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* CrossOver: Special episodes featuring the curators of the Tank Museum have been produced. Nicholas "The Chieftain" Moran has done several special episodes on the development of armored warfare doctrine and the tanks of the belligerents, as well as a segment in "Out of the Foxholes" where he answered a viewer question about anti-tank weapons.
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** The "Pearl Harbor: Minute By Minute" series was done in collaboration with ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarships''
** Special episodes featuring the curators of the Tank Museum have been produced. Nicholas "The Chieftain" Moran has done several special episodes on the development of armored warfare doctrine and the tanks of the belligerents, as well as a segment in "Out of the Foxholes" where he answered a viewer question about anti-tank
** The "Pearl Harbor: Minute By Minute" series was done in collaboration with ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarships''
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* '''On The Homefront''': A series devoted to covering the effects of the war on the domestic side. Hosted by Anna Deinhard.
* '''On The Homefront''': A series devoted to covering the effects of the war on the domestic side. Hosted by Anna Deinhard.
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The team also runs a sister channel called '''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLfMmOriSyPbd5JhHpnj4Ng TimeGhost History]]''' where it's ''World Between Two Wars'' series, [[GenteelInterbellumSetting that covers topics in the interbellum years]], acts an {{Interquel}} to both this and ''WebVideo/TheGreatWar''.
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** The start of Operation: Barbarossa was a two-parter with each part being longer than the average episode length.
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* '''World War Two: Week by Week''': The main weekly series that covers what happened in World War 2 on that particular week 79 years ago. Hosted by Indy Neidell
* '''War Against Humanity''': Covers the various war crimes and human rights' abuses committed in the conflict. Hosted by Spartacus Olsson.
* '''[=WW2=] Biography Special''': Spotlights certain personalities in the war. Covering their life and actions generally up the point in the timeline where the main Week-by-Week series is.
** '''[=WW2=] Portrait Gallery''': A spinoff of the above where an individual episode will cover a variety of figures that fall under the same topic of the episode (ex. SS Commandants of Concentration Camps).
* '''Spies & Ties''': Covers the various espionage efforts and intelligence-related operations of the conflict. Hosted by Astrid Deinhard.
* '''[=WW2=] Special Episodes''' Covers a diverse and miscellaneous range of topics, such as noteworthy military units/tactics, technological advancements, the status of particular nations, and social developments.
* '''On The Homefront''': A series devoted to covering the effects of the war on the domestic side. Hosted by Anna Deinhard.
* '''Out of the Foxholes''': A Questions and Answers series.
** '''Across the Airwaves''': A related spinoff of the above where Indy shares and responds to amusing/controversial comments from the audience.
* '''Hardware of [=WW2=]''': A series focusing on the tanks, aircraft, and other vehicles of World War Two.
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* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Continuing on from ''The Great War'' series, the channel's various series are marked by a different colored stripe;
** World War Two: Week by Week - Red
** War Against Humanity - Brown
** World War Two Biography Special - Green
** Hardware of WW2 - Gold
** Out of the Foxholes - Orange
** World War Two: Week by Week - Red
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** Hardware of WW2 - Gold
** Out of the Foxholes - Orange
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* EveryEpisodeEnding: Every episode concludes with Indy thanking their supporters, asking for more support, and pointing at the camera, finishing with "[[SigningOffCatchPhrase See ya next time.]]"
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** Every regular episode concludes with Indy thanking their supporters, asking for more support, and pointing at the camera, finishing with "[[SigningOffCatchPhrase See ya next time.]]"
** Spartacus ends every War Against Humanity episode with "[[SigningOffCatchPhrase Never forget.]]"
** Every regular episode concludes with Indy thanking their supporters, asking for more support, and pointing at the camera, finishing with "[[SigningOffCatchPhrase See ya next time.]]"
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* ExtraLongEpisode: The episode on the simultaneous German invasion of The Netherlands, Belgium, and France was twice as long as a regular episode, slightly over twenty minutes instead of the usual ten.
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** The weekend of June 5 took up three episodes, one on the Battle of Midway a second on the aftermath of the battle, and a third dealing with everything else that happened that week.
** The episode on the simultaneous German invasion of The Netherlands, Belgium, and France was twice as long as a regular episode, slightly over twenty minutes instead of the usual
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* TalkingHeads: The primary style of the show is the host, usually Indy (Spartacus hosts the "War Against Humanity" series), sitting at a desk narrating about the events of the week with occasional cuts to StockFootage and maps and photographs.
