The Battle Of The Bulge: Hitler's Mad Plan (Part 1)

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

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Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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The Battle of the Bulge is often called Hitler's Last Gamble, but rather than a bold offensive on the brink of success, it was a rushed and hopeless attack. The usual narrative highlights Allied shortcomings, but in reality, it was a remarkable American victory. Join James Holland and Al Murray as they debunk the myths and expose the real failures behind Nazi Germany’s final Western offensive—a reckless plan that wasted countless lives. EPISODES 1-4 ARE AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS EARLY - SIGN UP AT patreon.com/wehaveways A Goalhanger Production Produced by James Regan Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Social: @WeHaveWaysPod Email: [email protected] Join our ‘Independent Company’ to watch our livestreams, get earlybird tickets and our weekly newsletter - packed with deals. Membership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:43.3	We passed over a destroyed land.
0:51.3	You have not seen it, do not know what hell looks like. The streetman has to bear.
0:55.3	And that is to see this thing through to the end.
1:00.1	Meanwhile, in the Ardennes, the Americans have recaptured the initiative,
1:04.5	moving step by step back over the lost ground.
1:08.9	War is, of course, a test of endurance for those involved. So long as the war goes on, the more severe, a test of endurance for those involved.
1:11.9	The longer the war goes on, the more severe this test of endurance.
1:15.3	This test of endurance must under all circumstances continue as long as the slightest hope of victory.
1:20.8	The moment all hope of victory disappears, people's determination becomes insufficient.
1:25.0	To withstand the test of endurance, in the same way the fortress
1:28.0	will go on fighting as long as there is hope of relief. It is therefore vital from time to time
1:32.5	to destroy the enemy's confidence in victory by making clear to him by means of offensive
1:36.4	action that his plans cannot succeed. A successful defensive can never achieve this as effectively
1:41.7	as a successful offensive in the long run. The principle is that the defensive is stronger than the offensive does not hold.
1:47.6	We must not forget that the total manpower available on our side is still just as great as that as the enemy.
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