Historians have said that World War II was a continuation of World War I -- but with greater violence and less regard for the value of civilization. As Europe exhausted itself in yet another war, two new nations with conflicting ideologies were rising to prominence: the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Both nations would eventually fight in WWII on the same side, but they would not emerge as partners.
What was the ultimate cost of WW II? For the Axis peoples, there was defeat, humiliation, and economic ruin. For the Allied peoples, fortune improved. Although America, Britain and Soviet Russia divided the postwar period, mounting hostility between America and Russia led to the Cold War.
Expertly narrated by George C. Scott, The United States at War: World War II is a fascinating look at one of our country's most impassioned battles.