September 3 marks the 85th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War

For those interested, here are some materials and documentaries related to the world’s worst war

A New History of the Second World War

Was Vichy France a Puppet Government or a Willing Nazi Collaborator?

The Second World War

Remember this lady. In memory of Irena Sendler

Sophie Scholl and the White Rose

Clara Zetkin: Fascism must be defeated (1932)

Traute Lafrenz, the last of the White Rose anti-Nazi resistance, dies aged 103

In Memory of Johann Georg Elser, the carpenter who nearly prevented the Second World War

Heda Margolius Kovaly (1919-2010): Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941–1968

Hitler’s annihilation of the Romanis

ALAN TAYLOR – Historic photos of World War II: Before the War

Claudia Koontz: Hitler’s Assault on the Golden Rule

The Roots of Antigypsyism. To the Holocaust and After

Antony Beevor on the history of the second world war: ‘There are things that are too horrific to put in a book’

Documentary films

This is a well-made documentary by an amateur film-maker: How World War 2 Began. It also has a bibliography. And this is the Battlefield Series on WW2. It’s very comprehensive

Japan’s War

13 Hours That Saved Britain: Battle of Britain Documentary

There are also two Netflix docuseries containing ten episodes each. These are named:

Greatest Events of WW2 (2019)

WW2 Road to Victory (2021)

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