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Churchill and the Iron Curtain
Warren Dockter talks to James about Churchill's 1946 Iron Curtain speech. -
The Nazis Next Door
Pulitzer Prize winner Eric Lichtblau speaks about how America became a safe haven for Nazis, and the efforts to bring them to justice. -
The Life of a Luftwaffe Ace: Hugo Broch
During the Second World War, Luftwaffe fighter pilot Hugo Broch claimed 81 victories in 324 missions on the Eastern Front. At Chalke Valley History Festival, the Iron Cross recipient spoke to Paul Beaver and Rob Schäfer about his experiences fighting… -
The Daughters of Yalta
Catherine Grace Katz brings us a new perpective on the Yalta Conference of 1945, that of Anna Roosevelt, Sarah Churchill and Kathleen Harriman - the Daughters of Yalta. -
Why the RAF Won the Battle of Britain
In 15 September 1940, the Luftwaffe made a gigantic aerial assault on London in the belief that the Royal Air Force was down to its last few fighters. They had hoped to finish the RAF and force Britain to the negotiating table, but this was not to be… -
Scapa Flow's Sunken German Battle Fleet
At the end of World War One, the Allies seized the German fleet and held it at Scapa Flow, in Orkney, until the terms of the Treaty of Versailles were announced. At least, that was the plan. The German navy covertly scuttled their own boats under the… -
Our Man in New York
Henry Hemming talks to Dan Snow about the life of William Stephenson, a British operative who worked hard to pressure Roosevelt into declaring war on Nazi Germany, and ensuring that American troops were directed against German forces in mainland Euro… -
The War Widow: Women Of World War Two
Tara Moss shares the stories of the women who inspired her new novel, The War Widow, and of her own family's survival under Nazi occupation. -
Cluster Bomb
In 1943, Grimsby was hit by a new type of weapon: butterfly bombs, also know as cluster bombs. This episode from Dan Snow's History Hit features the World Wars' very own James Rogers, telling Dan all about the terrifying experience of being a... -
Alderney's Sunken German Arsenal
Dan Snow joins a team of divers to uncover German military hardware dumped in a quarry after Britain liberated Alderney, which had been occupied since 1940, in 1945.
The World Wars
By History Hit Network
War historian, writer, and broadcaster, James Rogers, presents this History Hit show about one of the most turbulent periods in global history, the World Wars. Out of the cauldron of an industrialised Europe - full of rivalry and Imperial ambition -there was a 30-year period of catastrophic warfare, bloody revolution, and violent ideological battles. The end result was the devastation of much of Europe, North Africa, and East Asia. James will be meeting fellow historians, authors, and experts in this bi-weekly show. Follow on Twitter @HistoryHitWW2
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