WWII: Total War

Ongoing battles in Manchuria, China, Abyssinia and Spain each serve as terrible precedents for World War II.

As the war consumes economic, agricultural and industrial resources, the extent of the war is realized across Europe, Asia and the Pacific.

People and resources become absorbed in the war effort by occupying forces during World War II.

Civilians become defenders of targets of aerial warfare and the strategic bombing campaigns utilized in an attempt to end the war.

Total War was not the cause of the Holocaust but it did provide a means for its execution. This episode will explore what role total war played in this genocide.

The cloak of war plays a role in the genocide of World War II, and even within Allied nations individuals are seen as potential enemies and denied liberty.

The aftermath of World War II includes destruction, liberation, and millions dead or displaced.

The end of the Second World War brought destruction and liberation, relief mixed with grief. Explore the aftermath of total war.