The History of the Twentieth Century
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383 Casablanca
The History of the Twentieth Century
10/20/24 • 40 min
Roosevelt and Churchill met again in early 1943 to discuss the next stage of the war against the Axis, and they chose a provocative venue: Casablanca, a city their armies had only recently taken.
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374 A Steppe Too Far
The History of the Twentieth Century
07/21/24 • 42 min
German forces advance on Stalingrad in August 1942, while Adolf Hitler becomes increasingly hostile and mistrustful of his military commanders.
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377 Verdun on the Volga
The History of the Twentieth Century
08/25/24 • 46 min
The Battle of Stalingrad was a throwback to the kinds of battles fought in the last war. Like Verdun, the Germans were paying a heavy price. Would the gain be worth it?
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380 Operation Uranus
The History of the Twentieth Century
09/15/24 • 40 min
The battle for Stalingrad raged on for two months, then the situation was suddenly upended by a surprise Soviet offensive that surrounded the city.
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390 Benito è finito
The History of the Twentieth Century
12/22/24 • 55 min
The Allies invade Sicily, which leads to the fall of Benito Mussolini.
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389 On the Defensive
The History of the Twentieth Century
12/15/24 • 44 min
Hitler himself said that he had "never been a man of the defensive," but in the aftermath of Stalingrad, he had no choice.
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191 1919 - The Near East I
The History of the Twentieth Century
04/05/20 • 47 min
In 1919, the Allies were poised to parcel out the lands of the Near East among themselves. But the inhabitants of the region had other ideas.
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190 1919 - Africa II
The History of the Twentieth Century
03/29/20 • 41 min
When the time came to determine the future of Germany's colonies, Woodrow Wilson insisted on a system of mandates that would, at least in principle, require that they be governed for the benefit of their inhabitants.
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371 Operation Shoestring
The History of the Twentieth Century
06/23/24 • 43 min
In the first American offensive action of the war, US marines land on Guadalcanal.
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386 Do Or Die
The History of the Twentieth Century
11/17/24 • 44 min
The fall of Burma to the Japanese put India on the front lines of the war, posing hard questions for the Indian nationalist movement.
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How many episodes does The History of the Twentieth Century have?
The History of the Twentieth Century currently has 401 episodes available.
What topics does The History of the Twentieth Century cover?
The podcast is about History and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on The History of the Twentieth Century?
The episode title '370 Not One Step Back' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The History of the Twentieth Century?
The average episode length on The History of the Twentieth Century is 44 minutes.
How often are episodes of The History of the Twentieth Century released?
Episodes of The History of the Twentieth Century are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The History of the Twentieth Century?
The first episode of The History of the Twentieth Century was released on Sep 13, 2015.
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