After and abrupt pause to the show due to travel and summer situations, we at the World on Fire Podcast are excited to announce the return of the show. Starting in August we will be returning to our bi-weekly schedule, and it will be better than ever. For all of you that have been waiting, this is it. We’re back.
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Special Short - Memorial Day
In our newest short episode, we are covering the history behind the United States' remembrance holiday that is taking place this coming Monday, Memorial Day. We speak on the lives lost, the meaning of the Red Poppy, and how Memorial Day is celebrated in my own home with a little bit of information on my background.
As always, Remember Memorial Day.
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Witold Pilecki - The Spy in Auschwitz
After the fall of Poland, Witold Pilecki would embark on one of the most dangerous missions of all time by purposefully getting himself sent to Auschwitz Concentration Camp to confirm the rumors to the Polish government in exile that atrocities were in fact taking place. But his hardships would not just end in that camp, and life cut short but not due to war. In this episode we discuss the life of Witold Pilecki.
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The Last Man Standing: The Catalyst
In our final episode in the Last Man Standing series, we are going to discuss the immediate impacts that the end of the battle brought not just to the United Kingdom or Nazi Germany, but the entire world. We are going to discuss the tenacity of the civilians, the differences in losses, the ever-permanent damage caused. We also discuss how the first major loss would be the catalyst for the end of Hitler's 1,000 Reich.
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The Last Man Standing: Eagles of Death
By June of 1940, the Luftwaffe wasn't just known, they were feared. More importantly, their fighter pilots were some of the greatest the world had seen. But this time they would face the ultimate test, the Royal Air Force on their home turf. In this episode we will discuss the mistakes of Nazi High Command, and how that formulated with constant changes, and a mistreatment of fighter pilots, ultimately stopped the advancement in the West.
About World on Fire: A History of the Second World War
World War II engulfed the world in a desperation for human survival. In just 6 years it became the largest and deadliest conflict mankind has known, dramatically changing the landscape of the world’s future. In World on Fire Nik Schweitzer, Historian and Researcher of the Second World War, brings the most pivotal moments and individuals to conversation to spark conversation and revelations about the connection to our modern world.
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