World War II: The Price Of Empire

A sober, archival-heavy history lesson that moves deliberately through grand strategy, leaving you informed and quietly sobered rather than thrilled.

Created by

Michael Cove, Oliver Waghorn

Genres

Documentary

Overview

This is the story of two wars fought at the same time on opposite ends of the globe, often mislabeled as a single war: The Second World War. These conflicts remade our world in just a few decades. A story of how the rise and fall of great powers, from Nazi Germany to Imperial Japan, recast nations into those who could afford, and those that could not afford The Price of Empire.

How it feels

Earnest, dark and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

War, power, politics, colonialism

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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