World War Two Explained: The Key Battles and Dates

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• JO

  @johnbulger8044 · 2 years ago

  that was the most succinct, comprehensive, level-headed summary of WWII I've ever heard - good show mate!

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• DA

  @damngoodjob1 · 2 years ago

  This is one of the best short summaries of WW2 that I have ever seen. Simply brilliant and should be shown in schools worldwide. Bloody well done.

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• MA

  @mansi_shuklaa · 4 months ago

  this one got that raw unfiltered youtube energy i miss 😭🔥

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• JO

  @johnnyoutlaw6534 · 2 years ago

  My great grandfather was at the battle of Midway and the battle of Okinawa. He used to tell me stories about them and he even had classic naval tattoos. He was a living bad ass and also a very sweet and loving man. RIP Papa

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• KU

  @kueller917 · 2 years ago

  One part that never ceases to amaze me is the true global extent of the world war. Almost every country on the planet on some level was involved in the war, a scale even greater than the first. Even with our current world in chaos everything still feels far away so the scale of conflict in the 1940s is hard to comprehend.

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• DA

  @darrenjosephgregory · 2 years ago

  I love how you answer the question of when did the war start with 'it depends on your point of view'  we in the west (UK for me) often only think of Europe, but if we generally accept the defeat of Japan as the end, I think it is fair to say that it began in 1937 with the invasion of China by Japan.  Keep up the good work.

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• GE

  @GEL0_12 · 2 years ago

  The Axis betraying the Soviet Union was the worst mistake followed by Japan angering and waking a sleeping giant

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• AL

  @alexcurtas2616 · 2 years ago

  I'd watch Dan Snow explain pretty much anything. Great video!

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• YA

  @Yayan-n8d · 1 year ago

  What an absolutely fantastic video. By far the best “WW2 explained” video that’s shorter than 30 mins.

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• JA

  @janfelchner1543 · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUDYd8LAvD8&amp;t=1233">20:33</a> In 1944 indeed Soviets crushed German armies, but this one offensive must have been mentioned: operation Bagration - the biggest one, the most successful, the one which disintegrated the whole German central army, comparable to operation Uranus from 1942/43.

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• KA

  @kaitefink2031 · 2 years ago

  An amazing summary in under a half hour while still explaining all the major details clearly! Well done!

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• YO

  @York_Ockersmall · 2 years ago

  That was bloody brilliant

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