Hiroshima: The untold story – with Gavin Esler and Richard Overy
Eighty years ago, the world witnessed an unprecedented act of devastation: the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As the Second World War reached its conclusion, American bombers dropped two nuclear weapons in a final effort to force Japan’s surrender and bring the conflict to an end.
Today…
War and Empire in the 20th Century
In this episode of the Explaining History Podcast, we dive into Richard Overy's magnificent *Blood and Ruins* – a history that reframes the Second World War not simply as a struggle between democracy and fascism, but as the bloody climax of a centuries‑long competition between rival imperial powers…
Why Do Humans Wage War?
Why, despite knowing the devastation it causes, do humans insist on starting wars? Countless battles have littered the pages of our shared human story. Powerful leaders, hungry for glory and conquest, have always relied on conflict to achieve their goals.To understand the persistence of violent con…
Richard Overy | Fellow of the British Academy | Renowed Military Historian | Author of Why the Allies Won
Richard Overy is one of the world's leading historians of the Second World War and the history of warfare. In this episode of Clearer Than Truth, Overy draws on decades of research to examine one of the most enduring questions in international politics: why do leaders continue to choose war when hi…
1942 Audiobook by Peter Fritzsche
Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: 1942Subtitle: When World War II Engulfed the GlobeCategories: 20th Century, History, Military, Military ConflictAuthor: Peter FritzscheNarrator: Teri SchnaubeltPublisher: Basic BooksRelease date: 09-23-2025Language: EnglishSummar…
1939: Countdown to War Audiobook by Overy
Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: 1939: Countdown to WarCategories: 20th Century, History, Military, Military ConflictAuthor: OveryNarrator: Simon PrebblePublisher: Tantor AudioRelease date: 09-23-2010Language: EnglishSummary:On August 24, 1939, the world held it…
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