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* RealTime: The format of the show, as with ''The Great War'', reports on the events of the war weekly to give the viewer an appreciation for the scale of six years of global conflict.
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** The format of the show, as with ''The Great War'', reports on the events of the war weekly to give the viewer an appreciation for the scale of six years of globalconflict.conflict.
** The special for the attack on Pearl Harbor chronicled the events minute-by-minute with a series of videos premiering over the course of the "Day of Infamy"'s anniversary in 2020.
** The format of the show, as with ''The Great War'', reports on the events of the war weekly to give the viewer an appreciation for the scale of six years of global
** The special for the attack on Pearl Harbor chronicled the events minute-by-minute with a series of videos premiering over the course of the "Day of Infamy"'s anniversary in 2020.
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* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] as the RealLife situation of the War was much more complex than the "only dropped once" stereotypes and parodies. The BeleagueredBureaucrat nature of the overlapping Allied command structure contrasted with the German dictatorship is only one among many of the details the show tackles to illustrate the reasons for the Fall of France and combat post-war misconceptions about the effectiveness of the Maginot Line and French response to the invasion.
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* CrossOver: Special episodes featuring the curators of the Tank Museum have been produced, as well as a segment in "Out of the Foxholes" featuring Nicholas "The Chieftain" Moran where he answered a viewer question about anti-tank weapons.
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* EyepatchOfPower: British Major-General Carton de Wiart, a veteran OldSoldier with [[CrazyAwesome/RealLife incredible exploits]] sports one of these.
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''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1AejCL4DA7jYkZAELRhHQ World War Two]]'' is a Website/YouTube historical documentary series recapping the events of,[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well]], The UsefulNotes/SecondWorldWar as they happened in real time, week by week, exactly seventy-nine years after the events. It is hosted, written, and produced by the trio of Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, and Astrid Deinhard, who were part of the crew responsible for ''WebVideo/TheGreatWar'', with help from a crew of their own and in collaboration with other historians and youtubers.
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''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1AejCL4DA7jYkZAELRhHQ World War Two]]'' is a Website/YouTube historical documentary series recapping the events of,[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin of, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well]], The UsefulNotes/SecondWorldWar as they happened in real time, week by week, exactly seventy-nine years after the events. It is hosted, written, and produced by the trio of Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, and Astrid Deinhard, who were part of the crew responsible for ''WebVideo/TheGreatWar'', with help from a crew of their own and in collaboration with other historians and youtubers.
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* PhoneCallFromTheDead: In Episode 68 - "Britain shows Japan how to Attack Pearl Harbor", Indy's introductory phone call is from a Luigi, implied to be Italian Marshal Luigi Cadorna who shared ButtMonkey GeneralFailure status with Conrad von Hötzendorf during ''The Great War''.
-->'''Indy''': Yes, Luigi, it's happening again. No, Luigi, I don't think you could do better. Yes, Luigi, I am aware that you're dead.
-->'''Indy''': Yes, Luigi, it's happening again. No, Luigi, I don't think you could do better. Yes, Luigi, I am aware that you're dead.
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** Episode 54 - "Burn London, Burn it's the Blitz" begins with Indy saying on the phone, "No, no. Not [[Music/{{Sweet}} the ballroom kind]]."
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* ExcitedShowTitle: Episode 48 - "No Deal... Herr Hitler!"
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* SeparatedByACommonLanguage: Episode 46 - "The Dictator of France" features an introduction joke and a whole segment about the aluminum/aluminium divide and the etymology of the metal's name. Indy, an American living in Stockholm, Sweden, says aluminum, for what it's worth.
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* GreekChorus: Whoever is on the other end of the line of the telephone on Indy's desk. It was jokingly said to be the [[HauntedTechnology ghost]] of Conrad von Hötzendorf in a 2018 livestream, continuing a RunningGag from ''The Great War''. They are aware of events that have yet to unfold in the regular episodes such as when in Episode 035 - "Norway is Burning", covering April 1940, the introductory phone call has Indy being foretold about events upcoming in the life of British Major-General Carton de Wiart.
