Ep. 24: Richard Overy on World War II
Richard Overy, professor of history at the University of Exeter, joins the show to discuss World War II and the wars of imperial aggression.
April 5, 202238m 57s
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Show Notes
Richard Overy, professor of history at the University of Exeter, joins the show to discuss World War II and the wars of imperial aggression.
Times
- 02:23 - Introduction
- 04:24 - Imperialism prior to World War II
- 06:00 - Nations as empires
- 08:32 -Traditional imperialism versus the Axis Powers' concept
- 11:02 - Who is Halford Mackinder?
- 13:14 - The development of Germany's vision of empire
- 14:36 - German war aims in World War I and World War II
- 17:02 - Germany and the East
- 22:16 - The Japanese vision of empire
- 25:01 - How Japan modernization
- 26:33 - Japan's methods of rule
- 27:50 - American and the USSR
- 34:06 - World War II book recommendations