Road to WW2: 1931 - 34 - Patreon Early Access! (Patreon)

Dear Patrons,

Finally, the wait is over! We're very pleased to share the first episode of our new WW2 series - the series we've been promising to make for several years now. As you'll see from the title, this episode is all about origins. (In fact, the first three episodes will all be about the countdown to global war.)

The series begins by outlining a thesis, drawn from historian Richard Overy's book, 'Blood & Ruins: The Great Imperial War 1931 - 1945'. He proposes that fundamentally, WW2 was a good old fashioned imperial war, fought by established powers against rising powers, over land, colonies, and resources. Albeit, one with many modern aspects, and on an unparalleled scale. I'm delighted to say that Richard - whose books I first read as an undergraduate 30 years ago! - is our historical consultant for the series, and I highly recommend this book and his many others on WW2.

I hope you enjoy the video. Listen out for the soundtrack - it features several new tracks commissioned from Ben Hayden, with more to appear in later episodes. Speaking of which, we've already begun animating Episode 2, which will cover 1935 - 37.

More updates and a new Patreon poll coming up next week - and thanks for your support!

Toby