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#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles

May 24, 2025

3h 30m

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James Holland is a historian specializing in World War II. He hosts a podcast called WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep470-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, c...

James Holland is a historian specializing in World War II. He hosts a podcast called WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk.

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OUTLINE:

(00:00) – Introduction

(00:34) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections

(07:25) – World War II

(17:23) – Lebensraum and Hitler ideology

(24:36) – Operation Barbarossa

(40:49) – Hitler vs Europe

(1:02:35) – Joseph Goebbels

(1:12:29) – Hitler before WW2

(1:17:25) – Hitler vs Chamberlain

(1:39:31) – Invasion of Poland

(1:44:07) – Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact

(1:52:09) – Winston Churchill

(2:16:09) – Most powerful military in WW2

(2:38:31) – Tanks

(2:48:30) – Battle of Stalingrad

(3:01:21) – Concentration camps

(3:10:53) – Battle of Normandy

(3:24:45) – Lessons from WW2

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