Episode 3— Barbarossa
Aired May 25, 2026 · 42 min
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This episode examines Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany's massive and unexpected invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, which became the largest and most devastating land campaign in military history.
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Tom Hanks
as Self - Narrator
Simon Sebag Montefiore
as Self - Historian and Author
Sean Mcmeekin
as Self - Professor, Bard College
Doug Douds
as Self - Professor, US Army War College
Alexandra Richie
as Self - Professor, Collegium Civitas
Robert Citino
as Self - Senior Historian, National WWII Museum
Jadwiga Biskupska
as Self - Associate Professor, Sam Houston State University
Dan Carlin
as Self - Podcaster, Hardcore History
Wesley Clark
as Self - US Army, Ret.
Antony Beevor
as Self - Military Historian
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