As I write this, on 22 June 2023, it’s the first anniversary of my podcast, Beyond Barbarossa—the first English-language podcast in the world that focuses on the Eastern Front of World War II. To mark the occasion, I changed the podcast date from every second Monday to coincide with other anniversaries: the 82nd anniversary of […]
In the summer of 1941, the invading German Wehrmacht scored victory after victory in its invasion of the USSR. They besieged Leningrad and captured Kyiv, and occupied an incredible amount of territory. They defeated the Allies in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Did this portend Nazi victory? Episode 5 of the ONLY English-language podcast in […]
That’s right. My venture into the world of podcasting is not a one-time leap. The second episode is now live on all the major podcasting platforms: Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and more. Soon, I’ll write a post about my learning curve. But first, I have to get past the maximum point (to stretch a mathematical […]
Last week in Second World War history Those who know their history know that the Eastern Front was by far the largest theatre of operations during the Second World War. The Soviet Union put more men and women into the fighting than all other Allies combined, and the countries of the Eastern Theatre suffered over […]
I’m very excited because my third book is getting closer to publishing! I’ve settled on a title: Army of Worn Soles. Thanks to my good friend Martin Champoux for suggestions that led me to this. I’ve just received the second editing pass by my editor, none other than the renowned Rebecca Tsaros-Dickson. So while this […]