576 - World War II

As a part of Blocktober 2026, we look at what is arguably the biggest event in human history... World War Two.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:22 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpodCheck out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-comOur awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:World War II With Tom Hanks:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt40385200/ https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/how-did-adolf-hitler-happen https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Hitler/Rise-to-power https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-IIhttps://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Versailles-1919/German-reparations-and-military-limitations https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-France-World-War-II/The-invasion-of-the-Low-Countries https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/neville-chamberlain https://www.britannica.com/event/Invasion-of-Poland https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/neville-chamberlain https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/timeline/factfiles/nonflash/a1057312.shtml https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/second-world-war/dunkirk/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-dunkirk-evacuations https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zsrwjxs/revision/9 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-we-call-axis-powers-axis-powers-180960980/