World War II with Tom Hanks

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1. The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann: Case Closed (from History's Greatest Mysteries)

   9 september 2026 · 41 min

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   Introducing History's Greatest Mysteries—a new History Channel podcast from Rewind Studios—available wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Wednesday. Lees meer

   At the end of World War II, many Nazi officials were captured and tried for their crimes. But one of the architects of the Holocaust, Adolf Eichmann, slipped through the cracks… repeatedly eluding Nazi hunters from around the globe. How was Adolf Eichmann finally captured after fifteen years on the run?

2. Fall Out

   28 juli 2026 · 38 min

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   The war is over, and the Allies are triumphant. The United States and the Soviet Union initially work together to establish a new world order, but over the course of the next four years these two nations will go from Allies of convenience to ideological adversaries, launching the next phase of global conflict under the shadow of nuclear war. Lees meer

   This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):

   Michel Paradis, professor, Columbia University

   Jon Meacham, presidential historian

   Simon Sebag Montefiore, historian and author

   Timothy Naftali, senior research scholar, Columbia University

   Sarada Peri, presidential speechwriter and political analyst

   Phillips O’Brien, professor, University of St. Andrews

   Alexandra Richie, professor, Collegium Civitas

   Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History

   Michael Kimmage, professor, Catholic University of America

   Michael Neiberg, professor, US Army War College

   Dan Snow, historian and broadcaster

   A.J. Baime, journalist and author

   Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum

3. Endgame

   28 juli 2026 · 37 min

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   The U.S. determines by early 1945 that Japan will never surrender and will need to be subdued by force. Newly sworn-in President Truman must authorize an invasion of the Japanese home islands at a terrible cost to American lives. Emperor Hirohito hopes to avoid the destruction of his land and people, but his generals are agitating for war. Both men seek a way out, but only one can deploy the most terrible weapon the world has ever seen. Lees meer

   This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):

   Jon Meacham, presidential historian

   Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History

   Craig L. Symonds, military historian and author

   Christopher Harding, senior lecturer, University of Edinburgh

   Saul David, military historian and author

   Noriko Kawamura, professor, Washington State University

   Yuki Tatsumi, senior director, Institute for Indo-Pacific Security

   Jonathan Parshall, military historian, US Naval War College

   Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum

   Martin Morgan, military historian and author

   A.J. Baime, journalist and author

   Sarada Peri, presidential speechwriter and political analyst

   Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War College

   Bradley Hart, military historian, National WWII Museum

   Dr. Rebecca Grant, national security analyst

4. Last Days of the Reich

   21 juli 2026 · 36 min

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   In the winter of 1944, as American and British armies are advancing across western Europe, Hitler plans one last major offensive attempt through the Ardennes forest - the Battle of the Bulge - to swing the tide of the war back in Germany’s favor. Meanwhile, the Soviet Red Army is swiftly moving across Eastern Europe to fulfill Stalin’s ultimate wish of taking Berlin. Lees meer

   This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):

   Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum

   Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History

   James Holland, military historian and author

   Dr. Peter Lieb, military historian and author

   Martin Morgan, military historian and author

   Geoffrey Wawro, professor, University of North Texas

   Paul Woodadge, author and Normandy battlefield guide

   Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War College

   Michel Paradis, professor, Columbia University

   Sarada Peri, presidential speechwriter and political analyst

   Alexandra Richie, professor, Collegium Civitas

   Sean McMeekin, professor, Bard College

   Simon Sebag Montefiore, historian and author

   Jon Meacham, presidential historian

   Dan Snow, historian and broadcaster

5. No Surrender

   21 juli 2026 · 39 min

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   In 1944-45, as Allied victory in Europe seems all but assured, the fighting in the Pacific intensifies. The U.S. and Japan suffer terrible losses in the Philippines and on Iwo Jima. Roosevelt understands what ordinary Americans are only beginning to realize: in a clash between a nation which demands unconditional surrender and a nation which refuses to surrender, the worst is still to come. Lees meer

   This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):

   Jon Meacham, presidential historian

   Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum

   Jonathan Parshall, military historian, US Naval War College

   Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History

   A.J. Baime, journalist and author

   Bradley Hart, military historian, National WWII Museum

   Noriko Kawamura, professor, Washington State University

   Christopher Harding, cultural historian, University of Edinburgh

   Dr. Rebecca Grant, national security analyst

   Anand Toprani, military historian, U.S. Naval War College

   Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War College

   Sarada Peri, presidential speechwriter and political analyst

   Martin Morgan, military historian and author

6. Resistance

   14 juli 2026 · 38 min

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   Resistance to Nazi occupation and oppression has been a constant throughout the war. In the summer of 1944, two cities revolt against the Nazis but meet very different outcomes. And some, living and dying through the Holocaust, take their fate into their own hands and mount organized resistance in the direst of circumstances. Lees meer

