A Short History of World War II

Listen to the definitive narrative history of the people, politics, and events of the Second World War - the conflict that shaped the modern world.

From the build-up to the fighting, through to the reverberations still felt in the aftermath, this is a compelling, accessible, and immediate history of the war, perhaps the most complex, frightening, and destructive event in world history.

Discover how deep-seated local fears and hatreds escalated into one vast global conflict that was fought ou...