How the Swiss Stayed Neutral, the Near Disaster Surrender Flight, and More (Stories of WWII Part 4)

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Education, History

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🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 194 minutes

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In today's episode, we're looking at how Switzerland managed to remain neutral with WWI and WWII raging around them, how Germany was so successful at the start of WWII against vastly superior numbers, the forgotten harrowing peace flight that nearly torpedoed the Japanese surrender, and much more! 0:00 How Switzerland Managed to Remain Neutral with WWI and WWII Raging Around Them 16:09 How was the German Army so Successful at the Start of WWII Against Vastly Superior Numbers? 51:22 The Forgotten Harrowing, Near Disaster Japanese Surrender Flight That Ended WWII 1:11:55 How on Earth Did Winston Churchill Lose the Election Directly Following Germany’s Defeat? 1:36:07 How WWII Made Everybody Think Carrots Were Good for Eyes and Why It Didn’t Really Have to Do With Tricking the Germans 1:44:37 The Steampunk Flight Simulator That Helped Win WWII 1:58:19 Could the Allies Really Have Crushed Germany Right at the Start of WWII 2:10:19 Gravy Stockings and TNT Hair Dye: The Fascinating Fashions of WW2 2:19:27 That One Time a Parachuting Soldier Took Down a Zero Fighter Plane With Nothing but a Handgun 2:25:47 The Red Devil: The Only Axis Prisoner to Escape from North America And Make It Back to Germany 2:39:32 A Tale of Two Brothers- The Devil and the Absolute Legend 2:48:51 The Forgotten Pearl Harbor Before Pearl Harbor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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