A military history podcast that looks at all aspects of WWII. With WW2 slipping from living memory I aim to look at different historical aspects of the Second World War.
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Left Behind: When America Surrendered in WW2


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Left Behind: When America Surrendered in WW2
Anastasia Harman
“Left Behind” reveals stories of the people left behind when the United States surrendered The Philippines in the early days of World War 2.
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Dunkirk, D-Day, London Blitz, North Africa, Lancasters, POW stories. Second World War Memoirs & interviews - Britain, USA, Australia, Canada … all the forces … WWII. ... Over 200 5-star ratings. "Thank you for what you are doing. It's incredible and I'm absolutely hooked" AB
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This is my podcast!
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A learning resource for kids
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Treaty of Versailles, Great Depression & Appeasement, Course of the War, Aftermath
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12 year old Polish girl named Adina, December 1939 Cover art photo provided by freestocks.org on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@freestocks
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WW2 Stuffs
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The story of the 20 momentous years from 1936 to 1956 that changed the course of history, as told by Jonathan Dimbleby and through the words of remarkable BBC correspondents.
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WW2 podcast Cover art photo provided by Ambitious Creative Co. - Rick Barrett on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@weareambitious
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WW2 & Mexican Americans Cover art photo provided by Judson Moore on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@judsonlmoore
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By Sarina temple, Sara Hand, and Bella hobaugh Cover art photo provided by Jason Zeis on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@zeis
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Jahuree, Michael, Xavier Cover art photo provided by Ferdinand Stöhr on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@fellowferdi
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this podcast discusses important women during the war, the roles of those women, and propaganda. Cover art photo provided by Robert Bye on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@robertbye
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Joseph and Andrew 5/6 🐢
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Bite-size bits of history exploring the odd side of the Second World War.
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project Cover art photo provided by Erol Ahmed on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@erol
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A discussion about WW2 with Professor Douglas from the National University of Botswana Cover art photo provided by João Silas on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@joaosilas
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This podcast is about the second world war and the effects it had on the different minority groups at the time. Cover art photo provided by Suzy Brooks on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@simplysuzy
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It’s about African-Americans in WW2. Is also an interview with 2 African-Americans. Cover art photo provided by Suzy Brooks on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@simplysuzy
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Join me on a journey of discovery into the past and present, as I set out to explore the history of the Second World War. Our travels will take us from the Homefront to the battlefields of Europe and beyond. Travel with us as we revisit historical locations and walk the battlefields of WW2. We will be tracking down wartime artefacts, speaking with veterans and historians alike, and paying our deepest respects to this remarkable generation; as we set out to try and help keep this period of hi ...
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From North Africa, back to Britain and then through Europe, Letters of Love in WW2 tells a unique story of the Second World War from the perspective of two people that lived through it. Three months after they wed, Cyril and Olga found themselves separated by the Second World War. Between 1940 and 1946, their love was kept alive on the pages of a thousand letters and postcards, found decades later by their family after they had both passed on. With their family’s poignant and emotional inter ...
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WW2 - the Key Questions, answered by Laurence Rees.


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WW2 - the Key Questions, answered by Laurence Rees.
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A former Head of BBC TV History programmes, Laurence has specialized in writing books and making television documentaries about World War Two, the Nazis and Stalinism for thirty years. He won a BAFTA and a Peabody for his TV series 'The Nazis: A Warning from History' and a British Book Award for his book on Auschwitz, which is also the world's best selling book on this notorious camp. His book 'the Holocaust: A New History' was described by the Times as 'exemplary' and by the Daily Telegraph ...
