Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
The national cultures that determined victory and defeat in the Second World War are still with us today, this struggle, the greatest of all conflicts, is the ultimate crucible that tested to destruction peoples and their political systems.
The global conflict of WWII, the bloodiest yet in human history, was as much
a clash of cultures as it was a clash of arms. Different world visions collided as fiercely as the great armies which encountered each other on the battlefields of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The struggle of ideas was as vicious as the battle on, and below the waves as was the fight in the skies above. Indeed, the culture war and national differences drove the conflict and influenced where, when, why, and even how, the war was fought.
The national cultures that determined victory and defeat in the Second World War are still with us today, this struggle, the greatest of all conflicts, is the ultimate crucible that tested to destruction peoples and their political systems.
The global conflict of WWII, the bloodiest yet in human history, was as much
a clash of cultures as it was a clash of arms. Different world visions collided as fiercely as the great armies which encountered each other on the battlefields of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The struggle of ideas was as vicious as the battle on, and below the waves as was the fight in the skies above. Indeed, the culture war and national differences drove the conflict and influenced where, when, why, and even how, the war was fought.
