World War II: Total War

World War II: Total War ·WWII: Total War

A Total War is all encompassing, a war without boundary or limitation. It is a war of material and morale. A war that mobilizes, destroys and displaces civilian populations. The Second World War was a war in which massive armies advanced, confronting whole populations with impossible choices. The manufacture of weapons transformed industry and the workforce; area bombing campaigns reduced cities to rubble; sieges doomed populations to starvation; racial policies sponsored campaigns of genocide. Told through archive footage and expert interviews, we learn how WWII shattered the boundaries between home-front and battlefield.

Documentary

War & Politics

World War II: Total War ·WWII: Total War

Documentary

War & Politics

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First Aired on: Mar 30, 2018
Popularity: 4.5559: 2 votes
Networks: (FR)
Production: WildBear Entertainment (AU)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

Aired 7 years ago

6 Episodes

Episode 1A Terrible Precedent50 min
The Second World War was the closest the world has come to a complete total war. But it was in the interwar years that nations honed the methods of destruction which were unleashed on a much wider scale in the Second World War. We look to wars in Manchuria, China, Abyssinia and Spain to see how each served as a 'terrible precedent,' revealing elements of total war that soon engulfed the globe.
Episode 2Arsenal of Democracy50 min
Total War demands resources - economic, agricultural and industrial. When it became clear that strategies of appeasement would not prevent another war, nations across the globe mobilized.
Episode 3Unprecedented, Unmerciful and Unrelenting50 min
WWII shattered the boundaries between battlefield and homefront in much of the world. We examine the impact of occupation and the stories of those who fought to resist their occupiers.
Episode 4Fear of the Air50 min
In WWII, civilians became defenders against and targets of aerial warfare on a scale that had never before been seen.
Episode 5Rejoice in Life50 min
WWII was not the cause of the Holocaust, but it did provide a means for its execution. Episode #5 explores what role total war played in this genocide.