World War II with Tom Hanks

The war is over, and the Allies are triumphant. The United States and the Soviet Union initially work together to establish a new world order, but over the course of the next four years these two nations will go from Allies of convenience to ideological adversaries, launching the next phase of global conflict under the shadow of nuclear war.
This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):
Michel Paradis, professor, Columbia University
Jon Meacham, presidential historian
Simon Sebag Montefiore, historian and author
Timothy Naftali, senior research scholar, Columbia University
Sarada Peri, presidential speechwriter and political analyst
Phillips O’Brien, professor, University of St. Andrews
Alexandra Richie, professor, Collegium Civitas
Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History
Michael Kimmage, professor, Catholic University of America
Michael Neiberg, professor, US Army War College
Dan Snow, historian and broadcaster
A.J. Baime, journalist and author
Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum

The U.S. determines by early 1945 that Japan will never surrender and will need to be subdued by force. Newly sworn-in President Truman must authorize an invasion of the Japanese home islands at a terrible cost to American lives. Emperor Hirohito hopes to avoid the destruction of his land and people, but his generals are agitating for war. Both men seek a way out, but only one can deploy the most terrible weapon the world has ever seen.
This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):
Jon Meacham, presidential historian
Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History
Craig L. Symonds, military historian and author
Christopher Harding, senior lecturer, University of Edinburgh
Saul David, military historian and author
Noriko Kawamura, professor, Washington State University
Yuki Tatsumi, senior director, Institute for Indo-Pacific Security
Jonathan Parshall, military historian, US Naval War College
Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum
Martin Morgan, military historian and author
A.J. Baime, journalist and author
Sarada Peri, presidential speechwriter and political analyst
Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War College
Bradley Hart, military historian, National WWII Museum
Dr. Rebecca Grant, national security analyst

In the winter of 1944, as American and British armies are advancing across western Europe, Hitler plans one last major offensive attempt through the Ardennes forest - the Battle of the Bulge - to swing the tide of the war back in Germany’s favor. Meanwhile, the Soviet Red Army is swiftly moving across Eastern Europe to fulfill Stalin’s ultimate wish of taking Berlin.
This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):
Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum
Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History
James Holland, military historian and author
Dr. Peter Lieb, military historian and author
Martin Morgan, military historian and author
Geoffrey Wawro, professor, University of North Texas
Paul Woodadge, author and Normandy battlefield guide
Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War College
Michel Paradis, professor, Columbia University
Sarada Peri, presidential speechwriter and political analyst
Alexandra Richie, professor, Collegium Civitas
Sean McMeekin, professor, Bard College
Simon Sebag Montefiore, historian and author
Jon Meacham, presidential historian
Dan Snow, historian and broadcaster

In 1944-45, as Allied victory in Europe seems all but assured, the fighting in the Pacific intensifies. The U.S. and Japan suffer terrible losses in the Philippines and on Iwo Jima. Roosevelt understands what ordinary Americans are only beginning to realize: in a clash between a nation which demands unconditional surrender and a nation which refuses to surrender, the worst is still to come.
This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):
Jon Meacham, presidential historian
Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum
Jonathan Parshall, military historian, US Naval War College
Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History
A.J. Baime, journalist and author
Bradley Hart, military historian, National WWII Museum
Noriko Kawamura, professor, Washington State University
Christopher Harding, cultural historian, University of Edinburgh
Dr. Rebecca Grant, national security analyst
Anand Toprani, military historian, U.S. Naval War College
Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War College
Sarada Peri, presidential speechwriter and political analyst
Martin Morgan, military historian and author

Resistance to Nazi occupation and oppression has been a constant throughout the war. In the summer of 1944, two cities revolt against the Nazis but meet very different outcomes. And some, living and dying through the Holocaust, take their fate into their own hands and mount organized resistance in the direst of circumstances.
This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):
Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War College
Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum
Dan Snow, historian and broadcaster
Alexandra Richie, professor, Collegium Civitas
Michael Neiberg, professor, US Army War College
Marco Aterrano, associate professor, University of Naples Federico II
Martin Morgan, military historian and author
Simon Sebag Montefiore, historian and author
Anand Toprani, military historian, U.S. Naval War College
James Bulgin, historian, Imperial War Museum
Rebecca Erbelding, historian, United States Holocaust Museum