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The History of the Twentieth Century

A chronicle of the history of the twentieth century, including art, music, popular culture, science, religion, and, of course, politics and war.

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38:41

341 A Crime against the Future

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/10/15

In summer of 1940, even as the Battle of Britain was just getting started, Adolf Hitler was already laying plans for war with the Soviet Union.

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50:59

340 The ULTRA Secret

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/10/08

After the fall of Poland, British Intelligence's codebreaking operation at Bletchley Park became the center of efforts to decrypt messages from the Germans' supposedly unbreakable Enigma machine.

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43:35

339 The Enigma Machine

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/09/24

The British had been hugely successful at breaking German codes in the First World War. The Germans were determined not to let that happen again. This time they had Enigma, a code machine that produced messages that could not be decrypted. Or so the Germans believed.

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46:39

338 The Battle of the Atlantic

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/09/17

The navy Germany had at the outbreak of the Second World War was only a small fraction of what the Allies had arrayed against it. But the Fall of France and the entry of Italy into the war changed things dramatically and created opportunities at sea that Germany had never had in the last war.

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47:59

337 The Tizard Mission

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/09/10

In 1940, the British government was in the frustrating position of funding research on a number of promising projects that would be valuable to the war effort, but with the Battle of Britain in full swing, British factories had to turn out fighter planes as fast as they could. There was no room for development of experimental new technologies, so the British turned to the United States

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42:04

336 Όχι

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/09/03

Italy's invasion of Greece was disastrous. With the British also advancing in North Africa, and a surprise air attack disabling three Italian battleships, it was no longer possible to pretend that Italy was a equal of Germany.

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44:45

335 Pay Him in His Own Coin

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/08/20

Benito Mussolini wanted to prove that Italy was an equal partner with Germany in the Axis alliance, so he began a war with Greece.

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42:47

334 Stalemate

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/08/13

Germany found that it could not defeat the British on their home island; the UK was unable to fight the Germans in Europe. So what next?

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48:10

333 The Hand That Held the Dagger

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/08/06

When France collapsed, Roosevelt redoubled his effort to aid Britain. But there was also a Presidential election to think about; Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term.

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42:27

332 God Help Us All

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/07/30

America was preoccupied with domestic issues during the run-up to the war. When the war came, the Roosevelt Administration looked for ways to aid the Allies despite the limitations of the Neutrality Act.

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58:41

331 Caped Crusaders

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/07/16

More on various genres of pulp fiction, and how they led to the development of comic books.

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55:41

330 Amazing Stories

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/07/09

Pulp fiction was an important form of entertainment in the twentieth century, peaking in popularity around 1940. Pulp fiction came in a variety of genres and was the birthplace for a new one: science fiction.

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01:06:09

329 Dawn of a New Day

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/07/02

The 1939-40 New York World's Fair.

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55:29

328 The Battle of Britain

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/06/25

When the Churchill government showed no willingness to talk peace, Germany attempted the world's first purely aerial military campaign, to weaken Britain in preparation for invasion, or perhaps even to defeat the enemy entirely by air.

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44:21

327 Radio Detection and Ranging

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/06/11

Theories of strategic bombing in the 1930s suggested that it alone might be enough to win a war. But the development of radar meant that the bomber might not always get through after all.

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47:39

326 War in the Air

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/06/04

We examine the advances in aviation technology between the World Wars.

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48:03

325 After the Fall

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/05/28

The world reacts to the Fall of France.

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43:53

324 Plan Red

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/05/21

After the Dunkirk evacuation, the next stage of the Western offensive began, aimed at capturing Paris and defeating France.

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53:31

323 Operation Dynamo

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/05/07

After German armor cut off the Allied First Army Group in Belgium, the Royal Navy attempts an evacuation of the trapped forces from the port of Dunkirk.

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45:16

322 Plan Yellow

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2023/04/30

After months of delays and a diversion into Denmark and Norway, Hitler finally gets his Western offensive.

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