In this month's episode, Germany and the Allies fail to reach an agreement to slow tensions, the Soviets and Japanese sign a cease-fire, and the world holds its breath as war is set to begin.The show is now available in even more places! You c

August 1939 - Prelude to War Part I

Nov 30th, 2019 12m 6s

In this month's episode, Germany and the Soviets begin negotiations, Britain and France squabble to meet the demands of the times, and Jewish peoples lose more of their rights.The show is now available in even more places! You can subscribe to

June and July 1939 - Tensions Escalate Across Europe

Jul 17th, 2019 23m 40s

This month, we look back at June and July and discuss the happenings for both. For both these months, Japan is ever expanding but suffers a major defeat, Britain and France squabble in the face of Fascist aggression, and the United States soli

May 1939 - The Pact of Steel

May 21st, 2019 18m

In this month's episode, Japan claims a long awaited victory, The United States implements more domestic policies, and Europe draws ever closer to war.The show is now available in even more places! You can subscribe to the show on Itunes, Spot

April 1939 - The Spanish Civil War

Apr 17th, 2019 26m 20s

In this months episode, the Franco declares the end of the Spanish Civil War and we do a deep dive into how it began, the factions in the fight, and the general course of the fight. We also discuss happenings around the rest of Europe during A

March 1939 - The Munich Agreement and Czechoslovakia

Mar 26th, 2019 13m 5s

In this months bonus episode, I look a bit more in depth into the Munich Agreement, and what happened to Czechoslovakia in the aftermath of the Agreement and Hitlers eventual invasion.

March 1939 - Hitler Invades Czechoslovakia!

Mar 15th, 2019 17m

In this months episode of History Outside the Beer Goggles, we discuss the Munich Agreement briefly, and go on to talk about what each of the major players were doing at this point before the war.

First Episode - Context

Feb 14th, 2019 27m 11s

In this episode we will be very briefly discussing the major powers in the time between the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 and March of 1939 The World is in shambles the Great War has just finished and the victors are drawing up what they believe