
WWII - Operation Mission House
In March 1945, 80 years ago this month, the US Air Force launched an attack even more destructive than Hiroshima or Nagasaki. In the episode, John explores the firebombing of Tokyo.

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Hosted by John Rhodes · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 10 episodes
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John Rhodes is a historian who writes about World War II. He grew up playing in the wreckage of bombed-out buildings in post-war London and got hooked on history at Cambridge.His podcasts recount the great battles of that era, from the Battle of Britain to Pearl Harbor to D Day. Each episode explores a major battle—not just what happened, but who and how and why, and the historical context.These podcasts are for people who want to know more about world history. Why? Because Churchill said that "those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." So, join John and let’s learn.
John Rhodes hosts John Rhodes on History, a history show with 10 episodes published.

In March 1945, 80 years ago this month, the US Air Force launched an attack even more destructive than Hiroshima or Nagasaki. In the episode, John explores the firebombing of Tokyo.

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John examines Eisenhower's risks and opportunities at the beginning of 1945.

John examines the joint Anglo-American airborne operation Market Garden, the biggest paratroop operation of Word War II.

John describes how Paris was liberated during the global conflict that was World War II and the major players involved.

John describes some of the crucial battles that were also raging in other parts of the world at the same time as the Allies and Hitler’s armies were fighting in Normandy in the summer of 1944.

John tells the stories of the airborne troops who landed in Normandy on the night before D Day and paid a fearsome price. The American 82nd and 101st Airborne landed to the west of the beaches and the British 6th Airborn

John takes you to the five D Day beaches in Normandy. Through his eyes, we see the men who landed and fought there, the men who tried to repel them, and what happened that fateful day. The photograph in the episode image

The invasion of Normandy in June 1944 was one of the greatest battles in history. John begins the story by examining Adolf Hitler’s rise to power and the events that made D Day necessary and inevitable. John Rhodes cover
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