World War II with Tom Hanks
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After defeating Poland, Hitler looks west, planning an attack into France that will take advantage of a weak point in their defences. France is overrun and new British Prime Minister Churchill scrambles to evacuate Allied troops from the coast. Shocked by the defeat of France, Roosevelt calls to mobilize the US while German planes bombard Britain from the sky. The Germans are pushed back as Roosevelt establishes the US as the “arsenal of democracy” in the war against tyranny.
This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):
Ludivine Broch, historian, University of Westminster
Cameron Zinsou, associate professor, Command and General Staff College
Michael Neiberg, professor, US Army War College
Saul David, military historian and author
Geoffrey Wawro, professor, University of North Texas
Dan Snow, historian and broadcaster
Alexandra Richie, professor, Collegium Civitas
Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History
Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum
Jon Meacham, presidential historian
Leah Wright Rigueur, associate professor, Johns Hopkins University
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