In this episode, Dan meets New York Times journalist and writer Bari Weiss, who grew up near and attended the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 2018 this synagogue was the site of the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in American history. Dan and Bari delve into the long history of anti-Semitism, from 2nd century BCE to our modern era.
In May 1941, the Royal Navy pursued Nazi Germany's largest battleship, the Bismarck, in the greatest chase story in the history of naval warfare. Bismarck represented the single most important threat to the Royal Navy and the vital Atlantic convoys they sought to protect;her armoured protection h...
James Holland comes on the show to discuss the Battles of Imphal and Kohima, the decisive clash of the Burma Campaign during World War Two.
Historian of modern Europe Sir Richard Evans reveals whether there is any truth that Hitler, at any stage in his public career, showed support for Zionism.