Season 04
(2021)
Overview
WW II Year 1942
Cast
as Self
Episodes
Week 123 - The Formation of the United Nations! - WW2 - January 2, 1942 0.0
January 2, 2021
At the ongoing Arcadia Conference, 26 nations sign the Declaration of the United Nations. Otherwise it is very much a w…
Week 124 - Washington DC Abandons The Troops in the Field - WW2 - January 9, 1942 0.0
January 9, 2021
The US government realizes that it cannot send help to relieve the US and Filipino forces in the Philippines, but it do…
Week 125 - German U-Boats to Strike New York - WW2 - January 16, 1942 0.0
January 16, 2021
Operation Pauchenslag, long-range German submarines operating just of the US Coast, kicks into action this week, as doe…
Week 126 - The Formalization of Extermination - The Wannsee Conference - WW2 - January 23, 1942 0.0
January 23, 2021
Nazi Germany's "Holocaust by Bullets" has already claimed over a million lives over the past 8 months; this week German…
Week 127 - Fortress Singapore Stands Alone! - WW2 - January 30, 1942 0.0
January 30, 2021
The Japanese advance on Singapore has gotten close enough that the British have destroyed the causeway to Singapore Isl…
Week 128 - Pearl Harbour Avenged! - WW2 - February 6, 1942 0.0
February 6, 2021
The Japanese advance in Burma and the Dutch East Indies, but they've reached the end of the Malayan Campaign- Singapore…
Week 129- German Army Surrounded: You Did Nazi That Coming! - WW2 - February 13, 1942 0.0
February 13, 2021
The Soviet Red Army has managed to surround some 100,000 German soldiers in the Demyansk Pocket. The Allies are surroun…
Week 130 - Britain's Worst Defeat - Singapore Falls - WW2 - February 20, 1942 0.0
February 20, 2021
The most humiliating defeat in British history according to Winston Churchill- 80,000 men lost as prisoners of war! Hum…
Week 131 - Japan Destroys Allied Armada in Biggest Naval Battle in Decades - WW2 - February 27, 1942 0.0
February 27, 2021
The Japanese are advancing in the Dutch East Indies and Burma, brushing aside defenders, but their biggest victory this…
The Japanese Raid Australia and the British Raid France - March 6, 1942 0.0
March 6, 2021
The Japanese advance in Burma continues, threatening Rangoon, and also make landings on Java and New Guinea. They even …
Week 133 - Tumbling Capitals - MacArthur on the Run - WW2 - March 13, 1942 0.0
March 13, 2021
Rangoon in Burma falls to the invaders without a shot, the Dutch East Indies surrender 100,000 men to them at Batavia, …
Week 134 - Crap Tactics in the Pacific - Shall MacArthur Return? - WW2 - March 20, 1942 0.0
March 20, 2021
MacArthur makes one of the most iconic remarks of the whole war, but considering the fact that the Philippines seem uns…
Week 135 - New Blitzkrieg Against a Wall of 9 Million! - WW2 - March 27, 1942 0.0
March 27, 2021
The Allies make plans to bring the war to Germany by possibly attacking in North Africa. Holding Malta might be the key…
Week 136 - The Carpet Bombing of Germany begins - WW2 - April 3, 1942 0.0
April 3, 2021
Britain's campaign to firebomb the old towns of Germany where civilians reside begins in earnest this week. The British…
Week 137 - America Surrenders - The Fall of Bataan - April 10, 1942 0.0
April 10, 2021
After holding out since the beginning of the year, the American and Filipino defenders at Bataan can do so no more, and…
Week 138 - America Strikes Back - Tokyo in Flames - WW2 - April 18 1942 0.0
April 17, 2021
The Doolittle Raid is just a little bombing raid over Tokyo that doesn't do that much physical damage. It does, however…
Week 139 - Allied Intelligence cracks Japanese codes! - WW2 - April 25, 1942 0.0
April 24, 2021
After last week's Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, pretty much the entire Japanese fleet is sent out looking for American ships…
Week 140 - Japan - One Battle from Victory? - May 2, 1942 0.0
May 1, 2021
Now Burma and control of the Burma Road have fallen to the Japanese. Can nothing stop them? The Allies are thinking abo…
