Welcome to the first episode of Aspects of History new podcast. In this episode, the first of two parts, our editor, Oliver Webb-Carter, chats to acclaimed historian Roger Moorhouse, author of First to Fight*.

In Part One they discuss the opening shots of the war, the British and French response, and the state of the Polish Army as they faced the Nazi war machine.

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You can buy Roger's book here on Amazon.co.uk: https://amzn.to/3n2XpHV

*First to Fight is titled Poland: 1939 in the USA.

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