Season 01 (2018)

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Week 001 -The Polish-German War - WW2 - September 1, 1939
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September 1, 2018 • 12m

When Germany invades Poland on September 1 1939, the world is already at the brink of a new world war…

Week 002 - World War Two Begins - WW2 - September 8, 1939
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September 8, 2018 • 12m

The German-Polish war is the match that ignites the flames that finally burn British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's appeasem...Read more

Week 003 - Poland on Her Own - WW2 - September 15, 1939
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September 15, 2018 • 11m

When the Wehrmacht and the SS continue devastating Poland and her people in the first weeks of September, her last chance is her western allies.

Week 004 - The Russians are Coming! - The Soviet Invasion of Poland - WW2 -September 22, 1939
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September 22, 2018 • 12m

When the USSR crushes the plans of the Allies for Poland and the Japanese plans in China in the same week, it is Germany that benefits.

Week 005 - Poland is Crushed - WW2 - 29 September, 193
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September 29, 2018 • 11m

Facing two enemies at once, Poland finds itself in a crushing vice after less than a month of war and the Polish forces must flee ...Read more

Week 006 - Poland Falls and China Rises - WW2 - October 6, 1939
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October 6, 2018 • 11m

In the West, the sun sets on Poland as the last forces surrender, but her defenders are already regrouping abroad. In the East,​ t...Read more

Week 007 - The Baltic in Stalin's Squeeze - WW2 - 13 October, 1939
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October 13, 2018 • 10m

While the Third Reich and USSR consolidate their Polish conquest, their leaders are wary of each other but turn the attention to t...Read more

Week 008 - The Submarine War - WW2 - October 20, 1939
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October 20, 2018 • 11m

For the men in the navies of the warring nations in Europe, there was nothing phony about WW2 in October 1939 - mortal danger was ...Read more

Week 009 - Stalin's Murderous Adventures - Occupation of Poland - WW2 - October 27, 1939
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October 27, 2018 • 11m

The persecution, incarceration, enslavement and murder of the Polish people in occupied Poland is driven by ideological hatred for...Read more

Week 010 - Molotov's Heel on Finland and the Phoney War - WW2 - 3 November, 1939
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November 3, 2018 • 10m

Ten weeks into World War Two, and the Allied ground forces are bored in France. In North-Eastern Europe, Poland's suffering has no...Read more

Week 011 - Hitler Almost Killed - WW2 - 10 November, 1939
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November 10, 2018 • 10m

As Hitler drives for a fast invasion he faces covert and open resistance, even an assassination attempt. In the background British...Read more

Week 012 - The Mysterious Threat to the Royal Navy - Magnetic Mines - WW2 - 17 November, 1939
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November 17, 2018 • 11m

While the Finnish and the Soviets seem to be moving ever closer to war, the Royal Navy is losing ships at a frightening rate to an...Read more

Week 013 - Will the Kriegsmarine Rule the Waves? - WW2 - 24 November, 1939
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November 24, 2018 • 10m

The European Allies seek a countermeasure to the mysterious German mines, in China the Japanese advance, and in Poland it is the b...Read more

Week 014 - The Winter War - WW2 - December 1, 1939
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December 1, 2018 • 10m

On the last day of November 1939 the Red Army of the USSR invades Finland and the Winter War begins.

Week 015 - The Invasion of Finland - WW2 - 8 December 1939
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December 8, 2018 • 11m

When the Red Army invades Finland they get a cold reception and a pretty nasty surprise. It looks like team Stalin might just be s...Read more

Week 016 - Perkele! Finland Strikes Back - WW2 - 15 December 1939
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December 15, 2018 • 11m

In the second week of the Winter War, during multiple counteroffensives, including the famous Sausage War, the Finnish Defence For...Read more

Week 017 - Trouble in China - WW2 - 22 December 1939
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December 22, 2018 • 11m

While the Winter War continues with a Soviet armoured attack at Summa and the Lähde Road and the British attack the Germans from t...Read more

Week 018 - Stalin’s Unexpected Bedfellows - Soviet Relations in East Asia - WW2 - 29 December 1939
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December 29, 2018 • 12m

The Chinese Nationalists under command of Chiang Kai Shek is desperately looking to make new or restore old, allies to aid them in...Read more