Season 02
(2019)
Overview
WW II year 1940
Cast
as Self
Episodes
Week 019 - The Finns Strike Again and Japan Strikes Back - WW2 - January 5 1940 0.0
January 5, 2019
In Finland the invading Red Army suffers catastrophic casualties, while in China the Nationalists are divided as Japan …
Week 020 - The Red Army Regroups to Crush Finland - WW2 - January 12 1940 0.0
January 12, 2019
After the chaotic invasion and catastrophic losses of the first weeks of the Winter War, the Soviet Army has learnt the…
Week 021 - Swedes not Sweden to Finland's Rescue - WW2 - January 19 1940 0.0
January 19, 2019
As the Winter War rolls on the only help the Finns are getting are from volunteers. The Western Allies still have their…
Week 022 - The Enigma of Germany's Wartime Economy - WW2 - January 26 1940 0.0
January 26, 2019
his week shows the Allies first attempts to break the German Enigma code. Meanwhile, the German war economy shows some …
Week 023 - The Soviet Hammer Strikes Hard at Finland - WW2 - February 2 1940 0.0
February 2, 2019
The Soviet forces revive their winter offensive this week. More men, more tanks and more artillery are brought in to tr…
Week 024 - Stalemate in China, Bombs over Finland - WW2 - February 9 1940 0.0
February 9, 2019
While the Winter War rages on in Finland, Japan is confronted with a dilemma. Keep fighting the Chinese and face huge p…
Week 025 - Finland’s Desperate Fight - WW2 - February 16 1940 0.0
February 16, 2019
After more than a week of preliminary bombardments and attacks, the Red Army finally attacks the Finnish defensive posi…
Week 026 - Manstein Makes a Plan and Hitler has a Man Crush - WW2 - February 23 1940 0.0
February 23, 2019
German Genral Erich von Manstein has a cunning plan. And as it happens, it's just how Hitler likes it. This week, the G…
Week 027 - Hitler Plans His New Wars - Fall Gelb - WW2 - March 2 1940 0.0
March 2, 2019
The German plans for the invasion of Western Europe start taking shape. Mansteins plan is innovative, bold and controve…
Week 028 - Finnish Winter is Almost Over - WW2 - March 9 1940 0.0
March 9, 2019
The French promise to send troops to aid Finland, though the majority is planned to go to Norway or Sweden. In return, …
Week 029 - The Soviets Finish a Costly Winter War - WW2 - March 16 1940 0.0
March 16, 2019
The Winter War is over. The Allies tried to stall the Finns for as long as possible to justify their invasion of Norway…
Week 030 - Il Duce and der Führer Have a Date - The Axis War Plans - WW2 - March 23 1940 0.0
March 23, 2019
French Prime Minister Daladier overplays his hand and is replaced after his vision regarding Scandinavia wasn't widely …
Week 031 - Allies Plan to Hit the Nazis Where it Hurts - WW2 - March 30 1940 0.0
March 30, 2019
Newly appointed French Prime Minister Paul Reynaud and his British counterpart Neville Chamberlain spend the week looki…
Week 032 - Germans and British make their way to the North - WW2 - April 6 1940 0.0
April 6, 2019
While China gets a new government, or at least in the eyes of Japan, the British are trying to cope with the rationing …
Week 033 - The Invasion of Norway and Denmark - WW2 - April 13 1940 0.0
April 13, 2019
This week, the Phoney War seems to come to an end when Germany invades Denmark and Norway. The Allies seek confrontatio…
Week 034 - The Scramble For Norway - WW2 - April 20 1940 0.0
April 20, 2019
The German Invasion of Norway is still very much in full swing. The German Wehrmacht is moving north from Oslo, where a…
Week 035 - Norway is Burning - WW2 - April 27 1940 0.0
April 27, 2019
The Invasion and subsequent Battle of Norway has only just begun when the British decide to pull back. Poor planning an…
Week 036 - Retreat in Norway, Preparations in Western Europe - WW2 - May 4 1940 0.0
May 4, 2019
Allied plans to take Trondheim in Norway to allow for larger reinforcements and even bigger aerial support to come in a…
Week 037 - Hitler Strikes in the West - The Invasion of the Benelux - WW2 - May 11 1940 0.0
May 11, 2019
