• 2023

Episode list

How to Lose a War
The Men Who Gave the Orders
Thu, Nov 02, 2023
  • S1.E1
  • The Men Who Gave the Orders
Explore the men in charge whose rampant egos and misguided belief in their own abilities led to their country making fatal mistakes in the war.
6.8 /10
The Homefront
Thu, Nov 30, 2023
  • S1.E5
  • The Homefront
In our final episode, we examine how each Axis Power had troubles on their own home front, leading to disaster in the final days of the war.
0 /10
The Right Tools
Thu, Nov 23, 2023
  • S1.E4
  • The Right Tools
Victory in war doesn't just require sound military strategy, vital resources and equipment are also critical. Discover how the Axis powers failed in this regard.
0 /10
The Men Who Gave the Orders

S1.E1 ∙ The Men Who Gave the Orders

Thu, Nov 02, 2023
Explore the men in charge whose rampant egos and misguided belief in their own abilities led to their country making fatal mistakes in the war.
6.8 /10
The Best Laid Plans

S1.E2 ∙ The Best Laid Plans

Thu, Nov 09, 2023
Explore how the seeds of Japan's defeat in 1945 were sown a decade earlier with the occupation of Manchuria in China.
0 /10
Conquering Heroes

S1.E3 ∙ Conquering Heroes

Thu, Nov 16, 2023
Explore how the Axis Powers' ruthless, brutal occupation and exploitation of other countries contributed to their demise.
0 /10
The Right Tools

S1.E4 ∙ The Right Tools

Thu, Nov 23, 2023
Victory in war doesn't just require sound military strategy, vital resources and equipment are also critical. Discover how the Axis powers failed in this regard.
0 /10
The Homefront

S1.E5 ∙ The Homefront

Thu, Nov 30, 2023
In our final episode, we examine how each Axis Power had troubles on their own home front, leading to disaster in the final days of the war.
0 /10
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