We continue the update on China from the outbreak of the second Sino-Japanese war until the attack on Pearl harbor when the entry of the United States would change the calculus for all sides.

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In this episode we fill in the blanks in China, catching up on how China found itself at war with Japan in 1937

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A biography of the most famous Australian Soldier of all time: Tom "Diver" Derrick, VC.

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My interview with David Milne, Senior Designer of Company of Heroes 3 for Relic Entertainment.

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The final pieces of Operation CARTWHEEL finally fall into place with the capture of Cape Gloucester and the seizure of the Admiralty islands.

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My interview with Ray Boomhower about his biographer of war correspondant Richard Trgaskis.

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In this episode we conclude the Aleutian campaign with the invasions of Attu and Kiska.

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Part one of the Aleutians Campaign including the occupation of Attu and Kiska as well as the battle of the Komandorski Islands.

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Nimitz begins his drive through the central pacific with at the battle of Tarawa.

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We finally reach the end of the Solomons campaign with the landing at Bougainville.

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Halsey and MacArthur resume their drives up the Solomons chain in their effort to isolate Rabaul.

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We now turn toward the Pacific theatre once again but first make a stop over the United States to discuss the war's effects on the US population.

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A short look at what Fascism is as a political movement or ideology.

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The four phases of the battle of the Atlantic form 1939 to defeat in 1943.

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In this appendix I speak with author Simon Read about his book The Iron Sea.

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The bombing campaign over Europe from 1940-1944

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The Allies fight their way up the Italian Peninsula

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The Allies begin their Invasion of Italy

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The two and a half year long siege of Leningrad

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The Battle of Kursk and its aftermath as well as the Smolensk Offensive

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