World War Two

1. Week 280 - 1945 Begins! - January 6, 1945

The Germans launch a new offensive, Operation Nordwind, in Alsace, even as th...

2. Week 281 - Soviet and American Massive Attacks - WW2 - January 13, 1945

In the East, the Soviets launch a massive series of new offensives. In the We...

3. Week 282 - The Red Army Overruns Poland! - WW2 - January 20, 1945

The huge new Soviet offensives charge ahead this week, taking Warsaw and Krak...

4. Week 283 - Himmler Takes Command - WW2 - January 27, 1945

A new German Army Group has been formed, tasked with protecting the Reich fro...

5. Week 284 - Is the Red Army too Fast for It's Own Good - WW2 - February 3, 1945

Soviet forces have reached the old German border in force, however, logistica...

6. Week 285 - The Battle of Manila Begins - WW2 - February 10, 1945

The American advance on Luzon has reached the Philippine capital, and it look...

7. Week 286 - German Counterattack in Pomerania - WW2 - February 17, 1945

The Germans finally launch a counterattack into the Soviet flanks, but it doe...

8. Week 287 - Iwo Jima! - WW2 - February 24, 1945

This week the Battle of Iwo Jima begins and American forces raise the Stars a...

9. Week 288 - Allied Deception Surrounds Japanese in Burma - WW2 - March 02, 1945

Bill Slim's master plan is near fruition and the Japanese are surrounded at M...

10. Week 289 - German Blunder Hands Allies a Rhine Crossing - WW2 - March 09, 1945

The Allies manage to take an intact bridge over the mighty Rhine at Remagen, ...

11. Week 290 - Smiling Albert Takes Command - WW2 - March 16, 1945

After the Allies took a Rhine Bridge last week, Adolf Hitler has again shuffl...

12. Week 291 - Chiang versus Mountbatten - WW2 - March 23, 1945

Chiang Kai-Shek is demanding his Chinese troops back from Burma, but this doe...

13. Week 292 - Allies Charge Forward from the Rhine! - WW2 - March 30, 1945

All along the Western Front the Allies break out in force, invading German te...

14. Week 293 - The Battle of Okinawa Begins - WW2 - April 06, 1945

It's the next step toward invading Japan's Home Islands- invading Okinawa, an...

15. Week 294 - Soviets Take Vienna and Königsberg - WW2 - April 13, 1945

The prizes of Vienna and Königsberg fall to the Soviets as they continue what...

16. Week 294B - Soviet Berlin Offensive Begins - WW2 - April 16, 1945

The final Soviet assault on Berlin begins today. The Soviets have two million...

17. Week 295 - 300,000 Germans Surrender in the Ruhr - WW2 - April 20, 1945

The Soviet drive on Berlin continues, but it is now very much a race between ...

18. Week 296 - The Battle of Berlin! - WW2 - April 27, 1945

The Battle for the German capital rages on all week, as the Soviets get ever ...

19. Week 296B - The Death of Adolf Hitler - WW2 - April 30, 1945

Europe is broken, its cities in ruins and millions have died in war and genoc...

20. Week 297 - Allied Victory in Berlin, Italy, and Burma! - WW2 - May 4, 1945

So much goes on this week, and this is the longest episode of the war by like...

21. 297B - Germans and Americans fighting side by side! - WW2 - May 5, 1945

I don't want to give too much away about this extra regular episode here in t...

22. Week 298 - Germany Surrenders! - WW2 - May 11, 1945

Germany signs not one, but two unconditional surrenders and the war in Europe...

23. Week 299 - - WW2 - May 18, 1945