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Family Secret: Left Behind the Scenes
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Check out this mini episode about a little-known family secret. "Left Behind the Scenes" is an bonus feature of the "Left Behind" podcast -- with answers to frequent questions, research secrets, and riffs on topics related to the podcast. Learn more about the "Left Behind" podcast at www.leftbehindpodcast.com…
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The WW2 Podcast


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203 - The Battle of Britain, July 1940
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In this episode, I’m joined by Patrick Eriksson. If you cast your memory back, Patrick has previously joined us to talk about the Luftwaffe and his Alarmstart trilogy of books (episodes 60, 85 and 104). This time, he is back to discuss the opening few weeks of the Battle of Britain, covered in his book Tally-Ho: RAF Tactical Leadership in the Battl…
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In this episode, I’m joined by Patrick Eriksson. If you cast your memory back, Patrick has previously joined us to talk about the Luftwaffe and his Alarmstart trilogy of books (episodes 60, 85 and 104). This time, he is back to discuss the opening few weeks of the Battle of Britain, covered in his book Tally-Ho: RAF Tactical Leadership in the Battl…
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VANLIG EPISODE - Leo Major var en soldat fra Quebec i Canada, som ifølge de mange historien om ham, ble et av nazistenes verste mareritt. Mens han kjempet seg gjennom det tysk-okkuperte Europa, ble Leo ofte sendt ut alene for å speide bak tyskernes linjer. Men til tross for at han stort sett jobbet alene, var han i praksis en enmannshær. Ikke uten …
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Bound by Blood, Forged in War: How the Aldrich Brothers Survived the Impossible
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In late 1945, a just-liberated POW named Jack Aldrich discovered something: his brother Bobby – who Jack thought was dead – had also survived imprisonment. 5 years earlier, Jack and Bobby joined the US army – together; Bobby lying about his age to get in. They trained together at Ft. Bliss, Texas, and fought together on Bataan. They then – together…
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The Hunt for Freedom: A Daring Death March Escape
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22-year-old Raymond Hunt was captured by Japanese forces on southern Bataan in April 1942. The next day, he began the grueling forced march that would become infamously known as the Battan Death March. But Hunt wasn’t going to let his enemies determine his fate. At great risk to himself, he escaped the march and joined the largest Guerilla organiza…
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From September 1941, the Germans surrounded Leningrad, laying siege to the city for 900 days. Over 2 million Russians were trapped, and thousands would die through starvation. As the winter closed in, Lake Ladoga froze, allowing trucks to cross the ice. Dubbed ‘Road of Life’, it would bring vital supplies and eventually evacuate over a million civi…
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From September 1941, the Germans surrounded Leningrad, laying siege to the city for 900 days. Over 2 million Russians were trapped, and thousands would die through starvation. As the winter closed in, Lake Ladoga froze, allowing trucks to cross the ice. Dubbed ‘Road of Life’, it would bring vital supplies and eventually evacuate over a million civi…
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The Truth behind This Iconic Bataan Death March Photo
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On April 9, 1942, three American prisoners of war, their hands bound behind their backs, were photographed by a Japanese soldier. That photo has become the most iconic of Bataan Death March photographs. In this episode, discover the lives and fates – and the story behind the photograph – of these three American men. View the photograph: - Instagram…
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The WW2 Podcast


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201 - Japanese Americans in WWII
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After the attack on Pearl Harbor, over 125,000 Japanese Americans living in the continental United States were incarcerated in prison camps. The majority of these were born in America and US citizens. This was authorised by an Executive Order from President Roosevelt. The Japanese Americans complied and spent years in the camps. Even though incarce…
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After the attack on Pearl Harbor, over 125,000 Japanese Americans living in the continental United States were incarcerated in prison camps. The majority of these were born in America and US citizens. This was authorised by an Executive Order from President Roosevelt. The Japanese Americans complied and spent years in the camps. Even though incarce…
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“At Gunpoint if Necessary”: Two Men’s Harrowing Escapes from Bataan
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In the final hours before Bataan surrendered to an unthinkable fate, two men undertook harrowing escape attempts from Bataan. One with permission. One without. But escape from Bataan is just the beginning of the story – which starts in a quite Philippine village – and ends in the same, war-ravaged town as a young Filipino man tries to save not only…
