Radio War Nerd EP228 — Annibale's Italy on the Eastern Front, Pt. 3: Battle of Nikolaevka & Fascist Collapse

Guest: Annibale Recorded: April 29, 2020 In the third episode in our series with RWN guest Annibale on Italy on the Eastern Front in WWII—the Italian breakout at Nikolaevka & the collapse of Italian fascism. First - the War Nerd & Ames on memories of Evel Knievel & Bay Area hicksvilles... At 06:28 - Annibale joins us for the latest in Italy's pandemic. Today we talk about Phase II and Italy politics... At 31:26 - A brief look at latest war developments in Yemen... At 46:25 - Annibale continues the series on Italy on the Eastern Front in WWII (RWN #226, #227) - the buildup to the Battle of Stalingrad, the Italian 8th Army's collapse alongside the elite Alpini breakout at Nikolaevka, and how this experience led to the collapse of Mussolini's regime and the rise of the Italian Resistance... Follow Annibale on Twitter. Listen to Annibale's popular RWN series: Italy on the Eastern Front in WWII (#226, #227); Venetian Empire (#207, #208, #209, #214); The Hundred Years War(#175, #176, #177, #180, #182, #183); Italy's Years Of Lead (#134, #135, #136, #139); Italian Resistance in WW2 (#131). Total time: 2:40:32 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here