Interview 52: Why Barbarossa Failed with Timothy Manion

History of the Second World War

Wesley Livesay

Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.5 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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For this interview I was joined by Timothy Manion to discuss his upcoming book Why Barbarossa Failed: Germany and Russia in the Second World War which released March 5, 2026. https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/why-barbarossa-failed-germany-and-russia-in-the-second-world-war.php Contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:06.0	Hello everyone and welcome to another history of the Second World War interview.
1:17.3	Today I'm joined by Timothy Mannion, the author of Why Boborosa Failed, Germany and Russia in the Second World War, which releases March 5th, 26, which which means it should be out right now, if you're
1:29.3	listening to this, on the day that the episode released. Timothy, thank you for joining us here today.
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