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The powerful story of the Red Army's battle of liberation against the Nazi invader - from Stalingrad all the way to Berlin. In February 1943, German forces surrendered to the Red Army at Stalingrad, and the tide of war turned. By May 1945 Soviet soldiers had stormed Berlin and brought down Hitler's regime. Total War follows the fortunes of these fighters as they liberated Russia and the Ukraine from the Nazi invader and fought their way into the heart of the Reich. It reveals the horrors they experienced.

Elite assassin Reed Montgomery's private feud with a former employer has spun completely out of control, and it's cost him almost everything. After the woman he loves vanishes, one of his oldest friends is brutally murdered, and the criminal underworld is unleashed against him, Reed is left with only one option—embrace the carnage. He'll begin with the mercenaries responsible for his friend's murder, and then he'll follow the chain right to the top . . . No matter where it leads. No matter what it costs.

It is 03:14 on 22nd June 1941. Along a 1,800-kilometre front line that stretches from the Baltic Sea in the north, to Romania in the South, German soldiers are ready for battle. A minute later, all hell breaks loose. The Luftwaffe begins attacking targets behind the Red Army’s front line, and the artillery opens fire. Germany’s dreaded Panzer tanks follow - the spearhead of Operation "Barbarossa", Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union. With 3.7 million soldiers, it’s the largest invasion to date.

Welcome To Total War History. Take a look with your hosts Dave (TheUntoldPast) and Aaron (Cabbageface) as we look at all aspects of the World Wars, Military History and interesting aspects of the past. Explore some of History's strangest vehicles, planes, tanks, learn about some of the most brutal dictators and leaders, and study some of the events that changed the world. To contact the show, please email: totalwarhistorypodcast@gmail.com For sponsorships and other business matters also email: totalwarhistorypodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The twentieth century is usually seen as "the century of total war." But as the historian David A. Bell argues in this landmark work, the phenomenon actually began much earlier, in the era of muskets, cannons, and sailing ships—in the age of Napoleon. In a sweeping, evocative narrative, Bell takes us from campaigns of "extermination" in the blood-soaked fields of western France to savage street fighting in ruined Spanish cities to central European battlefields where tens of thousands died in a single day. Between 1792 and 1815, Europe plunged into an abyss of destruction.

For years, like millions of other Americans, John Thomas Rourke had planned for what seemed inevitable — the destruction of civilization. There were various possible causes: global economic collapse, some uncontrollable pestilence, a world famine — or nuclear war. And the rumbling signaling the coming of Total War was becoming increasingly strong as Rourke, ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority, made his last desperate gambit to save his estranged wife and two children before the button was pressed.

Mark R. Polelle of the University of Findlay examines the origins, major events, and consequences of the Second World War. Taking into account the First World War’s effect on politics, economics, culture, and the international system as a whole, the course illustrates the ideologies at play as communism, fascism, and democratic capitalism came into direct conflict.

Book four in the hilarious and action-packed Total Mayhem series from New York Times bestselling author Ralph Lazar, starring Dash Candoo, an ingenious problem-solver, with fantastic friends and a bottomless backpack of brilliant gadgets.

Al igual que otros países, España ha vivido a lo largo de su historia luchas fratricidas, pero solo la que comenzó el 18 de julio de 1936 es recordada como la Guerra Civil por antonomasia. Ese conflicto fue total pues movilizó todo tipo de recursos como quizá nunca hasta entonces: desde los económicos, sociales y políticos, hasta los ideológicos, culturales y diplomáticos, y, por supuesto, los militares. La Guerra Civil.

In August of 1990, Iraqi president Saddam Hussein unexpectedly ordered the invasion of Kuwait. Arab powers Saudi Arabia and Egypt turned west and reached out to the United States for intervention. This eight part series details the setting of the Gulf War, otherwise known as Operation Desert Storm, and the various military technology involved.

Former SAS trooper Jack Tate is running a black op for MI6 when the man who killed his parents comes out of hiding. On a quest for revenge from Monaco to Qatar and into the US, Tate must stop at nothing if he is to catch the world’s deadliest assassin. His worst nightmare is beginning. But the assassin is hunting, too. Members of his old unit, The Werewolves, might hold the key to a new weapon - one with the power to end civilisation as we know it. And this is his last chance for revenge....

Klokken er 3.14 den 22. juni 1941. Langs en 1.800 kilometer lang linje fra Østersøen i nord til Rumænien i syd sidder tyske soldater klar til kamp. Minuttet efter bryder helvede løs. Luftwaffes fly sætter kursen mod mål bag Den Røde Hærs linjer, og artilleriet åbner ild. De frygtede tyske Panzer-kampvogne følger efter - som spydspidsen i Operation Barbarossa, Hitlers angreb på Sovjetunionen. Med 3,7 millioner soldater er invasionen historiens til dato største.

Klokken var 3.14 den 22. juni 1941. Langs en 1800 kilometer lang linje fra Østersjøen i nord til Romania i sør satt tyske soldater klare til kamp. Ett minutt senere etter brøt helvete løs. Luftwaffes fly satte kursen mot mål bak linjene til Den røde armé, og artilleriet åpnet ild. De fryktede tyske Panzer-stridsvognene fulgt etter – som spydspissen i Operasjon Barbarossa, Hitlers angrep på Sovjetunionen. Med 3,7 millioner soldater var invasjonen historiens til da største.

“An indispensable Olympic resource and a lot of pure fun.”––Jack McCallum, author of the New York Times bestseller Dream Team Faster! Higher! Stronger! Stranger! A glorious tapestry of legendary characters, forgotten records, crazy accomplishments, unbelievable feats, wacky contests, and...

This series covers the important battles from Hitler's War.

Early in 1942 the 8th Bomber Command was relocated to England and was subsequently renamed 8th Army Air Force, or The Mighty 8th. From 1942 to the end of WWII The Mighty 8th took part in hundreds of daylight raids against the Nazi forces in Europe with much success. Working in tandem with the RAF, they obliterated much of the Nazi war machine and secured their place in Military History.

This Battlezone series looks at the Korean War from start to finish including the lead up and aftermath of the war from the US perspective.

This series dives deep into the lives of the soldiers and citizens consumed by the Vietnam War. Along with the documented battle scenes come training films aimed at familiarizing U.S. troops with the tactics employed by the Vietcong. Footage includes the Gulf of Tonkin incident, the battles at Da Nang and Chu Lai, and the Battle of Khe Sanh.