As the Allied troops in Central Norway are evacuated and the Norwegian troops there surrender to the Germans, the Allie…
Week 038 - Blitzkrieg in the West - The Invasion of France - WW2 - May 18 1940 0.0
May 18, 2019
The German invasion of Western Europe has been going for over a week now, and the Neutral and Allied countries are in d…
Week 039 - The Allied Clusterf**k - The Battle of France - WW2 - May 25 1940 0.0
May 25, 2019
While the massive invasion of the Benelux countries and France was going down last week, things were also developing on…
Week 040 - The First Brexit? - The Dunkirk Evacuation - WW2 - June 1 1940 0.0
June 1, 2019
When the Germans Panzers move north from Calais, the British Expeditionary Force and France's soldiers still fighting i…
Week 041 - Will Britain Remain?! - WW2 - June 8 1940 0.0
June 8, 2019
As the battle for France is still raging but looks like a ringing victory for Nazi Germany, and the encircled troops in…
Week 042 - Britain Votes to Leave - WW2 - June 15 1940 0.0
June 15, 2019
The fighting in France isn't over, not even when Paris falls, as the Germans advance and Italy joins the fight. But the…
Week 043 - Nazi Europe?! - The Fall of France - WW2 - June 22 1940 0.0
June 22, 2019
While the fighting subsides in much of France, the Italians invade in the south, while tension continues to grow in the…
Week 044 - Hitler ❤️Paris - German Victory in France - WW2 - June 29 1940 0.0
June 29, 2019
Hitler goes to Paris, while Stalin occupies more territory... but something is on Stalin's mind. News of the sudden suc…
Week 045 - Do the Brits hate the French?! - The Bombing of Mers-el-Kébir - WW2 - July 6 1940 0.0
July 6, 2019
The repercussions of the fall of France are not yet seen in full. But this week Britain makes it clear it isn't about t…
Week 046 - The Dictator of France - The Rise of Philippe Pétain - WW2 - 046 - July 13 1940 0.0
July 13, 2019
The Germans and the French in Vichy consolidate their newly acquired power as the British deal with the remnants of the…
Week 047 - Good People on Both Sides? - Hitler's Peace Offer to the Allies - WW2 - July 20 1940 0.0
July 20, 2019
Peace seems to slowly return to the European mainland, but not for long, as the Germans move their airplanes to the Fre…
Week 048 - No Deal... Herr Hitler! - The Battle of Britain Begins - WW2 - July 27 1940 0.0
July 27, 2019
Hitler searches for ways to force Britain out of the war, but the British sit safely behind their cliffs, their channel…
Week 049 - The Hippo vs. the Bulldog - The Battle of Britain Heats Up - WW2 - August 3 1940 0.0
August 3, 2019
As the Kanalkampf comes to a close, the Battle of Britain heats up. Hitler wants Britain out of the war. But before the…
Week 050 - Hail Mussolini, Haile Selassie's Usurper - The War in Somaliland - WW2 - August 10 1940 0.0
August 10, 2019
This week, the war spreads to Africa, when the Italians invade the British Colony of British Somaliland. While this mig…
Week 051 - Il Duce Kicks Churchill Where it Hurts - The British Lose Somaliland - WW2 - August 17 1940 0.0
August 17, 2019
As the Battle of Britain reaches not seen before levels of intensity, one of the British colonies is lost to the Italia…
Week 052 - The Battle of Britain is a Bitch - WW2 - August 24 1940 0.0
August 24, 2019
This week, the communists attack the Japanese in the Battle of 100 Regiments. Meanwhile, in Europe, the Battle of Brita…
Week 053 - 366 Days of Crushed Hopes, Suffering and Death - WW2 - August 31 1940 0.0
August 31, 2019
As the war turns one year old, there seems to be no end in sight. The Luftwaffe starts targeting civilian areas of Lond…
Week 054 - Burn London, Burn - The Blitz Begins - WW2 - 054 - September 07 1940 0.0
September 7, 2019
This week, the battle in the skies of Britain enters a new, even deadlier phase, as the crowded streets of London turn …
Week 055 - The Nazi Invasion of Britain?! - Operation Sealion - WW2 - September 14 1940 0.0
September 14, 2019
The Blitz continues as the German army seems close to the execution of Operation Sea Lion: The Invasion of Britain.
