WWII, episode 12: The Final Push to Allied Victory

About this episode

The episode discusses the final year of World War II, focusing on the Allied victory and the ongoing battles against Japan.

As the Second World War approached the final year, Allied victory became inevitable. But that did not mean that the war was over. Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan fought fiercely, making the Allies earn every island, every mile, every air strip, every bridge, etc. Yet, by the end of Spring 1945, the war in Europe came to an end with a smashing Allied victory. The war against Japan raged on through the summer, but on the eve of America's use of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Allied victory over Japan was a foregone conclusion. But how long it would take to secure victory, and just how victory was going to be secured, those were open questions.

People in this episode

Host: Will Reitz

Topics covered

• World War II
• Allied victory
• Nazi Germany
• Fascist Italy
• Imperial Japan
• military strategy
• atomic bomb

Keywords

• Allied victory
• World War II
• Nazi Germany
• Fascist Italy
• Imperial Japan
• atomic bomb
• military strategy
• Spring 1945

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Germany, Italy, Japan

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