The Commanders: The Best of the Rest

About this episode

This episode pays tribute to lesser-known commanders of the Second World War based on listener suggestions.

For the final episode in our 'Commanders' series, we've drawn on your suggestions to pay tribute to the commanders who didn’t make our main episodes, but left a lasting mark on the Second World War. Joining us is Jonathan Bratten, a historian and serving Major in the Maine National Guard. Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore. Dan Snow's History Hit is now available on YouTube! Check it out at:  https://www.youtube.com/@DSHHPodcast Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at  https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . You can also email the podcast directly at  ds.hh@historyhit.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Snow

Guest: Jonathan Bratten

Topics covered

• Second World War
• military commanders
• historical impact
• war history
• military history

Keywords

• commanders
• Second World War
• history
• military
• historian

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Maine National Guard, History Hit, Acast

Books & works: Dan Snow's History Hit

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