World War 2: Both Sides of the Wire is the podcast that takes you beyond the familiar and dives deep into the untold stories and surprising truths of the Second World War from the Allied and Axis perspectives . Join us as we lift the lid on one of the most pivotal periods in human history, busting myths and unraveling the complexities of a conflict that still shapes our world today. Host: Prof. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander More about Matthias & Jesse: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow#host Support us and what we do: To comment and ask questions, please join our community: https://both-sides-of-the-wire.com/supporters Use our code: DEEPDARKWOODS and get one month free as a Captain, or join as a free
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Recent episodes include "Episode 117: Frederick the Great and Prussia’s Rise to Power" (21 October 2026, 65 minutes), "Episode 116: The 1941 Preventive War Theory" (14 October 2026, 62 minutes), and "Episode 115: The Free French: Resistance, Rivalries & Liberation" (7 October 2026, 60 minutes).
WW2: Both Sides of The Wire publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 58 minutes across 118 episodes.
Booking probability for WW2: Both Sides of The Wire is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. WW2: Both Sides of The Wire requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. WW2: Both Sides of The Wire's contact route on record: verified email.
WW2: Both Sides of The Wire is a history show with 118 episodes published.
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Episode #117
Jesse is absent this week, so our Matthias delves deep into Frederick the Great, one of history’s most pivotal military figures. Discover a poor nation transformed into a European superpower. Frederick's revolutionary...
Episode #116
In today’s episode, we’ll return to our beloved theme of mythbusting – this time we’ll tackle the ideas around Soviet war planning and alleged aggressive intentions towards Germany in 1941. Our first book INFERNO is out...
Episode #115
In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about the Free French – which, it turns out, involves more than just De Gaulle’s famous speeches. James Taub is a historian specialising in French and US military history, and a...
Episode #114
In today’s episode, we’ll continue the story of Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz and the discussion about his politics and time as last President of the German Reich. INFERNO is available now.Hardcover or eBook available on...
Episode #113
In today’s episode, we’ll get better acquainted with one of the war’s most important commanders – Grand Admiral and short-lived President of the German Reich Karl Doenitz. His is a story of U-boats, the Nazi Party, and...
Episode #111
In today’s episode, we will once again reach into our bag of questions from our supporter community – from German tank counterfactuals to South American neutrals to Soviet manpower. Join our community! The steps are...
Episode #110
In today’s episode, Matthias returns to the Spanish Civil War to follow the conflict from the fighting around Madrid and the battles of Jarama and Brunete to Guernica, the Ebro offensive, and Franco’s final victory in...
Episode #109
In today’s episode, Matthias takes us to Spain in the 1930s to set the stage for one of the most complex conflicts of the interwar years: the Spanish Civil War. From the collapse of the monarchy and the deep political...
Episode #108
In today’s episode, we’ll wrap up our journey through the life and times of Erwin Rommel by tackling thew most controversial aspects: his politics, his connection to atrocities, and his role in the Hitler assassination...
Episode #106
In today’s episode, we’ll take a closer look at one of the most famous, mythologized and lionized figures of the war – the Desert Fox, Erwin Rommel. Join our community! The steps are simple: - Visit:...
Episode #105
In today’s episode, we return to the Egyptian and Libyan desert, as both the British Commonwealth and the Axis gear up for several dramatic campaigns in the second half of 1941. Join our community! The steps are simple...
Episode #104
In today’s episode, we’ll visit the warm and sandy expanses of the Libyan desert, for the back-and-forth campaigns of 1941 and the controversial performance of the so-called Desert Fox. Join our community! The steps are...
Episode #103
In today’s episode, we’ll return to mythbusting, to take on one of the sacred cows of popular military history discussions: was Stalingrad the turning point in WW2? Join our community! The steps are simple: - Visit:...
Episode #101
In today’s episode, we follow the fighting on southern Okinawa to its bitter conclusion, as US forces face their toughest challenge against a series of imposing ridges, and an enemy determined to fight to the last...
Episode #100
In this week’s episode, we celebrate our 100th show by answering listener questions on the German Army’s lack of winter equipment in 1941, Hitler’s “no retreat” orders, Portugal’s role as a neutral power, and the...
Episode #99
In this week’s episode and in a long overdue collaboration between Not So Quite on the Western Front and WW2 Both Sides of the Wire, four of us sit down to explore what we feel are the battles that, for one reason or...
Episode #98
<p>In today’s episode, we hit the beaches at Okinawa, as American forces begin a grinding 82-day campaign to capture the island from determined and dug-in Japanese defenders. Join our community! The steps are simple...
Episode #97
<p>In today’s episode, we’re off to the vast expanses of the Pacific Ocean, to the small but strategically important island of Okinawa. The US invasion of the island in 1945 would be the largest amphibious landings in...
Episode #96
<p>In today’s episode, we tackle the legendary, controversial, and much mythologized US General George S. Patton – was he really as good as his reputation in popular memory? </p> <p>Checkout our First Book INFERNO...
Episode #95
<p>In today’s episode, we examine the final phase of the Battle of Berlin, as Soviet troops conquer the city and Hitler meets his end. </p> <p>Join us in Berlin in September...
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