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Hardcore History 27- Ghosts of the Ostfront I
Part one covering the conflict between the Germans and the Soviet Union in the Second World War. Dan gives an introduction to the subject and discusses the causes and opening moves of Operation Barbarossa.
Publish Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009
Duration – 1:05:54
Hardcore History 28 – Ghosts of the Ostfront II
In Part Two of the Ostfront series covering WW2 on the Eastern Front, Dan looks at the attempt to take Moscow and the many compelling stories surrounding the momentous1941 German offensive.
Publish Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009
Duration – 1:28:30
Hardcore History 29 – Ghosts of the Ostfront III
In Part Three of the Ostfront series covering WW2 on the Eastern Front, Dan looks at the situation in the U.S.S.R. during 1942 and early 1943, including the dreadful Battle of Stalingrad.
Publish Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009
Duration – 1:30:19
Hardcore History 30 – Ghosts of the Ostfront IV
In the final episode of the horror story that is the Eastern Front the tale descends into unimaginable darkness as vengeance is called down on Germany. This graphic episode is not for young ears.
Publish Date:Sat, 10 Oct 2009
Duration – 1:39:34
Dan’s research and book list:
The Forgotten Soldier
When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler (Modern War Studies)
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Blood, Tears, and Folly: An Objective Look at World War ll
The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
The Second World War
Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front
Barbarossa: The Russian-German Conflict, 1941-45
On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943
1812: Napoleon’s Russian Campaign by Riehn, Richard K. (1990) Hardcover
Through the Maelstrom: A Red Army Soldier’s War on the Eastern Front, 1942-1945 (Modern War Studies)
Russia’s War: A History of the Soviet Effort: 1941-1945
Lost Victories: The War Memoirs of Hitler’s Most Brilliant General
The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War II: Over 200 First-Hand Accounts from the Six Years That Tore the World Apart (Mammoth Books)
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Aftermath: The Remnants of War: From Landmines to Chemical Warfare–The Devastating Effects of Modern Combat
War of Extermination: The German Military in World War II (War and Genocide, 3)
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The Great Terror: A Reassessment
Inside the Third Reich
Stalin: Breaker of Nations
Hitler’s World View: A Blueprint for Power
Ivan’s War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945
The German Army and Genocide: Crimes Against War Prisoners, Jews, and Other Civilians in the East, 1939-1944
The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II
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Panzer Leader
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin
The Fall of Berlin 1945
Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945
Four Men Went to War: The True WWII Adventures of a U.S. Air Gunner, a British Paratrooper, a German Tank Driver, and an Italian Ski Commando
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Stalingrad: Memories and Reassessments (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
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A Dictionary of Battles (1715-1815)
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1. Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
2. Berezina by Ira Meistrich from The Experience of War
3. A Lousy Story by Vladimir Lemport from The Experience of War
Daniel McDonald –
I stumbled across Dan Carlin and this Hardcore History Podcast via a short intro I had found on YouTube, and as a student of WWII, I knew I had to hear the whole series.
Dan has a captivating and accessible way of describing the events he has researched and presents that make these events come alive in my mind. You could imagine being there, almost. It’s shocking, surprising, dreadful and hard to forget but it happened and I learned things about this conflict that I had never known before despite studying this era for at least 25 years. No student of WWII should miss this. Excellent.
madquack64 –
Great podcast, Eastern Front sounds like something beyond your worst nightmares.
croach83 –
What an amazing history lesson which many of us in the western world simply know nothing about. Thank you Dan Carlin!
Antonio –
Excellent! A breadth of knowledge and depth of emotion unsurpassed in modern history. As usual, Mr. Carlin provides an entertaining learning experience that exceeds the asking price by an order of magnitude. As close as you can get to time travel without being a theoretical physicist. Hardcore, indeed.
David –
Once again I’m blown away by the eloquent depiction of a horrific scenario. Although there are several thematic lessons to learn from, Dan reminds me that we are human too; we are not excused to submit to violent ideolical leadership- that we must speak out in opposition to crimes in humanity when given the chance…and that these men, on both sides, didn’t have that chance.