Week 141 - Carrier vs. Carrier - The Battle of Coral Sea - WW2 - May 9, 1942 0.0
May 8, 2021
This week sees a major clash between the naval forces of the Japanese and the Allies. Both sides take big damage, thoug…
Week 142 - Joseph Stalin Jumps the Gun - May 16, 1942 0.0
May 15, 2021
The Soviets pre-empt a German offensive with one of their own in the south of the Eastern Front, but that's not the onl…
Week 143 - AF is short of fresh water - WW2 - May 23, 1942 0.0
May 22, 2021
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov arrives in London to meet with Churchill, but at home in the USSR the Germans have laun…
Week 144 - Rommel's Desert Dash - The Whole Bloody Afrika Korps! - Gazala - WW2 - May 30, 1942 0.0
May 29, 2021
Erwin Rommel begins his surprise new offensive with "Rommel's Moonlight Ride", bringing all of his mighty mobile units …
Week 145a - Midway, pt.1 - Clash of the Titans - June 5, 1942 0.0
June 5, 2021
The supposedly surprise Japanese operations against Midway Atoll and the Aleutian Islands kick-off, but they don't know…
Week 145b - Germany to Strike Strongest Fortress in the World - WW2 - June 6, 1942 0.0
June 6, 2021
Midway isn't the only fight right now. Germany is trying to crack the mighty fortress of Sevastopol and take the whole …
Week 145c - Midway pt.2 - A New War? - WW2 - June 7, 1942 0.0
June 7, 2021
We left off last time with several burning behemoths. Watch today to see the action that follows, not just on the high …
Week 146 - Sevastopol Must Fall! - WW2 - June 13, 1942 0.0
June 12, 2021
It's a week of starts and stops. The Battle of Sevastopol kicks into high gear, and the Battle of Gazala enters its thi…
Week 147 - Tobruk: A second siege? - WW2 - June 20, 1942 0.0
June 19, 2021
Two convoys head from opposite ends of the Mediterranean to supply Malta, hoping to run interference for each other, an…
Week 148 - Fall Blau Starts...or Does it? - WW2 - June 26, 1942 0.0
June 26, 2021
Fall Blau, the huge Axis summer offensive in the Soviet Union, is supposed to being this, but is postponed to next. The…
Week 149 - Fall Blau Begins, Stalin Caught off Guard Again - WW2 - July 3, 1942 0.0
July 3, 2021
It's that time of the year again- the time when the Axis Powers drive deep into the Soviet Union. Fall Blau is the name…
Week 150 - Fall Blau - A Victim of Its Own Success? - WW2 - July 10, 1942 0.0
July 10, 2021
Adolf Hitler is not happy, and yet phase one of Fall Blau has accomplished all of its goals and done so ahead of the ti…
Week 151 - Stalingrad Now a Primary Objective?! - Hitler's Chaotic Directives - WW2 - July 17, 1942 0.0
July 17, 2021
The second phase of Fall Blau begins with second guessing by the Axis Powers and constant changes in directive. The Sov…
Week 152 - Wehrmacht Conquers 250 Miles of Nothing - WW2 - July 24, 1942 0.0
July 24, 2021
The Soviets keep withdrawing from the advancing Axis forces, and Hitler keeps issuing contrary orders to try and stop t…
Week 152B - How Hitler Created the World's Worst Traffic Jam - WW2 - July 27, 1942 0.0
July 27, 2021
"I said DAMN, this traffic jam... How I hate to be late, hurts my motor to go so slow. Time I get home my supper be col…
Week 153 - Not a Step Back! - Wehrmacht Closes in on Stalingrad - WW2 - July 31, 1942 0.0
July 31, 2021
Operation Edelweiss opens with a blast, and as the Wehrmacht closes in on Stalingrad, Stalin issues that famous order. …
Week 154 - Guadalcanal - Allies Take the Initiative - August 7, 1942 0.0
August 7, 2021
The Axis Forces are on the move on the Eastern Front and in the Caucasus, but this week the Allies begin an offensive o…
Week 155 - No Soviet Oil for Hitler - WW2 - August 14, 1942 0.0
August 14, 2021
The Axis advance into the Caucasus is going great... except the oil towns they take have no oil, and wasn't that the wh…
Week 156 - Swastika Raised on Highest Point in Europe - WW2 - August 21, 1942 0.0
August 21, 2021
The Axis advance in the Caucasus takes Mt. Elbrus, and the one on Stalingrad continues, and there are several raids of …
