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From 1940 to 1945, steady traffic across the North Sea from the Shetland Islands to the west coast of Norway evacuated civilians and brought in agents, weapons, arms and intelligence.  Author J.L. Oakley joins the podcast again to describe this under-appreciated part of World War 2. Map: The Shet…

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The nazis thought they would find a brethren Nordic race in Norway. The people's resistance to their occupation brought about an even more brutal occupation. Part 2 of the conversation with author J.L. Oakley
A conversation with J.L. Oakley, author of three historical novels set in Norway during the German occupation of 1940 to 1945 Like the Eastern Front, Norway’s experience during the Second World War is not well known in the English-speaking world. Author Janet Oakley is helping correct that.  Book…
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 spyin…
Historian and author of Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito and the Descent into Total WarJames 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…
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.
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.
For the 85th anniversary of the launch of the Eastern Front of World War 2, a replay of the first episode of Beyond Barbarossa. Video, graphics and maps now available to all! https://youtu.be/rrnoEgVcRvE Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
The fighting has ended in Europe—but with millions of displaced people surging in all directions across Europe, it cannot be called peace. While millions of POWs look forward to going home, forced labourers and people of eastern Europe know they have no home to return to. And try to escape the co…
When Berlin surrendered, the war in Europe continued for another week—in Czechoslovakia and its capital, Prague. Sources Antony Beevor, The Fall of Berlin 1945. New York, NY, USA: Penguin Random House, 2002. Antony Beevor, The Second World War. New York, NY, USA: Little, Brown and Company, 2012.  …
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