Photo, above:  Blitzkrieg. A symbol of London, St. Paul’s Cathedral, emerges from the flames during one of the most devastating raids on 29 December 1940.

JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW

Hour One

Saturday 17 August 2013 / Hour 1, Block A: Cry Havoc: How the Arms Race Drove the World to War, 1931-1941 by Joseph Maiolo  (1 of 4)

Saturday 17 August 2013 / Hour 1, Block B: Cry Havoc: How the Arms Race Drove the World to War, 1931-1941 by Joseph Maiolo  (2 of 4) 

Saturday 17 August 2013 / Hour 1, Block C: Cry Havoc: How the Arms Race Drove the World to War, 1931-1941 by Joseph Maiolo  (3 of 4)

Saturday 17 August 2013 / Hour 1, Block D: Cry Havoc: How the Arms Race Drove the World to War, 1931-1941 by Joseph Maiolo  (4 of 4)

Hour Two

Saturday 17 August 2013 / Hour 2, Block A: September Hope: The American Side of a Bridge Too Far by John C. McManus (1 of 4) 

Saturday 17 August 2013 / Hour 2, Block B: September Hope: The American Side of a Bridge Too Far by John C. McManus (2 of 4)

Saturday 17 August 2013 / Hour 2, Block C: September Hope: The American Side of a Bridge Too Far by John C. McManus (3 of 4)

Saturday 17 August 2013 / Hour 2, Block D: September Hope: The American Side of a Bridge Too Far by John C. McManus (4 of 4)

Hour Three

Saturday 17 August 2013 / Hour 3, Block A: The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe by Stephen Harding (1 of 4)

Saturday 17 August 2013 / Hour 3, Block B: : The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe by Stephen Harding (2 of 4)

Saturday 17 August 2013 / Hour 3, Block C: : The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe by Stephen Harding (3 of 4)

Saturday 17 August 2013 / Hour 3, Block D: : The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe by Stephen Harding (4 of 4) 

Hour Four

Saturday 17 August 2013 / Hour 4, Block A: The German Wars: A Concise History, 1859-1945 by Michael A. Palmer (1 of 2)

Saturday 17 August 2013 / Hour 4, Block B: The German Wars: A Concise History, 1859-1945 by Michael A. Palmer (2 of 2) 

Saturday 17 August 2013 / Hour 4, Block C: Inside the Nazi War Machine: How Three Generals Unleashed Hitler's Blitzkrieg Upon the World by Bevin Alexander (1 of 2)

Saturday 17 August 2013 / Hour 4, Block D: Inside the Nazi War Machine: How Three Generals Unleashed Hitler's Blitzkrieg Upon the World by Bevin Alexander (2 of 2)