World War II with Tom Hanks

Amid World War II’s chaos, a hidden battle rages — a war of espionage, deception, and codebreaking. At Bletchley Park, Alan Turing and his team race to crack Germany's "unbreakable" Enigma Code in a bid to thwart Nazi plans and save Britain from invasion. But as the codes evolve, daring missions and deadly risks intensify…
This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):
Dan Snow, historian and broadcaster
Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum
David O’Keefe, professor, Marianopolis College
Nicholas Reynolds, historian and former CIA officer
David Abrutat, Official Historian, GCHQ
Sir Dermot Turing, writer and speaker
Matthew Hefler, intelligence historian, King’s College London
Tessa Dunlop, historian and author
Guy Walters, historian and author
Katrin Paehler, professor, Illinois State University
Robert Hutchinson, intelligence historian

In 1942, Eisenhower leads the first joint U.S.-British operation of the war – Operation Torch – successfully landing thousands of untested U.S. troops on the Vichy-controlled shores of North Africa. The Allies race to trap the German forces in Tunisia, resulting in fearsome tank battles against the famed “Desert Fox,” German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel and his battle-tested Afrika Korps.
This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):
Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum
Jonathan Parshall, military historian, US Naval War College
General Wesley Clark, US Army, Ret.
Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War College
Saul David, military historian and author
Dan Snow, historian and broadcaster
Cameron Zinsou, associate professor, Command and General Staff College
Michael Neiberg, professor, US Army War College
Alexandra Richie, professor, Collegium Civitas
Jon Meacham, presidential historian

Under Adolf Hitler's leadership, anti-Semitic policies escalate from discrimination to widespread genocide. The state-sponsored persecution features mobile killing squads conducting mass shootings, and then purpose-built death camps, where millions of men, women and children are murdered by poison gas.
This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):
Waitman Wade Beorn, assistant professor, Northumbria University
Jadwiga Biskupska, associate professor, Sam Houston State University
Alexandra Richie, professor, Collegium Civitas
Daniel Greene, adjunct professor, Northwestern University
James Bulgin, Imperial War Museum
Rebecca Erbelding, historian and author
Simon Sebag Montefiore, historian and author
Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum

America’s “day of infamy” at Pearl Harbor is the birth of a new Japanese empire. Japan launches unprecedented attacks across Asia, proclaiming “Asia for the Asians” and pushing out Western colonial powers. Fueled by ideology, Japan’s armies are seemingly unstoppable – until a confrontation with the 1st Marine Division of the United States at Guadalcanal becomes a testing ground in a war without mercy.
This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):
General Wesley Clark, US Army, Ret.
Jonathan Parshall, military historian, US Naval War College
Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum
Saul David, military historian and author
Dan Snow, historian and broadcaster
Christopher Harding, cultural historian, University of Edinburgh
Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History
Takima Melber, the University of Heidelberg
Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War College
Geoffrey Wawro, professor, University of North Texas

In 1940, German U-boats are sinking British hopes of victory. From the sidelines, FDR loans Britain much needed aid and maneuvers US patrols to the edge of an “undeclared war” with Germany. Meeting at a game-changing summit, Churchill and FDR align their goals. But as America and Britain get closer, so do the German U-boats. Once at war, the US will face not only German ships but the might of the Japanese empire. At Midway, America’s young and inexperienced forces will fight for control of the sea.
This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):
Dan Snow, historian and broadcaster
Phillips O'Brien, professor, University of St. Andrews
Max Brooks, fellow, Modern War Institute, West Point
Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum
Jon Meacham, presidential historian
Leah Wright Rigueur, associate professor, Johns Hopkins University
Geoffrey Wawro, professor, University of North Texas
Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War College
Jonathan Parshall, military historian, US Naval War College
Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History