Episode 656-Interview with Catherine Katz: Shadow Before the Flame-The Hindenburg Disaster and the Prelude to War
The History of WWII PodcastShow Notes
Historian and writer Catherine Katz joins us to cover the horrendous accident of the airship Hindenburg's tragic end. More over, the Nazi's lies and coverups after the event point to much larger sinister kind of government that bullies its neighbors and prepares for war.
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