The war made life in the Soviet Union very difficult. Even by Soviet standards, the government took an unprecedented degree of control over the allocation of labor and of food. Despite food shortages, there was no mass opposition as there had been in 1917.
448 Keep Calm and Carry On
14.06.2026 | 41 min.
The British had to deal with many more shortages of food and fuel and consumer goods than did Americans. And they had to worry about the Luftwaffe.
447 Don't You Know There's a War On?
07.06.2026 | 39 min.
The war put Americans in the unfamiliar position of enduring limits on what they could buy or eat, even how much they could drive their cars.
446 Is Paris Burning?
24.05.2026 | 48 min.
The Allies invade southern France, close the Falaise pocket, and the German line collapses. Soon the Allies are advancing on Paris.
445 Breakout and Pursuit
17.05.2026 | 42 min.
When Patton's Third Army broke through the front line, the Germans had a serious problem.
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