Great talk, we all need more history knowledge! I am Russian, my grandparents spent their teen years either under nazi occupation or were war prizoners. This episode sends me chills. Hate hate all the wars 😢
You guys are absolutely fascinating! Your short explanation of why the Germans had all these vehicles but couldn't use them for lack of parts that fit. Excellent
Absolutely love your channel guys, ive recently watched the documentarys europa : the last battle and the secret masonic victory of world war 2 which give a very different version to the one written by the winners, i wondered if youd watched these and would be really interested in your opinions... Keep the great episodes coming cant get enough.... hooked 😊
Some historians now state that Stalins plan to not retreat, to suffer repeated defeats after defeats, was actually the correct strategy bc it turned the war from a blitzkrieg one into a war of attrition by wearing out the German Army. By December, 1941, the tide had essentaly turned with Generals January & Febuary yet to appear. A country of 90M (all in) cannot win a conventional war against a country with a (much younger) population of 185M. "Quantity has a quality all its own."-Stalin. Also the overwhelming majority of Eastern European Jews were concentrated in the former 'Pale of Settlement' region of eastern Poland/Ukraine/ Soviet Union border area. This made it much easer for German forces to initiate the 'Holocaust by Bullets' phase of the Holocaust.
James, be very careful making bland parallels between "Putin's invasion of Ukraine" and other monumental military blunders. Reason? Ukraine has been contested territory for 1000 years.
Love your show guys can i recommend a very good vid on this done by TIK called why did the axis loose ww2. It explains very well alit of the stuff u guys covered here
Although I enjoy listening to James, he is without a doubt a "Two Pinter". As in, you enjoy everything he says and love his enthusiasm, but you leave the pub before he comes to sit back down with his third pint.
Churchill referred to the Nazis as "the Huns" to evoke historical associations with the barbaric invasions of Europe by the Huns in the 5th century. By using this term, he aimed to emphasize the brutality and aggression of the Nazi regime during World War II, suggesting that they were a threat to civilization much like the Huns had been in their time. This characterization served to rally public sentiment against the Nazis and reinforce the moral imperative to fight them.
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This is criminally underviewed. You chaps are top notch.
No, just smug
Most people listen to the podcast.
Fully agree this podcast series is brilliant!
even know its done by two white males!!
Keep doing these podcasts. Well spoken and credentials galore. Build it and they will come
Great talk, we all need more history knowledge! I am Russian, my grandparents spent their teen years either under nazi occupation or were war prizoners. This episode sends me chills. Hate hate all the wars 😢
Love Tom Holland and James Holland
Lads ,you guys are first class, thanks!
Would love to hear both of them do shows together. They play off each other well. Big fan of both.
Happy Christman, England!
From Canada.
You guys are absolutely fascinating! Your short explanation of why the Germans had all these vehicles but couldn't use them for lack of parts that fit. Excellent
You guys are my new addiction
I needed more about the trucks tbh
50% of the Wehrmacht trucks were US designed Ford and General Motors. Germany didn't manufacture jeeps or many trucks.
Absolutely love your channel guys, ive recently watched the documentarys europa : the last battle and the secret masonic victory of world war 2 which give a very different version to the one written by the winners, i wondered if youd watched these and would be really interested in your opinions...
Keep the great episodes coming cant get enough.... hooked 😊
Some historians now state that Stalins plan to not retreat, to suffer repeated defeats after defeats, was actually the correct strategy bc it turned the war from a blitzkrieg one into a war of attrition by wearing out the German Army. By December, 1941, the tide had essentaly turned with Generals January & Febuary yet to appear. A country of 90M (all in) cannot win a conventional war against a country with a (much younger) population of 185M. "Quantity has a quality all its own."-Stalin.
Also the overwhelming majority of Eastern European Jews were concentrated in the former 'Pale of Settlement' region of eastern Poland/Ukraine/ Soviet Union border area. This made it much easer for German forces to initiate the 'Holocaust by Bullets' phase of the Holocaust.
Delightful
Let the man talk about his trucks!
I could have listened to a whole podcast just describing the 2,000 different types of truck.
@robertdarby6553 Wehrmacht trucks were largely US designs, Ford and General Motors. Strange but true.
Well done
What is your take on Victor Suborov Icebreaker book?
1:20 I thought Tom was talking about the German invasion of France in 1914. Which the Germans would have been smarter to consider.
James, be very careful making bland parallels between "Putin's invasion of Ukraine" and other monumental military blunders. Reason? Ukraine has been contested territory for 1000 years.
Putin did not invade Ukraine until the neocon plotting to annex the country became intolerable.
Yeah, they definitely haven’t been a sovereign country for decades. Perfectly reasonable to invade. Jesus H Christ.
Love your show guys can i recommend a very good vid on this done by TIK called why did the axis loose ww2. It explains very well alit of the stuff u guys covered here
I love the topic but would enjoy it more with a more conversational style. Too much energy cutting off interesting branches. Bit frustrating.
it's interesting, I see what you mean, you could do five pods out of this
Excellent episode. But why the hell is James shouting and speaking at 100mph?
It wasn’t that the Soviets were “completely useless” in the winter war, it was actually because the Finns were so unbelievably good.
Some say it was a feint to make the Germans underestimate the Red Army's true capabilities and weapons build up
Sorry, but untrue. Soviet Army was terrible, but improved slowly with time. Finns were superb and therefore could exploit weaknesses of Red Army
I did not know how much I did not know about ww2 lol
Great!!
Although I enjoy listening to James, he is without a doubt a "Two Pinter". As in, you enjoy everything he says and love his enthusiasm, but you leave the pub before he comes to sit back down with his third pint.
Anyone who has ever experienced -27C in Moscow knows what's involved in trying to conquer Russia?
It was the mud/rasputica that did it
In 1942 winter it had famously dropped to -40 C
How long did it take the Soviets to set up a defense
Target was the Azeri oilfields ?
Splendid chaps, absolutely top! Oh but I'd be chuffed in extremis if you boys could do a program on El Caudillo Francisco Franco. Jolly good!
You were right the first when you said Germans
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Interesting but too many commercials
Obviously NATO have not learned the lessons of history and chose catastrophic defeat over intelligent parley!
This aged well...
Why does Churchill call Germans ‘The Hun’.
Churchill referred to the Nazis as "the Huns" to evoke historical associations with the barbaric invasions of Europe by the Huns in the 5th century. By using this term, he aimed to emphasize the brutality and aggression of the Nazi regime during World War II, suggesting that they were a threat to civilization much like the Huns had been in their time. This characterization served to rally public sentiment against the Nazis and reinforce the moral imperative to fight them.
James Holland needs to speak more slowly n stop stop shouting.
Not the slightest parallel to 2003. That comment was off base and unworthy.
Completely superficial parallels.