The Western Tradition
Season 1, Episode 48: The Second World War
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World War II was a war of new tactics and strategies. Civilian populations became targets as the Nazi holocaust exterminated millions of people.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
The Dawn of History
Episode 2
The Ancient Egyptians
Episode 3
Mesopotamia
Episode 4
From Bronze to Iron
Episode 5
The Rise of Greek Civilization
Episode 6
Greek Thought
Episode 7
Alexander the Great
Episode 8
The Hellenistic Age
Episode 9
The Rise of Rome
Episode 10
The Roman Empire
Episode 11
Early Christianity
Episode 12
The Rise of the Church
Episode 13
The Decline of Rome
Episode 14
The Fall of Rome
Episode 15
The Byzantine Empire
Episode 16
The Fall of Byzantium
Episode 17
The Dark Ages
Episode 18
The Age of Charlemagne
Episode 19
The Middle Ages
Episode 20
The Feudal Order
Episode 21
Common Life in the Middle Ages
Episode 22
Cities and Cathedrals of the Middle Ages
Episode 23
The Late Middle Ages
Episode 24
The National Monarchies
Episode 25
Renaissance & the Age of Discovery
Episode 26
Renaissance & the New World
Episode 27
The Reformation
Episode 28
The Rise of the Middle Class
Episode 29
The Wars of Religion
Episode 30
The Rise of the Trading Cities
Episode 31
The Age of Absolutism
Episode 32
Absolutism and the Social Contract
Episode 33
The Enlightened Despots
Episode 34
The Enlightenment
Episode 35
The Enlightenment and Society
Episode 36
The Modern Philosophers
Episode 37
The American Revolution
Episode 38
The American Republic
Episode 39
The Death of the Old Regime
Episode 40
The French Revolution
Episode 41
The Industrial Revolution
Episode 42
The Industrial World
Episode 43
Revolution and Romantics
Episode 44
The Age of the Nation-States
Episode 45
A New Public
Episode 46
Fin de Siècle
Episode 47
The First World War and the Rise of Fascism
Episode 48
The Second World War
Episode 49
The Cold War
Episode 50
Europe and the Third World
Episode 51
The Technological Revolution
Episode 52
Toward the Future