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How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast

How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast

Michael Trapani

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The podcast edition of How to Start a War, the audiobook. Unlike any audiobook you’ve ever listened to, Michael Trapani immerses listeners in the dramatic events that led to the crime of the century – World War II and the Holocaust – documenting the actions of the criminals who carried it out. A gripping blend of narrative storytelling and dramatized scenes and characters, How to Start a War feels like a Golden Age radio drama. Far from a dry history lesson, How to Start a War is a resonant and compelling story about what happens when good people do nothing to stop the worst evils while they still can. The complete version of the story is available as an audiobook on Audible, Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and wherever you get audiobooks. Sign up for updates at howtostartawar.com and follow on instagram @howtostartawarpod.
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How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast - Desperation | Chapter One

Desperation | Chapter One

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12/14/20 • 44 min

How does the deadliest event in human history happen? What are the foundations of the crime of the century? How are the criminals who committed this crime allowed to thrive? This is the abridged podcast version of How To Start A War: A story from the past that can help us understand our world today – and what happens when good people do nothing to stop the worst people on earth while they still can.

In Chapter One, we introduced to the first set of criminals who caused the Second World War to happen and the lessons they learned in their early attempts to take power. We also discover the many outside factors that set the stage for these men to take advantage of a desperate situation, and start a world war.

Want the complete story? The complete version of How to Start a War is now available on Audible, Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and wherever you get audiobooks.

Listen to the full story as originally intended with new entire chapters, better sound design, a new introduction connecting this story to our world today, and much more.

Your support for this audiobook will directly support the creation of new stories like How To Start a War. You can sign up for updates at howtostartawar.com and follow along on Instagram at @howtostartawarbook

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How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast - Announcement Soon

Announcement Soon

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02/19/24 • 1 min

Hi there, it's Michael. It's been a while. In the coming weeks, I'll be sharing an exciting announcement on this podcast feed, something that How To Start a War Listeners will really love.

If you want to be the first to hear the news, you can sign up for updates at howtostartawar.com and add your email address. Those listeners will get the news a week before everyone else and early access to everything that comes next.

Stay tuned. Sign up for updates. You'll hear from me soon!

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How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast - Permission | Chapter Seven

Permission | Chapter Seven

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09/07/21 • 75 min

What permission structure allows a nation to wage war? In the second-to-last chapter in the series, we follow the foreign ministers of two hostile nations find that they are actually more alike than they thought. What is public is not reality.

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How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast - Broken Glass | Chapter Six

Broken Glass | Chapter Six

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06/14/21 • 72 min

In the darkest chapter of this series, we experience Kristallnacht through the voices of survivors. We take a candid look at ourselves, and ask what could have been done to stop the Holocaust – and prevent something like it from happening again.

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How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast - Appeasement | Chapter Five

Appeasement | Chapter Five

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03/26/21 • 52 min

What are the obligations of powerful nations to keep peace? What level of sacrifice is acceptable for the greater good? Is it permissible to destroy one small country to save ten large ones?

These are the questions that Neville Chamberlain and the leaders of the great powers of Europe would have to wrestle with in this chapter of How To Start A War.

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How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast - Catastrophe | Final Chapter – Part One

Catastrophe | Final Chapter – Part One

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12/13/21 • 65 min

The Final Chapter, Chapter Eight – Part 1 of 2

In the last chance for peace, desperate diplomats will criss-cross Europe in an attempt to prevent a World War, and a return to the horrors of only 20 years before.

This is the first installment of the two-part series finale.

Part 2 will release next week.

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How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast - Major News – Getting Published: New & Expanded Edition!
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03/04/24 • 4 min

Huge Update: How to Start a War is getting published!

A new and expanded edition of How To Start a War, including a never before heard chapter, a new introduction, new sound design, and complete audio remaster is getting published by Blackstone Publishing, the audiobook publisher for Harper Collins, The BBC, and Disney.

You can pre-order today on Audible, Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and wherever you get audiobooks.

**Stay tuned for a brand new series** of conversations with historians, diplomats, veterans, and other experts starting soon right here in this podcast feed.

Your support for this audiobook will directly support the creation of new stories like How To Start a War. You can sign up for updates at howtostartawar.com and follow along on Instagram at @howtostartawarpod

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How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast - Were we Wrong About Appeasement?

Were we Wrong About Appeasement?

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04/01/24 • 51 min

The benefits of hindsight are infinite. It's easy for us to look back on Britain's pre-war strategy of Appeasement and say it was cowardly and short sighted. But were there really better options?

Join Historian James Levy in the first of a new Context conversation series about the key moments in How to Start a War bring brings them to life.

The series is brought to you by the New and Expanded Edition of How To Start a War, available as an audiobook wherever you get them.

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How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast - Now Published: How to Start a War – New and Expanded Edition
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04/16/24 • 4 min

How to Start a War: New and Expanded Edition is now available on Audible, Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and wherever you get audiobooks.

Your support for this audiobook will directly support the creation of new stories like How To Start a War. You can sign up for updates at howtostartawar.com and follow along on Instagram at @howtostartawarpod

I'm giving away free copies of the audiobook edition for anyone that writes a review, and sends me a screenshot of their review. You can send the screenshot of your review to [email protected] or DM it to me on Instagram @howtostartawarpod.

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How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast - Fear | Chapter Four

Fear | Chapter Four

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02/08/21 • 70 min

How do you conquer a country by telephone? How do you invade a free nation without firing a shot? With a different kind of weapon - Fear.

Now that Hitler had consolidated power in Germany, he began to look beyond his borders to Austria, his home country.

A tragic chapter in the rise of Nazi Germany, where fear was used to intimidate, bully, and threaten others into submission.

Want the complete story? The complete version of How to Start a War is now available on Audible, Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and wherever you get audiobooks.

Listen to the full story as originally intended with new entire chapters, better sound design, a new introduction connecting this story to our world today, and much more.

Your support for this audiobook will directly support the creation of new stories like How To Start a War. You can sign up for updates at howtostartawar.com and follow along on Instagram at @howtostartawarbook

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How many episodes does How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast have?

How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast currently has 13 episodes available.

What topics does How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast cover?

The podcast is about News, History, Podcasts and Politics.

What is the most popular episode on How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast?

The episode title 'Desperation | Chapter One' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast?

The average episode length on How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast is 47 minutes.

How often are episodes of How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast released?

Episodes of How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast are typically released every 32 days.

When was the first episode of How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast?

The first episode of How To Start A War - WW2 Podcast was released on Dec 14, 2020.

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