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The first English-language podcast to focus on the history of the eastern front of the Second World War
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S5 Ep107: Special episode: The Cold War anniversary (opens the original)
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In this special episode of the podcast on the Eastern Front of World War Two, we go beyond Beyond Barbarossa and beyond the end of the Second World War. 80 years ago to the day of this publication a handsome young man approached Canadian media and officials with proof that the Soviet Union was spying on its allies. The Cold War was on. Former Soviet cypher clerk Igor Gouzenko, hooded to protect his identity, being interviewed by Associated Press reporter Saul Pett in Montreal in 1954. The Gouzen
S5 Ep106: The USSR vs. Japan, 1945: A conversation with James Scott (opens the original)
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Historian and author of Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito and the Descent into Total War James Scott’s latest book, Empire of Ashes, describes in detail the flights that brought nuclear bombs to Japan in August 1945. It also draws intimate portraits of the two leading antagonists on those days, U.S. President Harry Truman and Japanese Emperor Hirohito, from their earliest days through the personal transformations that ushered in a new era of warfare.
S5 Ep2: Potsdam: The Big Three decide the new world order—Episode 105 (opens the original)
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In July and August, the leaders and delegations from the “Big Three” victors of the Second World War reshape the borders of Europe and set up a new world order.
S5 Ep1: Potsdam: The Victors debate—Episode 104 (opens the original)
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The USA, UK and USSR have defeated nazi Germany. The Allies control Europe. In July 1945, the leaders Harry Truman, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin meet outside Berlin to decide what to do with it. Go to Hosted on Audioboom. See Beyond Barbarossa’s privacy policy for more information.
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