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Spiritual Lessons from World War II

Eric Ludy shares about the series:

World War II was an epic tale. And I am like a moth to the flame of any and all things epic. I have always been fascinated by history, the events, the people, and the human challenge. But, war history, for some reason, stands out to me and deeply attracts my soul — bidding me to study it and to somehow try and comprehend it.

In the early 90’s I used to teach classes on the Civil War — and loved it. In 2018, my intrigue for war was renewed and it led to an in-depth study of WWI and WWII.

If you asked me, “Eric, why are you so interested in all this war stuff?” I would say, “Listen to this series and you will find out.” When I study war, I understand how to live more robustly as a godly man. I pray they will inspire you toward vibrant Christian living.

Here’s to going after the epic,

Eric

1933-1939 | The Rise of Hitler

A great evil is afoot; surreptitiously positioning itself to plunder the liberty of nations, to annihilate the weak, and destroy whatever is left of decency and goodwill in this earth. Meanwhile, good men all over the world turn a blind eye to this malevolent and insidious power and do nothing.

PART 1: THE FOLLIES OF THE VICTORS

PART 2: THE PROVERBIAL PATTERN

PART 3: RADICAL DISARMAMENT

PART 4: THE BARMAN DECLARATION

PART 5: THE SACRIFICE OF THE SMALLER

1940 | Alone in the Darkest Hour

What Hitler wants, Hitler gets. One after another, the once-powerful nations of Europe fall to the overwhelming martial force of Germany. By June of 1940, only one nation remains standing against this awful power.

PART 6: THE PROVING OF THE NATION

PART 7: EXPOSING THE FIFTH COLUMN

PART 8: THE FALL OF FRANCE

PART 9: WHAT IS WANTED IS A MAN

PART 10: AIR SUPERIORITY

PART 11: THE IMPOSSIBLE MANEUVER

PART 12: THE DUNKIRK REAR GUARD

PART 13: THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF LOVE

PART 14: LEADING IN THE DARK

PART 15: THE BORDEAUX COLLAPSE

PART 16: THE DARLAN CONSPIRACY

PART 17: THE HOBELAR

PART 18: THE WAR MACHINE

PART 19: THE CONVOY

1941 | The Overplay of Evil

Hitler’s and Hirohito’s craven lust for land lead them to plunge into territories that might have been better left undisturbed. And as a result, the Bear of Russia and the Eagle of America are stirred from their long winter nap and deeply angered.

PART 20: THE SLEEPING GIANT

PART 21: THE DOOR OF THE DESERT FOXES

PART 22: THE GERMAN MIND

PART 23: OPERATION RED BEARD

PART 24: THE FEARLESS FELLOWSHIP

PART 25: THE UNFRIENDLY ALLY

PART 26: THE SINKING OF THE PRINCE

PART 27: THE FIRING OF CUNNINGHAM

PART 28: THE HONORABLE AND THE OUTRAGEOUS

PART 29: THE ATLANTIC HUNTING GROUNDS

PART 30: THE MAP ROOM

PART 31: THE AMERICAN SUPPLY

1942 | Lighting the Torch

Hitler’s death camps open for business, meanwhile the tide turns in the Pacific theater and the Torch is lit in North Africa.

PART 32: THE SOUL OF LITVINOV

PART 33: THE VOYAGE OF CAPTAIN ROGERS

PART 34: THE SWEATER VEST

PART 35: BLOCKADED IN BREST

PART 36: ROOSEVELT’S BLIND SPOT

PART 37: THE DOOLITTLE RIOTS

PART 38: THE WILD-EYED SOLDIER

PART 39: REVIVAL IN THE PACIFIC

PART 40: THE TURNING POINT

PART 41: GOING AFTER THE GIRL

PART 42: THE MANHATTAN PROJECT

PART 43: THE 42 OFFENSIVE

PART 44: THE FOURTH ROLE

PART 45: BEHIND THE SILENCE

PART 46: THE MOSES OF ROVNO

PART 47: STUCK ON SLEDGEHAMMER

PART 48: BEFORE ALAMEIN

PART 49: REACHING THE RUNAWAY

1943 | The Steel-Toed Boot

Mussolini falls, Italy switches sides, the Battle of Atlantic become critical, while the Allies scramble up the Boot of Italy.

PART 50: CASABLANCA

PART 51: THE OLD LION

PART 52: A MILLION UNUSED SOLDIERS

PART 53: CONTROLLING THE SEA

PART 54: THE SICILIAN WIND

PART 55: THE FALL OF MUSSOLINI

PART 56: THE RESCUE OF MUSSOLINI

PART 57: THE SPURNING OF CALAIS

PART 58: THE ORDER OF THE WHITE FEATHER

PART 59: THE MIND OF THE GENERAL

PART 60: STALIN’S TELEGRAM

PART 61: THE PUPPET GOVERNMENT

1944 | Piercing the Atlantic Wall

Two-and-a-half years in the making, the monstrous Allied attack on the Normandy coastline commences and the momentous breakthrough is finally achieved.

PART 62: THE GUSTAV LINE

PART 63: THE H-HOUR

PART 64: REHEARSING D-DAY

PART 65: BEING PRESIDENTIAL

PART 66: THE CAGED LION

PART 67: IN THE SANDS OF OMAHA

PART 68: THE BIG RED ONE

PART 69: THE SPOILS OF D-DAY

PART 70: RUSHING THE BOCAGE

PART 71: OPERATION PLUTO

PART 72: THE LIBERATION OF PARIS

PART 73: REMEMBERING LIÈGE

PART 74: THE SUBMISSION OF WINSTON

PART 75: FIGHTING UNDER THE STAGE

PART 76: THE BATTLE OF LUDY GULF

PART 77: THE V-BOMBS OF ANTWERP

PART 78: OUT OF THE ARDENNES

PART 79: UNBREAKABLE BASTOGNE

PART 80: THE WHITE PARACHUTE

1945 | onward to victory

Hitler falls, Hiroshima explodes, and victory sounds. But in the midst of this extraordinary comeback victory are the political maneuverings of another evil and the sudden death of one of the world’s most important leaders. The world is radically saved from the terrors of WWII . . . only to plunge into a war of a very different kind. A cold war.

PART 81: CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE

PART 82: THE SEVEN GENERALS

PART 83: AN UNFINISHED PORTRAIT

PART 84: TO THE VERY END

PART 85: IF MY PEOPLE PRAY

PART 86: THE MINDSET OF VICTORY

PART 87: THE CLASSIC OVERPLAY

PART 88: THE UNDERDOG PRINCIPLE

PART 89: SEWING THE IRON CURTAIN

PART 90: THE ATOMIC BOMB IS BORN

PART 91: THE TRUMAN WARNING

PART 92: A TRIBUTE TO WINSTON CHURCHILL