{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6467b7de03f4220011a934bd/68d53fd86a283f70b7743a3c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"244. The U-Boat War Was Not a Close Run Thing with Roger Moorhouse","description":"<p>Think the WWII U-Boat War was Britain’s closest brush with defeat? Think again. In this live History Rage special, historian <strong>Roger Moorhouse</strong> – author of <em>Wolfpack: Inside Hitler’s U-Boat War</em> – joins host <strong>Paul Bavill</strong> to torpedo one of the Second World War’s most persistent myths.</p><p>Drawing on brand-new research from the German perspective, Roger reveals why the <strong>Battle of the Atlantic</strong> was not the near-disaster Churchill’s famous quote suggests. </p><p><br></p><p>He walks us through:</p><ul><li>Why most English-language histories ignore the German side of the U-boat campaign.</li><li>How a brief “happy time” in 1940–41 shaped Britain’s self-image as plucky underdog.</li><li>The statistics showing how Liberty ships and countermeasures reversed the threat.</li><li>Inside the cramped, stressful life aboard a Type VII U-boat — from “tin can rage” to PTSD-like symptoms.</li><li>The propaganda, recruitment and astonishing casualty rates of the Kriegsmarine’s submarine arm.</li><li>Enigma, aerial radar, hedgehog mortars and other Allied innovations that made 1943 the turning point.</li></ul><p>It’s WWII history as you’ve never heard it before — directly from the other side of the periscope. If you’re fascinated by <strong>Second World War naval history</strong>, <strong>military myths</strong>, or the <strong>Battle of the Atlantic</strong>, this episode is a must-listen. Roger Moorhouse blends gripping stories with hard data to show how the real U-boat war unfolded — and why understanding it matters.</p><p><br></p><p>Roger’s new book <em>Wolfpack: Inside Hitler’s U-Boat War</em> (out 9 October) is the definitive account of Germany’s submarine campaign told from the inside.</p><p>🔗 <strong>Listen now</strong> to bust the “close-run” myth of the U-boat war.</p><p><br></p><p>📚 <strong>Pre-order Roger Moorhouse’s book:</strong> <em>Wolfpack: Inside Hitler’s U-Boat War</em></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10120/9780008644895\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10120/9780008644895</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>💬 <strong>Join the History Rage Live community</strong> – for £5/month on Patreon you can take part in monthly livestreams, ask your own questions, win prizes and bag the coveted History Rage mug.</p><p><br></p><p>👉 <strong>Subscribe on your favourite podcast app</strong> and leave us a 5-star review to help more history fans find the show.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Roger Moorhouse:</strong></p><p>- Follow Roger on Twitter: <strong>@roger_moorhouse</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Stay connected with History Rage on social media:</strong></p><p>- Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/HistoryRage\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@HistoryRage</strong></a></p><p>- Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/historyrage/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@historyrage</strong></a></p><p>- Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/HistoryRage\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HistoryRage</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Stay curious, stay passionate, and most importantly, stay angry!</p>","author_name":"Paul Bavill"}