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VANLIG EPISODE - Hva hadde Adolf Hitler til felles med narkobaronen Pablo Escobar? Jo, de skal begge ha møtt den blodtørstige nazisten Klaus Barbie. Under 2. verdenskrig fikk Barbie kallenavnet “slakteren fra Lyon”. Og da nazistene overgav seg i 1945 ble han ettersøkt for krigsforbrytelser. Men med uventet hjelp fra USA rømte Barbie til Sør-Amerika…
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200 - The Life of Mrs George S Patton
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Few wives of prominent men are more than a footnote in many histories, but they were often central to their husbands' lives. The classic well-known example is the relationship between the wartime British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine (see episode 116). For months I've been sitting on Stefanie van Steelandt's biography of …
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Few wives of prominent men are more than a footnote in many histories, but they were often central to their husbands’ lives. The classic well-known example is the relationship between the wartime British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine (see episode 116). For months I’ve been sitting on Stefanie van Steelandt’s biography of …
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More from Dave Thomas about his father’s exploits in the 82nd airborne in Italy. Preview of The Secret Beach: A Kids World War 2 Adventure. By James Papalia Green Howards feature - online Sicily exhibition Telephone chat with veteran Ken Cooke who has some more titbits to share with us about his time in Normandy, with an absolutely superb explanati…
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If you cast your memory back to episode 157, Kevin Hymel joined me. We discussed General Patton from the campaigns in Mediteranean in 1942 to just before his activation as commander of third army in 1944. Kevin is back. This time we will discuss Patton’s arrival in France through to the Battle of the Bulge. Kevin has worked as a historian for the U…
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If you cast your memory back to episode 157, Kevin Hymel joined me. We discussed General Patton from the campaigns in Mediteranean in 1942 to just before his activation as commander of third army in 1944. Kevin is back. This time we will discuss Patton’s arrival in France through to the Battle of the Bulge. Kevin has worked as a historian for the U…
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Abandoned on Bataan: Army Nurse Clara Bickford’s Final-Moment Retreat
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Just hours before Bataan fell to the enemy, Clara Bickford and her fellow Army nurses were ordered off Bataan and to the relative safety of Corregidor Island. But their evacuation was marred by clogged roads, earth-rending explosions, and an enemy airplane dogging their every move. When they finally made it to the dock – their boat had already left…
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92 The 82nd airborne Part 1, letters from Sicily/Italy
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A great family story from Dave Thomas about his father’s exploits in the 82nd airborne in Sicily and Italy. Telephone chat with veteran Ken Cooke who has some more titbits to share with us about his time in Normandy, with an absolutely superb explanation about what it was like fighting in the French bocage. Interview with Claire and Steve from the …
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VANLIG EPISODE - I 1945 var den amerikanske general George Pattons styrker i ferd med å rykke inn i Nazi-Tyskland. Og da Patton fikk nyss i at svigersønnen hans befant seg i en nærliggende tysk fangeleir, beordret han en redningsoperasjon som ikke gikk helt etter planen…
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An Impossible Choice: Gen. Edward King’s Surrender of Bataan
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On April 9, 1942, faced with sick, starving, battle-fatigued men and the onslaught of Japanese advances, Gen. Edward King made a momentous decision: He surrendered Bataan Peninsula to Japanese forces. It was his attempt to save the 78,000 servicemen under his command. But he couldn’t have foreseen the consequences of that action – both for himself …
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In episode 144, I chatted to Andrew Sangster about Alanbrooke. Earlier this year, I noticed Andrew had a new book, Flawed Commanders and Strategy in the Battle for Italy, 1943-45. With his co-author Pier Paolo Battistelli, the book looks at Montgomery, Mark Clark, Patton, Harold Alexander, Albert Kesselring and the fighting in Sicily and Italy. The…
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In episode 144, I chatted to Andrew Sangster about Alanbrooke. Earlier this year, I noticed Andrew had a new book, Flawed Commanders and Strategy in the Battle for Italy, 1943-45. With his co-author Pier Paolo Battistelli, the book looks at Montgomery, Mark Clark, Patton, Harold Alexander, Albert Kesselring and the fighting in Sicily and Italy. The…
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Stories behind the Stars is a volunteer organization seeking to find and tell the stories of all 421,000 servicemen and women killed during WW2. That's right -- a story for each of the 421,000 WW2 fallen. Join me as I chat with the project's founder, Don Milne. We talk about how the project started, what volunteers do, and how anyone can involved. …
