#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

The following is a conversation with James Holland, a historian specializing in World War II, who has written a lot of amazing books on the subject, especially covering the Western Front, often providing fascinating details at multiple levels of analysis, including strategic, operational, tactical, technological, and of course the human side, the personal accounts from the war. He also co-hosts a great podcast on World War II called We Have Ways of Making You Talk. And now a quick few second mention of each sponsor. Check them out in the description or at lexfriedman.com slash sponsors is the best way to support this podcast.

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