🎧 The Economics of World War Two with Duncan Weldon
🎧 Dan Snow's History Hit • 28m
Duncan Weldon's new Radio 4 Series looks at the economics of the Second World War, and crucial they were in determining the outcome of the war. He joins Dan to talk about why no participants expected France to fall so quickly, and why Norway mattered economically. Producer: Peter Curry
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