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Fought between 8 March and 18 July 1944, the battles of Imphal and Kohima were the turning point of one of the most gruelling campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45). The decisive Japanese defeat in north-east India became the springboard for the Fourteenth Army’s subsequent re-conquest of Burma. Joining me for this episode is Robert Lyman, aut…
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Fought between 8 March and 18 July 1944, the battles of Imphal and Kohima were the turning point of one of the most gruelling campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45). The decisive Japanese defeat in north-east India became the springboard for the Fourteenth Army’s subsequent re-conquest of Burma. Joining me for this episode is Robert Lyman, aut…
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Amidst Bombs and Prayers: Father William Cummings’ Miracle on Bataan
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While enemy forces bombed a hospital on Easter Morning, Father William Cummings stood resolute, defying the destruction around him with prayer and faith. Thus, the tale of Bataan’s Easter morning miracle. And…he also coined the phrase “There are no atheists in foxholes.” This is the story of a small, ailing Catholic priest determined to join the so…
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Da Frankrike overgav seg sommeren 1940, fortsatte britene kampen mot nazistene alene. Derfor begynte Hitler å legge planer, for en eventuell invasjon av Storbritannia. Invasjonen fikk kodenavnet Sjøløve, og i denne episoden ser vi nærmere på invasjonsplanen - som blant annet inkluderte Hitlers ønske om å okkupere det gamle familie-godset til Winsto…
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Do you know of a serviceman or woman who served in The Philippines during WW2? If so, I want to hear from you. Check out the episode to find out what stories I'm looking for right now, then visit https://leftbehindpodcast.com/submit-a-story to submit your story today.Bởi Anastasia Harman
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196 - Winthrop Bell: Cracking the Code
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In public life, Canadian Dr Winthrop Bell was a Harvard philosophy professor and wealthy businessman. As MI6 secret agent A12, he evaded gunfire and shook off pursuers to break open the emerging Nazi conspiracy in 1919 Berlin. His reports provided the first warnings of right-wing conspiracies in the German establishment, eventually leading to Hitle…
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In public life, Canadian Dr Winthrop Bell was a Harvard philosophy professor and wealthy businessman. As MI6 secret agent A12, he evaded gunfire and shook off pursuers to break open the emerging Nazi conspiracy in 1919 Berlin. His reports provided the first warnings of right-wing conspiracies in the German establishment, eventually leading to Hitle…
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Why 2 Machinegun Nests Couldn’t Stop Lt. Willibald Bianchi
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Already shot 4 times in the hand and chest, Lt. Willibald Bianchi commandeered an American tank, manned its anti-aircraft gun, and fired on an enemy machinegun nest. But a 5th bullet threw him to the ground. And this time, he didn’t get up. This is the story of Bataan’s final Medal of Honor winner Willibald Bianchi. Find pics, maps, and more on Fac…
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With the Second World War slipping from living memory, the University of Oxford has launched Their Finest Hour. The project aims to empower local communities to digitally preserve these stories and objects before they are lost to posterity. For this episode, I am joined by Dr Joseph Quinn to explain how the project works and how you can get involve…
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With the Second World War slipping from living memory, the University of Oxford has launched Their Finest Hour. The project aims to empower local communities to digitally preserve these stories and objects before they are lost to posterity. For this episode, I am joined by Dr Joseph Quinn to explain how the project works and how you can get involve…
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Jose Calugas—WW2’s Only Filipino Medal of Honor Awardee
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In early January 1942, a battlefield mess sergeant realized a vital artillery gun had been silenced. Risking his life, he ran more than half a mile across an active battlefield, manned the large gun, and spent the next 2 hours firing it, alone, on the enemy. His actions that day would earn him the Medal of Honor. But his legacy far outreaches his h…
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The battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval battle of WWII, it consisted of four separate actions near the Philippines between the US Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Japanese plan was to disrupt the American landings on the island of Leyte. In one respect, the plan was a success, the Japanese did draw off Admiral Halsey’s 3rd Fleet. But…
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The battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval battle of WWII, it consisted of four separate actions near the Philippines between the US Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Japanese plan was to disrupt the American landings on the island of Leyte. In one respect, the plan was a success, the Japanese did draw off Admiral Halsey’s 3rd Fleet. But…
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