   This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):

   Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War College

   Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum

   Dan Snow, historian and broadcaster

   Alexandra Richie, professor, Collegium Civitas

   Michael Neiberg, professor, US Army War College

   Marco Aterrano, associate professor, University of Naples Federico II

   Martin Morgan, military historian and author

   Simon Sebag Montefiore, historian and author

   Anand Toprani, military historian, U.S. Naval War College

   James Bulgin, historian, Imperial War Museum

   Rebecca Erbelding, historian, United States Holocaust Museum

7. Home Front

   14 juli 2026 · 39 min

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   As the tide begins to turn against the Axis powers, the leaders of Germany and Japan deploy opposite strategies on their home fronts. Hitler and his propaganda minister do everything in their power to shield the German people from the war, while Hideki Tojo asks the Japanese to sacrifice more and more to support the war effort. But both governments’ demands of their people will grow more intense – and deadly. Lees meer

   This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):

   Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum

   Alexandra Richie, professor, Collegium Civitas

   Nicholas Stargardt, historian and author

   Martin Morgan, military historian and author

   Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War College

   Sheldon Garon, professor, Princeton University

   Yuki Tatsumi, senior director, Institute for Indo-Pacific Security

   Christopher Harding, cultural historian, University of Edinburgh

   Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History

   Jonathan Parshall, military historian, US Naval War College

   Jeremy Yellen, historian and author

   Noriko Kawamura, professor, Washington State University

   Bradley Hart, military historian, National WWII Museum

   Louise Young, professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

8. How Higgins and His Boats Won the War (from HISTORY This Week)

   9 juli 2026 · 31 min

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   June 6, 1944. As thousands of Allied soldiers prepare to storm the beaches of Normandy, they climb down rope nets into small wooden landing craft bobbing in the dark waters of the English Channel. Within hours, these boats will carry them into the largest amphibious invasion in history.

   The craft are known as Higgins boats, named for their inventor, Andrew Higgins: a hard-driving New Orleans boatbuilder who built his reputation designing vessels that could speed through swamps, crash through obstacles, and go places other boats couldn't. Higgins was stubborn, abrasive, and relentless. The Navy repeatedly dismissed his ideas. He refused to go away.

   How does a small-time New Orleans boatbuilder force his way into the military industrial complex? And what exactly is so special about these boxy little Higgins boats?

   Special thanks to Dr. John Curatola, Samuel Zemurray Stone Senior Historian at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. His book is Armies Afloat: How the Development of Amphibious Operations in Europe Helped Win World War II.

   You can find the rest of the books we used to research this episode at historythisweekpodcast.com.

9. Long Road to Tokyo

   7 juli 2026 · 39 min

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   The B-29 bomber is the Allies’ best chance to strike Japan, and they turn to China as a potential air base. But Japan launches its largest land offensive of the war to gain control of Asia, leading to brutal fighting in the jungles and plains of South Asia. All the while, the U.S. Navy is speeding through the Pacific towards the Mariana Islands, another potential future B-29 base. Lees meer

   This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):

   Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War College

   Dr. Rebecca Grant, national security analyst

   A.J. Baime, journalist and author

   Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum

   Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History

   Geoffrey Wawro, professor, University of North Texas

   James Holland, military historian and author

   Dan Snow, historian and broadcaster

   Sarada Peri, presidential speechwriter and political analyst

   Jon Meacham, presidential historian

   Jonathan Parshall, military historian, US Naval War College

   Christopher Harding, cultural historian, University of Edinburgh

   Noriko Kawamura, professor, Washington State University

10. Overlord

    7 juli 2026 · 38 min

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    After years of discussion over how to take the fight directly to Germany, the Allies set a target for a cross-channel invasion: Normandy, spring of 1944. But the road to Operation Overlord is no easy journey, with Hitler lying in wait. For the Allies, it’s a race to pull off one of the most complicated operations in military history. Lees meer

    This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):

    Dan Snow, historian and broadcaster

    Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum

    Craig L. Symonds, military historian and author

    Sarada Peri, presidential speechwriter and political analyst

    Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History

    Jon Meacham, presidential historian

    Michel Paradis, professor, Columbia University

    Geoffrey Wawro, professor, University of North Texas

    Dr. Peter Lieb, military historian and author

    James Holland, military historian and author

    Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War College

    Dr. Rebecca Grant, national security analyst

    Martin Morgan, military historian and author

    Paul Woodadge, author and Normandy battlefield guide

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