Dan Snow's History Hit - NEW SERIES: THE COMMANDERS

Episode Date: February 24, 2026

Our world is shaped by decisions — bold, reckless, and often irreversible. And nowhere did choices matter more than in the Second World War, the deadliest conflict in human history. In our new mini-series starting on Monday March 2nd 2026, we step inside the war rooms where history was made by six towering commanders.With leading historians, Dan Snow unpack the strategies that reshaped continents — from Zhukov’s relentless Eastern Front offensives to Montgomery’s iron-tight control in the West.Make sure you follow Dan Snow’s History Hit to get new episodes every Monday in March! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Second World War was shaped by choices. Some calculated, some reckless, most irreversible. It was the deadliest conflict in human history. It transformed the world. It reduced ancient cities to rubble. It displaced millions. It ushered in the atomic age. In our latest miniseries running throughout March,

we're going to look at six of the men pulling those strings. Bernard Montgomery. Irwin Rommel, Dwight D. Eisenhower, it's the Roku Yamamoto and Georgi Zhukov. Their decisions. Some brilliant, some catastrophic, reshaped nations and decided the fate of millions. We're going to step inside the war rooms.

We're going to break down the key strategic moves made by these infamous commanders. We're going to be talking to leading historians. We're going to dive into Zhukov's brutal, relentless warfare on the Eastern Front. Montgomery's eyes. iron-tight command style in the West, the tangled legacy of Rommel, the man who relished being Hitler's favourite general, a brilliant tactician, a Nazi propaganda star, but who came to harbour grave doubts about the Fuhrer and never actually became a card-carrying Nazi himself. And Yamamoto, the man who warned everyone that Japan was on the road to catastrophic defeat

while doing more than most to bring it about. Make sure you hit following your podcast player for Dan Snow's History Hit to make sure you get new episodes every Monday in March.