The second world war
Channel: ExtraHistory
Date: 2023-12-08

In Europe, we cover the Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa (Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union), the North Africa campaign, D-Day and the Allied invasion of Normandy, the liberation of Paris, and the pushes into Germany which led to Hitler's downfall. In the Pacific, we cover Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor, the island-hopping campaign toward Japan, major naval battles like Midway, and the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki which prompted Japan's surrender.

Key figures discussed include Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, and Harry Truman. The video provides an overview of military strategies and turning points on both sides. It highlights the tremendous loss of life and immense destruction caused by years of global warfare. The video ultimately frames World War 2 as the deadliest military conflict in history, but one which saw the Allied powers victorious and the Axis powers defeated.

00:00:00 A Provocative Question
00:00:28 The Different Perspectives
00:02:45 The Impact on Today's World
00:05:00 The Lessons Learned
00:07:24 The Conclusion