History of the Second World War

Wesley Livesay

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246: Yugoslavia Pt. 2 - The Invasion

1/29/2026 • 25 min

In Episode 246 of History of the Second World War, titled “Yugoslavia Pt. 2 – The Invasion,” we explore how the short-lived Yugoslav state collapsed under German military pressure just weeks after its own internal coup. On April 6, 1941, Nazi forces invaded from multiple directions, swiftly overwhelming the disorganized and poorly equipped Yugoslav army — leadin… Play episode

245: Yugoslavia Pt. 1 - Belgrade's Impossible Position
Listener Questions Pt. 1
244 - East Africa
243: North Africa 1940 Pt. 7 - Beda Fomm
242: North Africa 1940 Pt. 6 - Bardia
241: North Africa 1940 Pt. 5 - Operation Compass
Interview 51: Pearl Harbor with Mark Stille
240: North Africa 1940 Pt. 4 - British Build-Up
Interview 50: Defenders of the Reich with Robert Forsyth
239: North Africa 1940 Pt. 3 - Italy Attacks
Interview 49: Rhineland: Hitlers Last Defence 1944-45 with Anthony Tucker-…
238: North Africa 1940 Pt. 2 - The Key to Empire
Interview 48: Flying with the 384th Bomb Group with Hans Smith
237: North Africa 1940 Pt. 1 - Italian Aspirations
Interview 47: Advance Britannia with Dr. Alan Allport
Summary 7: The Spanish Civil War
Interview 46: Into the Reich with Prit Buttar
Summary 6: The Rise of Mussolini
Interview 45: Airpower Over Kursk '43 with William Hiestand
236: The Battle After Britain Pt. 4 - Conclusions and Continuations
Interview 44: Opening the Gates of Hell: Operation Barbarossa with Richard…
235: The Battle After Britain Pt. 3 - The Blitz
234: The Battle After Britain Pt. 2 - Big Wings, Big Egos
233: The Battle After Britain Pt. 1 - Sleeping Sea Lion
232: The Battle of Britain Pt. 7 - Battle of Britain Day
231: The Battle of Britain Pt. 6 - Stumbling to the End
Interview 43: The Kwantung Army with Quin Cho
230: The Battle of Britain Pt. 5 - Shifting Focus
229: The Battle of Britain Pt. 4 - Familiar Failures
228: The Battle of Britain Pt. 3 - New Plans
227: The Battle of Britain Pt. 2 - The Hardest Days
226: The Battle of Britain Pt. 1 - Adlertag
225: The Battle About Britain Pt. 9 - The Senior Service
Interview 42: Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945 with Jack Bowsher
224: The Battle About Britain Pt. 8 - Home Guard and the Airborne Panic
223: The Battle About Britain Pt. 7 - Invasion Preparations
Interview 41: Motorization with Bruce Gudmundsson
222: The Battle About Britain Pt. 6 - Wait, This is Going to be Complicated
221: The Battle About Britain Pt. 5 - A Simple River Crossing
220: The Battle About Britain Pt. 4 - The Channel Battle
219: The Battle About Britain Pt. 3 - The Three Speeches
Interview 39: Sisterhood of Ravensbrück with Lynne Olson
218 - The Battle About Britain Pt. 2 - What Are We Doing Now?
217 - The Battle About Britain Pt. 1 - What Are We Doing Next?
216: The Battle Before Britain Pt. 8 - Operation Catapult
215: The Battle Before Britain Pt. 7 - Attrition Over France
214: The Battle Before Britain Pt. 6 - An Easy Way Out
213: The Battle Before Britain Pt. 5 - Churchill and the Few
212: The Battle Before Britain Pt. 4 - Leaves Upon the Wind

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