Before 1939, the First World War was often referred to as “the War to End All Wars.” Yet a generation later, Europeans not only took up arms against each other again, they harnessed new technologies of destruction to bring apocalypse to the continent. In this episode we’ll not only discuss the general course of the war – including key moments such as the Fall of France, Stalingrad and D-Day, but also go into detail about its tremendous costs.

Image: RAF Official Photographer CH19 (1938); Imperial War Museum, London, UK.