405 On the Good Ship Lollipop
The History of the Twentieth Century
In this episode, we look at Twentieth Century-Fox, John Ford, Shirley Temple, John Wayne, and Alfred Hitchcock.
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404 The Other Resistance
The History of the Twentieth Century
Resistance against the Nazis could take many forms.
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403 The Resistance II
The History of the Twentieth Century
Some of the biggest successes (and biggest failures) of European resistance movements and their guides in Britain.
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402 The Resistance I
The History of the Twentieth Century
In the occupied countries of Europe and Asia, resistance movements developed to oppose Axis occupations. In most cases, the resistance movements were divided between Communist and non-Communist.
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401 No Option But to Fight On
The History of the Twentieth Century
The U-boat war was going quite well for the Germans at the beginning of 1943, but by mid-year, the German Navy was on the verge of abandoning the effort.
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400 War in the Air II
The History of the Twentieth Century
The Hamburg bombing forced the German government to rethink its defense policies. In Québec, Churchill and Roosevelt cut a deal on atom bomb research.
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399 War in the Air I
The History of the Twentieth Century
After two years of trying, RAF Bomber Command at last perfected the techniques to inflict mass casualties and devastation on an enemy city. Meanwhile, the US Eighth Air Force struggled to develop their own strategies.
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398 An Incontrovertible Fact
The History of the Twentieth Century
As the war turned against them, the Japanese attempted to create allies among the nations it occupied, declaring the independence of Burma and the Philippines, while the US embraced China as a peer of the main Allied powers, alongside the US, UK, and USSR.
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397 Pop Goes the Weasel
The History of the Twentieth Century
The Japanese come to the reluctant conclusion that they have to abandon Guadalcanal and northeastern New Guinea. US submarine warfare begins to take a toll, and Admiral Yamamoto is killed.
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396 The Battle of Kursk
The History of the Twentieth Century
The German offenive failed. Then it was the Soviets' turn.
info_outlineThe battle for Stalingrad raged on for two months, then the situation was suddenly upended by a surprise Soviet offensive that surrounded the city.