re: D-Day invasion spinoff - want to learn more about WWII

I would start with reading "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich".

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Carlin couldn’t help but blow the cock of the USSR in that series. Said the Russians had the best generals and field marshals of the entire war. That’s about the time I stop listening every time I give it a listen.

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I thought it was the weakest Carlin podcast I've listened to so far. I think everyone tries to will it into being great because it's a perfect subject matter for a great podcast and Carlin is a great history podcaster. That being said, I found it's depth to be rather shallow.

Robert Citino gives a few really good lectures on Youtube about the Wehrmacht that are brief and very engaging. He's a great speaker. Couldn't recommend them more and I wish he would do a podcast though he's busy writing books instead.

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I thought it was the weakest Carlin podcast I've listened to so far. I think everyone tries to will it into being great because it's a perfect subject matter for a great podcast and Carlin is a great history podcaster. That being said, I found it's depth to be rather shallow.

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I believe that it was one of his first podcast series as each episode was 1 hr-1.5 hrs. There’s just too much subject matter for only four episodes at 1-1.5 hrs an episode. I don’t think his research was then what it is now. But he’s also only getting out two fricking episodes a year now though so there’s some give and take.

Just really doesn’t sit well with me his thoughts on Soviet leadership and generalship in WWII.

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Robert Citino gives a few really good lectures on Youtube about the Wehrmacht that are brief and very engaging. He's a great speaker. Couldn't recommend them more and I wish he would do a podcast though he's busy writing books instead.

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Never heard of this, going to give it a listen.

Military history visualized on you tube does an incredible job with academic level presentations of military history.
Military History Visualized

Watch the docu-series World War II in Color (also known as World War II in HD Colour) on Netflix. Great documentary that gives you a good overview of the war.

He's pretty good. His WWI by the week was really good.

Well if you want to understand WWII, you should first learn about WWI. Without a fundamental understanding of WWI, you’ll never understand WWII. And to understand WWI, you’ll need to to first learn about the Franco-Prussian War, the unification of Germany and rise of the German Empire, Bismarck’s diplomatic strategy of isolating France, the decline of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th & early 20th Centuries, First Balkan War, and Second Balkan War. You’ll also want to read up on the rise of the USA as a major world power following the Spanish-American War. Likewise, study the Russo-Japanese War. Once you’ve studied all these, you should be able to to start to understand WWII.

Check out the book The Second World War by Antony Beevor. It’s huge but covers everything in the whole war in extreme detail.

ETA: Also, if you want to know more about the Eastern Front, check out the documentary Soviet Storm on YouTube. It is a very extensive and well done documentary solely about the east.

I enrolled on-line. Started the course, after 2 lectures, was loving it. Fascinating material brought up I had never thought on. I went over and made a $100.00 donation and they sent me the book. I think they will send it for less, but I was really into the class. I have since donated some more just for the heck of it. It is worth your time and money. Semper Fi!

You guys are bringing the goods!