World War II Unwound
Little known or forgotten stories from World War II. The spies, heroes, decision-makers and the moments that changed everything. Hosted by U.S. Navy Veteran and World War II historian Alan Best
World War II Unwound
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The Desert Fox's Last Argument - Rommel, The Atlantic Wall, and The Decision That Wasn't Made
Episode Title: The Desert Fox's Last Argument — Rommel, The Atlantic Wall, and The Decision That Wasn't MadeSeason 2, Episode 5 — The Decision MakersHe was right.Erwin Rommel — the Desert Fox, the most celeb...
Not One Step Back - Stalin, Zhukov, and The Battle That Turned the War
Episode Title: Not One Step Back — Stalin, Zhukov, and The Battle That Turned The WarSeason 2, Episode 4 — The Decision MakersTwo million.Two million people died in and around the city of Stalingrad between ...
The Order That Made No Sense - Hitler, Dunkirk, and The Decision Nobody Can Fully Explain
Season 2, Episode 3 — The Decision MakersIn May 1940, Adolf Hitler had the British Expeditionary Force cornered on the beaches of Dunkirk.His Panzers were within striking distance. His generals were urging him to finish i...
The Sleeping Giant - Yamamoto, Pearl Harbor, and The Decision He Knew Was Wrong
Episode Title: The Sleeping Giant — Yamamoto, Pearl Harbor, and The Decision He Knew Was WrongSeason 2, Episode 2 — The Decision MakersHe attended Harvard. He drove across the American South and watched the oil fie...
We Go - Eisenhower, The Weather, and the Decision That Changed Everything
We Go — Eisenhower, The Weather, and The Decision That Changed EverythingSeason 2, Episode 1 — The Decision MakersIt's four in the morning at Southwick House, England, June 5th, 1944. A North Atlantic storm is battering t...