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Mission Improbable: Against All OddsIntroduction: Ukraine and Russia's May 9 Victory DayMy initial thoughts on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and a brief historical context of Russo-Ukrainian Relations. Slava Ukraini!
Sources:
Barnes, J., Cooper, H., & Schmitt, E. (2022, May 04). U.S. intelligence is helping Ukraine kill Russian generals, officials say. Retrieved May 9, 2022, from https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/us/politics/russia-generals-killed-ukraine.html
Boffey, D., & Rankin, J. (2022, March 16). 'Europe stands with you': Eu leaders vow support for Ukraine during Kyiv visit. Retrieved May 9, 2022, from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/15/polish-czech-and-slovenian-prime-ministers-travel-to-kyiv-ukraine
Braithwaite, S. (2022, February 26). Zelensky refuses us offer to evacuate, saying 'I need ammunition, not a...
2022-05-0913 min
Mission Improbable: Against All OddsEpisode 5: Dönitz and Operation Hannibal 1945The little-known Nazi evacuation that helped 2 million East Prussians escape the reprisals of the Soviets.
Time Stamps:
Context - 0:40
Order of Battle - 6:17
Aftermath Militarily - 13:13
My Takeaway - 18:42
Sources:
Beevor, Antony (2002), Berlin: The Downfall 1945, Penguin Books, ISBN 06708869552729
Begley, Sarah (2016). The Forgotten Maritime Tragedy That Was 6 Times Deadlier Than the Titanic. Time. Yahoo.Com.
Bekker, Cajus (1955). Defeat at Sea. US: Henry Holt and Co., pp.198-202, ISBN 9780345237453.
Citino, R. (2020). The Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff: The Nat...
2022-03-0121 minMission Improbable: Against All OddsEpisode 4: Mussolini and Operation Eiche 1943An unlikely and audacious rescue of a Dictator worn down by the war.
Time Stamps:
Context - 0:48
Order of Battle - 9:07
Aftermath Militarily - 13:31
My Takeaway- 16:24
Sources:
Annussek, G. A. (2006). The most infamous commando operation of World War II. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press.
Calamandrei, Piero (1943). Diario 1939–1945.Florence: Giorgi Agosti, pp. 153–154.
Department of Veritas, U. (2015). Operation Eiche., from https://arsof-history.org/articles/v11n1_eiche_page_1.html
Goeschel, C. (2020). Mussolini and Hitler: The forging of the Fascist Alliance. YALE Univers...
2022-02-2119 minMission Improbable: Against All OddsEpisode 3: The Battle for Slim River 1942When a column of 30 Japanese light and medium tanks single-handedly scattered upwards of 5,000 British and Colonial troops in Malaya.
Time Stamps:
Context- 0:45
Order of Battle- 10:00
Aftermath Militarily- 16:32
My Takeaway- 19:21
Sources
Alan Jeffreys, Duncan Anderson (2005). British Army in the Far East 1941-45. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1841767905.
Arcado, N. W. (2019). The Malayan Campaign & Japanese blitzkrieg. Retrieved January 25, 2022, from https://www.pacificatrocities.org/blog/the-malayan-campaign-japanese-blitzkrieg
Bayly, Christopher and Harper, Tim (2005). Forgotten Armies: Britain's Asian Empire and the War with Japan. London: Penguin Books, p. 110-115, IS...
2022-02-1222 minMission Improbable: Against All OddsEpisode 2: Operation EA3 and Alexandria Harbour 1941Was Italy all that bad during World War 2? One notable example says otherwise. In under 24 hours, a squad of Italian commandos managed to wrestle naval supremacy in the Mediterranean from Britain's Royal Navy.
Time Stamps:
Context- 0:39
Order of Battle- 8:10
Aftermath Militarily- 14:12
My Takeaway- 17:47
Sources:
AAzzanoFP, F. (2020). SLC Il maiale odiato da Winston Churchill. Retrieved January 23, 2022, from https://www.formulapassion.it/passione-passioni/nautica/slc-il-maiale-odiato-da-winston-churchill-286723.html
Author, G. (2017, July 28). The raid on alexandria - military history of Italy in WW2. Retrieved January 23, 2022, from https://www.warhistoryonline.com/i...
2022-02-0421 minMission Improbable: Against All OddsEpisode 1: Operation Fall Gelb (The Manstein Plan 1940)Speedrunning Victory: When your revolutionary (but extremely risky) tactics achieve in 4 weeks what your predecessors couldn't do in 4 years.
Time stamps:
Context - 0:40
Order of Battle - 9:30
Aftermath Militarily - 15:41
My Historical Takeaway - 19:18
Sources:
Books, T. (2018). Dunkirk True Story: What happened to WWII troops left behind. Retrieved January 22, 2022, from https://time.com/4869347/dunkirk-aftermath-history/.
Editors, B. (2022). Battle of France. Retrieved January 22, 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-France-World-War-II
Editors, H. (2009, October 14). Blitzkrieg. Retrieved January 22, 2022, from https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg
Frieser, K-H. (2005). The Blitzkrieg Legend. Tra...
2022-01-2822 minMission Improbable: Against All OddsPilot: Fritz Klingenberg and The Fall of Belgrade 1941When a handful of soldiers conquer an entire capital city by themselves.
Times:
Context - 0:26
Battle - 4:16
Klingenberg - 7:25
Takeaway - 13:47
Sources:
Chant, Christopher. (1986). The Encyclopedia of Codenames of World War II. London: Routledge, pp. 17-20, ISBN 978-0-415-71087-9.
Edwards, Robert J. (2015). Tip of the Spear: German Armored Reconnaissance in Action in World War II. Stackpole Books. p. 172, 173–174
Flaherty, T. H. (2004) [1988]. The Third Reich: The SS. Time-Life, pp. 162-163, ISBN 1-84447-073-3.
Heaton, C. D. (2016) [1988]. Invasion of Yugoslavia: Waffen SS captain Fritz Klingenberg and th...
2022-01-2118 minMission Improbable: Against All OddsA Podcast PrologueWhat is the value of History? Why war History? What should we do at the Crossroads of the Retrospect and Prospect? All these questions are tackled in this short yet in-depth introduction to Mission Improbable: Against All Odds.
2022-01-1709 min