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Nuclear Close Call - The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis

October 27, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

In 1958, the 2nd Taiwan Strait Crisis broke out between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC). Cold War tensions had increased an already tense situation between the PRC, based on the Chinese mainland, and…
The Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181

October 20, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

On 13 October 1977, Lufthansa Flight 181, heading from Majorca in Spain to Frankfurt, West Germany was hijacked by four militants from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, or PFLP. In response to the hijacking, the West…
The Munich Olympics Hostage Crisis

October 13, 2026 · 54 min

On 5 September 5th 1972, eight militants of Black September, a Palestinian militant group with ties to the Fatah faction of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, burst into one of the apartments of the Israeli delegation to the 1972…
Operation Overlord - Did the Germans Know?

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Operation Overlord was one of the pivotal events of the Second World War. The Germans had been preparing for an Allied landing in Europe for many years. One of their attempts to keep the Allies out was the Atlantic Wall. This was a series…
How The Allies Planned Operation Overlord

September 22, 2026 · 56 min

By the end of June 6, 1944, D-Day, thousands of Allied troops had landed in Normandy, France. They were supported by tanks, artillery, and thousands of tons of supplies. How did the Allies pull off one of the largest military operations in…

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The September 11th Attacks from the Pentagon's Perspective - Part 2

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In this podcast, we pick up from where The September 11th Attacks from the Pentagon's Perspective - Part 1 left off. The North and South Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City have been hit by American Airlines Flight 11 and…
The September 11th Attacks from the Pentagon's Perspective Part 1

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On September 11, 2001, the United States suffered one of the worst terrorist attacks in history. Terrorists hijacked four commercial airlines and targeted the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and were going to attack, it is suspected…
The Battles of Imphal & Kohima - Part 3

September 1, 2026 · 54 min

By May 1944, Operation U-Go, the Japanese invasion of India, had run out of steam. The units of the British 14 Army were either stopping Japanese attacks cold or pushing Japanese units back all along the front. At Kohima, the Japanese are…
The Battles of Imphal & Kohima - Part 2

August 25, 2026 · 59 min

The fierce fighting at Imphal and Kohima continued into April 1944, as units of the British 14th Army fell back to these strategic locations in hopes of defeating the Japanese invasion of India. The troops of the Japanese 15th Army began…
The Battles of Imphal & Kohima - Part 1

August 18, 2026 · 60 min

In March 1944, the Japanese 15th Army invades British controlled India during Operation U-Go. Japanese commander General Renya Mutaguchi was initially against such an invasion but comes to see it as not only a way in which Japan could win…
The Sinking of the Battleship Bismarck

August 11, 2026 · 58 min

In May of 1941, the Bismarck, a brand-new German battleship, leaves port to begin Operation Rheinübung. Along with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, Bismarck is sent to prey on Allied shipping in the north Atlantic in hopes of crippling…
What Caused the Iran-Iraq War?

August 4, 2026 · 58 min

In September 1980, border clashes between Iran and Iraq escalated into war. Tensions had been simmering between the two countries for decades. Disputes over control of the Shatt al-Arab river, and thus access to the Persian Gulf for Iraq…

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From the team behind The Operations Room comes The War Office Podcast. Each episode deep dives into the most important military history events, battles, and people from the Second World War to the present day. Each episode features dramatic storytelling, expert guest historians, and atmospheric soundscapes. This is frontline detail like you’ve never heard before. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.