Professor Frank McDonough @FXMC1957 is an internationally renowned expert on the Third Reich. He was born in Liverpool, studied history at Balliol College, Oxford and gained a PhD from Lancaster University.

Frank’s latest book is entitled The Gestapo: The Myth and Reality of Hitler’s Secret Police.

Presented by Dan Snow @thehistoryguy

Produced by Dan Morelle @danmorelle

Episode Music: My Lu Neng – Masterplan ft Fox

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