Production: Linus Klaßen - Editing: Hunter Christensen & Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 75: Behind the Eastern Front: The Partisan War Escalates - 1942
Dec 3100:54:41Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, we’re continue the story of the Soviet partisan war against the Germans from 1941 to 1945 – how did the partisans fight, and how did the Germans try to stop them? Join our community! The steps are simple: Visit: https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/ Select your rank – (Captain comes with one month free) Fill in your details and use promo code: DEEPDARKWOODS Enjoy ad-free podcasts and exclusive content with us! Don’t forget, you can change your tier, upgrade or cancel at any time. Thanks so much for your support! Support via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow-paypal E-Mail: both-sides@battleguide.co.uk Website: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow Battle Guide YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVT Our WW1 Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletter Twitter: @jesse_history @BattleguideVT Credits: - Host: Prof. Dr. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander - Production: Linus Klaßen - Editing: Hunter Christensen & Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 18: The Greatest Allied Victory of the War?
Nov 27, 202401:05:39Tap to summarizeIn this episode we’re going to talk about the biggest operational military defeat that Germany has ever suffered in its history, a campaign that completely destroyed an entire German Army group in a matter of weeks. Despite the massive scale of the damage inflicted and the immense operational achievement it represents, this operation gets nearly no attention in the English-speaking world. I am talking, of course, about Operation Bagration, the Red Army’s triumph against Army Group Centre in the summer of 1944.Do you like our podcast?Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot!Support the Show via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WW2BothSidesofTheWireSupport via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow-paypalE-Mail: both-sides@battleguide.co.ukWebsite: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsowBattle Guide YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVTOur WW1 Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsqIf you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletterTwitter:@jesse_history@BattleguideVTCredits:- Host: Prof. Dr. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander- Production & Editing: Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 20, 202401:07:25Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, we are crossing the Rhine and push into the heartland of Germany. However, this is not the Rhine crossing you might have heard of, but the one that included the largest one-day airborne drop in history.Do you like our podcast?Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot!Support the Show via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WW2BothSidesofTheWireSupport via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow-paypalE-Mail: both-sides@battleguide.co.ukWebsite: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsowBattle Guide YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVTOur WW1 Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsqIf you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletterTwitter:@jesse_history@BattleguideVTCredits:- Host: Prof. Dr. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander- Production & Editing: Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 16: The Road to the Rhine - a Forgotten Victory?
Nov 13, 202401:14:02Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, we are crossing the Rhine and push into the heartland of Germany. However, this is not the Rhine crossing you might have heard of, but the one that included the largest one-day airborne drop in history.Do you like our podcast?Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot!Support the Show via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WW2BothSidesofTheWireSupport via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow-paypalE-Mail: both-sides@battleguide.co.ukWebsite: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsowBattle Guide YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVTOur WW1 Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsqIf you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletterTwitter:@jesse_history@BattleguideVTCredits:- Host: Prof. Dr. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander- Production & Editing: Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 15: Monte Cassino - Allied perseverance or bloody blunder?
Nov 6, 202401:22:35Tap to summarizeIn this episode we will tackle some of the bitterest and, from the Allied side, most controversial actions of the Italian campaign and indeed of the entire war: the four battles of Monte Cassino, also known as the “Battle for Rome”. Why did the Allies struggle so much, did they commit a massive war crime, and was the campaign worth it in the first place - let’s find out.Do you like our podcast?Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot!Support the Show via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WW2BothSidesofTheWireSupport via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow-paypalE-Mail: both-sides@battleguide.co.ukWebsite: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsowBattle Guide YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVTOur WW1 Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsqIf you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletterTwitter:@jesse_history@BattleguideVTCredits:- Host: Prof. Dr. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander- Production & Editing: Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 14: Operation Mincemeat
Oct 30, 202401:08:55Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we are moving into a new field intelligence and covert operations. Did they influence the outcome of the war, or were they merely a sideshow? There's no shortage of examples and today we are concentrating on what is arguably the most famous and perhaps also the most successful, Operation Mincemeat.Do you like our podcast?Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot!Support the Show via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WW2BothSidesofTheWireSupport via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow-paypalE-Mail: both-sides@battleguide.co.ukWebsite: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsowBattle Guide YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVTOur WW1 Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsqIf you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletterTwitter:@jesse_history@BattleguideVTCredits:- Host: Prof. Dr. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander- Production & Editing: Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 13: Winter War
Oct 23, 202401:17:52Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we are heading to the far North and are going to look at a war within the Second World war that had a profound impact on how the wider conflict would develop and end. I am talking about the 1939-40 Soviet- Finnish War, also known as the Winter War.Do you like our podcast?Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot!Support the Show via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WW2BothSidesofTheWireSupport via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow-paypalE-Mail: both-sides@battleguide.co.ukWebsite: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsowBattle Guide YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVTOur WW1 Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsqIf you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletterTwitter:@jesse_history@BattleguideVTCredits:- Host: Prof. Dr. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander- Production & Editing: Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 12: Barbarossa - General Winter’s greatest victory or German mistake?
Oct 16, 202401:34:38Tap to summarizeIn this episode we take a closer look at Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. It was the largest campaign in the history of warfare, and the one that, arguably, turned the tide and decided the outcome of the Second World War.Why did the Germans decide to invade, what were the Soviets plans, and how did this campaign develop? Do you like our podcast?Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot!Support the Show via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WW2BothSidesofTheWireSupport via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow-paypalE-Mail: both-sides@battleguide.co.ukWebsite: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsowBattle Guide YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVTOur WW1 Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsqIf you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletterTwitter:@jesse_history@BattleguideVTCredits:- Host: Prof. Dr. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander- Production & Editing: Linus Klaßen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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