Week 056 - The Brits teach the Germans to bugger off! - WW2 - September 21 1940 0.0
September 21, 2019
The Battle of Britain continues as planes fight over the South-English shorelines and large parts of London are targete…
Week 057 - An Axis of Evil is Complete - Japan Joins Italy and Germany - WW2 - September 28 1940 0.0
September 28, 2019
This week, the factions of World War Two begin to crystallize as the Japanese join the Axis powers.
Week 058 - Hitler and the Art of the Deal - German Negotiations with Spain - WW2 - October 5 1940 0.0
October 5, 2019
Hitler is trying to get new Axis Powers on board in his fight against Britain, promising them all huge territorial gain…
Week 059 - It’s Raining Bombs, Keep Calm and Carry On - Life During the Blitz - WW2 - October 12 1940 0.0
October 12, 2019
The Blitz continues while Chinese Communists are fighting Chinese Nationalist in China. But the mass bombing of civilia…
Week 060 - USA enters WW2 in 1940?! - WW2 - October 19, 1940 0.0
October 19, 2019
The World War seems to get bigger and bigger as Italy plans to invade Greece and the USA takes a stance.
Week 061 - Hitler is Disappointed by his Allies - WW2 - October 26, 1940 0.0
October 26, 2019
Hitler finds out that not everyone is ready to do his bidding. Much to the frustration of Hitler, Franco, Petain and Mu…
Week 062 - Mussolini plays Hitler like a Fiddle - The Invasion of Greece - WW2 - November 2, 1940 0.0
November 2, 2019
A new front opens up in Greece as the Italians invade, while the Battle of Britain seems to come to an end.
Week 063 - Britain’s First Victory, Germany Plunders Europe & Mussolini’s Folly - WW2 - November 9, 1940 0.0
November 9, 2019
The Battle of Britain is finished, but the war is far from over. New German plans are being made for the Balkans and Gr…
Week 064 - Britain shows Japan how to Attack Pearl Harbor - Battle of Taranto - WW2 - November 16, 1940 0.0
November 16, 2019
Japan has two wins this week, and one might turn out to be very consequential for the rest of the war. In the meantime,…
Week 065 - Cracks in the Soviet-Nazi Alliance - WW2 - 065 - November 23, 1940 0.0
November 23, 2019
As the Greek campaign continues, Hitler points his attention eastwards. While he can't invade the Soviet Union just yet…
Week 066 - The German Plan to Destroy French Culture - The Occupation of France - WW2 - November 30, 1940 0.0
November 30, 2019
While Hitler consolidates his power in occupied France, Japanese and Italian forces try to get an edge, but fail. The w…
Week 067 - The Road to Moscow - German Invasion Plans - WW2 - December 7, 1940 0.0
December 7, 2019
Wilhelm Canaris once again disturbs Hitler's plans to drag Spain into the war, as the Germans finalize their plan for t…
Week 068 - The Empire Strikes Back - Britain’s Operation Compass - WW2 - December 14, 1940 0.0
December 14, 2019
The First British offensive of the War begins in North Africa. Meanwhile, the German Knickebein system is designed for …
Week 069 - Red Beard’s Ghost Returns - German Invasion Plans - WW2 - December 21 1940 0.0
December 21, 2019
What Adolf Hitler expects to be his Magnum Opus offensive is still 6 months in the future, but it's going to need plans…
Week 070 - Winter is Coming, Peace is Not - The Frozen Fronts - WW2 - December 28, 1940 0.0
December 28, 2019
Italy finds itself in a dire position in Albania as Christmas is celebrated in a war-torn Europe and fighting continues…