John Rhodes on History

About John Rhodes on History

John Rhodes is a historian who writes about World War II. He grew up playing in the wreckage of bombed-out buildings in post-war London and got hooked on history at Cambridge. His podcasts recount the great battles of that era, from the Battle of Britain to Pearl Harbor to D Day. Each episode explores a major battle—not just what happened, but who and how and why, and the historical context. These podcasts are for people who want to know more about world history. Why? Because Churchill said that "those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." So, join John and let’s learn.

Publisher

John Rhodes

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jun 2024

Latest episode

14 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Mar 2025

   WWII - Operation Mission House

   In March 1945, 80 years ago this month, the US Air Force launched an attack even more destructive than Hiroshima or Nagasaki. In the episode, John explores the firebombing of Tokyo.

2. 

   21 Feb 2025

   Operation Plate Rack - The Bombing of Dresden

   John explores the controversial bombing of the city of Dresden in 1945, 80 years ago this month.

3. 

   7 Feb 2025

   WWII - The Big Three at Yalta

   John analyses the Yalta conference and its long-term impact on the Cold War.

4. 

   24 Jan 2025

   WWII - HAPPY NEW YEAR, IKE!

   John examines Eisenhower's risks and opportunities at the beginning of 1945.

5. 

   26 Sept 2024

   WWII - A Bridge So Close But Yet Too Far

   John examines the joint Anglo-American airborne operation Market Garden, the biggest paratroop operation of Word War II.

6. 

   28 Aug 2024

   WWII - Liberation of Paris

   John describes how Paris was liberated during the global conflict that was World War II and the major players involved.

7. 

   18 Jul 2024

   D Day - A Global Conflict

   John describes some of the crucial battles that were also raging in other parts of the world at the same time as the Allies and Hitler’s armies were fighting in Normandy in the summer of 1944.

8. 

   3 Jul 2024

   D Day - Airborne Assault

   John tells the stories of the airborne troops who landed in Normandy on the night before D Day and paid a fearsome price. The American 82nd and 101st Airborne landed to the west of the beaches and the British 6th Airborne to the east.

9. 

   20 Jun 2024

   D DAY – Operation Overlord

   John takes you to the five D Day beaches in Normandy. Through his eyes, we see the men who landed and fought there, the men who tried to repel them, and what happened that fateful day. The photograph in the episode image is Courtesy of The National WWII Museum.

10. 

    6 Jun 2024

    D Day - Eighty Years Ago

    The invasion of Normandy in June 1944 was one of the greatest battles in history. John begins the story by examining Adolf Hitler’s rise to power and the events that made D Day necessary and inevitable. John Rhodes covers what led up to this historic event on this week's episode. The photograph in the episode image is Courtesy of The National WWII Museum.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

42

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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