{"podcast":{"title":"History of the Second World War","slug":"history-of-the-second-world-war-121541","podcast_index_feed_id":121541,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ADV9720598643","website_url":"historyofthesecondworldwar.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/21bf4060-5dd8-11ec-9e7b-cf638f607a7e/image/a0bffe858b2be3f366512de624384db7.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Wesley Livesay","episode_count":358,"summary":"History of the Second World War is a weekly podcast which will cover World War 2, beginning with the tumultuous years after the First World War, continuing into the descent into war during the 1930s, through the war years, and then into the post war aftermath.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T14:21:21.272414+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-the-second-world-war-121541"},"episode":{"title":"261: Crete Pt. 6 - Stick It Out","slug":"261-crete-pt-6-stick-it-out","published_at":"2026-06-11T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-the-second-world-war-121541/261-crete-pt-6-stick-it-out","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-the-second-world-war-121541","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/op3.dev/e/rss.pdrl.fm/45c474/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1949905988.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/op3.dev/e/rss.pdrl.fm/45c474/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1949905988.mp3","summary":"The battle for Crete shifts toward evacuation as the Royal Navy absorbs severe losses while trying to prevent German reinforcements from reaching the island by sea. This episode follows the aftermath of the disastrous naval fighting around May 22, Cunningham's determination to keep supporting the army, the final British naval operations around Crete, and the beginning of the withdrawal toward Sphakia and Heraklion under relentless Luftwaffe pressure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The battle for Crete shifts toward evacuation as the Royal Navy absorbs severe losses while trying to prevent German reinforcements from reaching the isla…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1360,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/history-of-the-second-world-war-121541/episodes/261-crete-pt-6-stick-it-out/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-the-second-world-war-121541/261-crete-pt-6-stick-it-out.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}