Week 157 - Yamamoto: Midway Round Two? - World War Two - August 28, 1942 0.0
August 28, 2021
The Battle of the Eastern Solomons takes place this week- another carrier battle. As for the Germans, they're advancing…
Week 158 - This War is Three Years Old - WW2 - September 4, 1942 0.0
September 4, 2021
As the war turns three there is is no slacking in the fighting. Erwin Rommel launches another Axis attack in North Afri…
Week 159 - Hitler Finally Fed Up with his Army - WW2 - September 11, 1942 0.0
September 11, 2021
Adolf Hitler sacks Wilhelm List, Army Group Commander in the Caucasus. His replacement does not have military command e…
Week 159B - Stalingrad, Hitler's Obsession - WW2 - September 13, 1942 0.0
September 18, 2021
Here's an extra weekly episode for you. The suburbs of Stalingrad have fallen and the fight for the city proper is abou…
Week 160 - Stalingrad Falls? - WW2 - September 18, 1942 0.0
September 18, 2021
It's a big week, but by now they all are. The fighting in Stalingrad is intense, the fighting on Guadalcanal is intens…
Week 161 - Stalingrad, Factory by Factory, Room by Room - WW2 - September 25, 1942 0.0
September 25, 2021
Franz Halder, German Army Chief of Staff since the war began, loses his job this week, but the offensive this summer ha…
Week 162 - This is Russia, The Soviet Thermopylae - WW2 - October 2, 1942 0.0
October 2, 2021
The fighting for Stalingrad continues, but the Soviets forces are split and the Volga is on fire. In the Caucasus, the …
Week 163 - Stalingrad Thunderdome: Paulus vs. Chuikov! - WW2 - October 9, 1942 0.0
October 9, 2021
Things are looking pretty grim for Vassily Chuikov's 62nd Army in Stalingrad this week, as the German 6th Army launches…
Week 164 - Stalingrad, Stalingrad, No Retreat! - WW2 - October 16, 1942 0.0
October 16, 2021
The Americans win a naval victory off Guadalcanal and even manage to reinforce the Marines there with the first Army un…
Week 165 - Showdown at El Alamein - WW2 - October 23, 1942 0.0
October 23, 2021
Could this be the beginning of the big break in North Africa? The Allies have the men, the armor, and the fuel... they …
Week 166 - Nazi General Dies of Heart Attack - WW2 - October 30, 1942 0.0
October 30, 2021
The Allies may be on the verge of a breakthrough in North Africa, but they're losing at sea to the Japanese this week, …
Week 167 - The Allies Break Through! - WW2 - November 6, 1942 0.0
November 6, 2021
After all these months of fighting, the British 8th Army breaks through Erwin Rommel's Axis positions in North Africa, …
Week 168 - Axis and Allies Both Invade France - WW2 - November 13, 1942 0.0
November 13, 2021
Operation Torch goes off this week, the Allied invasion of French Northwest Africa, but this prompts the Germans to inv…
Week 169 - The Red Army Kicks Ass - Operation Uranus! - WW2 - November 20th, 1942 0.0
November 20, 2021
After months of stubborn defense the time has finally come for the Soviet Counterstroke, but is it in time to save Stal…
Week 170 - Bigger Than Uranus? - Mars - WW2 - November 27, 1942 0.0
November 27, 2021
Last week’s counterattack was just the beginning, for the Soviets launch another giant offensive this week. And things …
Week 171 - Axis Armies Facing Starvation - WW2 - December 4, 1942 0.0
December 4, 2021
The Soviets have launched offensives on the entire eastern front and by now hundreds of thousands of men are surrounded…
Week 172 - One Year Since Pearl Harbour - WW2 - December 11, 1942 0.0
December 11, 2021
The Japanese try and fail to supply their starving soldiers. The Allies fail to break through in Tunisia and New Guinea…
Week 173 - Guadalcanal Life Expectancy: 30 Days - WW2 - December 18, 1942 0.0
December 18, 2021
Just a few weeks ago massive offensives were launched in North Africa and the Soviet Union, against the Axis. These ope…
Week 174 - A Red Christmas - WW2 - December 25, 1942 0.0
December 25, 2021
The Soviet offensive Operation Mars is over; it has failed, but Operation Little Saturn has been such a success that th…