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* GreekChorus: Whoever is on the other end of the line of the telephone on Indy's desk. It was jokingly said to be the [[HauntedTechnology [[PhoneCallFromTheDead ghost]] of Conrad von Hötzendorf in a 2018 livestream, continuing a RunningGag from ''The Great War''. They are aware of events that have yet to unfold in the regular episodes such as when in Episode 035 - "Norway is Burning", covering April 1940, the introductory phone call has Indy being foretold about events upcoming in the life of British Major-General Carton de Wiart.
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* ColdHam: Indy's usual style of presenting is reserved, as befits the subject of the war, but sharply and clearly enunciated, almost like a sober, yet enthusiastic news broadcast. The TalkingHeads segments are punctuated by flourishes and gesticulation. It all befits his background in advertising and performing as a musician.
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** Part 2 of the "nazis On Crystal Meth" series calls Doctor Fritz Hauschild the [[Series/BreakingBad Walter White]], née Walther Weiss[[labelnote:*]]Not [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Weiss that one]][[/labelnote]] of Nazi Germany.
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** Part 2 of the "nazis "Nazis On Crystal Meth" series calls Doctor Fritz Hauschild the [[Series/BreakingBad Walter White]], née Walther Weiss[[labelnote:*]]Not [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Weiss that one]][[/labelnote]] of Nazi Germany.
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* DrFeelgood: The special episode "High Hitler! - Nazis on Crystal Meth Part 1" covers the history of Dr. Theodor Morell, Hitler's personal physician, who prescribed him daily cocktails of methamphetamine, cocaine, barbiturates, and more.
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* RiddleMeThis: The Introduction to Episode 12 - "The Mysterious Threat to the Royal Navy" takes this form, with Indy [[LargeHam hamming it up]] into two phones at once:
-->'''Indy''': Riddle me this, mister [[UsefulNotes/NevilleChamberlain Chamberlain]]! Riddle me this, Messieur Daladier! What is it that flies through the skies, dives through the sea, lives in the mud, and needles you mercilessly? Well, whatever it is, it isn't yours. It's all [[SeaMine mine]]!
-->'''Indy''': Riddle me this, mister [[UsefulNotes/NevilleChamberlain Chamberlain]]! Riddle me this, Messieur Daladier! What is it that flies through the skies, dives through the sea, lives in the mud, and needles you mercilessly? Well, whatever it is, it isn't yours. It's all [[SeaMine mine]]!
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** Part 2 of the "nazis On Crystal Meth" series calls Doctor Fritz Hauschild the [[Series/BreakingBad Walter White]], née Walther Weiss[[labelnote:*]]Not [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Weiss that one]][[/labelnote]] of Nazi Germany.
** Episode 12 - "The Mysterious Threat to the Royal Navy" opens with Indy giving the date, November 17, 1939, in his usual style before a swirling transition cuts to him giving a {{camp}}y impression of ComicBook/TheRiddler directed at the leaders of Britain and France in the style of the ''Series/Batman1966'' version of the character.
** Part 2 of the "nazis On Crystal Meth" series calls Doctor Fritz Hauschild the [[Series/BreakingBad Walter White]], née Walther Weiss[[labelnote:*]]Not [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Weiss that one]][[/labelnote]] of Nazi Germany.
** Episode 12 - "The Mysterious Threat to the Royal Navy" opens with Indy giving the date, November 17, 1939, in his usual style before a swirling transition cuts to him giving a {{camp}}y impression of ComicBook/TheRiddler directed at the leaders of Britain and France in the style of the ''Series/Batman1966'' version of the character.
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** The German justification for their invasion of Poland stemmed from, among other causes, FalseFlagOperation|s by German operatives designed to look like Polish aggression against Germany.
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* BreedingCult: The German Lebsenborn program centered around procreation with men of the Nazi SS to forge and propagate their ideological MasterRace.
* CapitalOffensive: In their 1939 invasion, the German 14th Army under Wilhelm List was directed to capture the Polish capital of Kracow.
* CapitalOffensive: In their 1939 invasion, the German 14th Army under Wilhelm List was directed to capture the Polish capital of Kracow.
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* DelayingAction: Fought by the French and British Expeditionary Force to buy time for the evacuation of British and French forces at Dunkirk while surrounded by the German invasion of France.
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* FalseFlagOperation: One is conducted by German SS officers dressed in Polish uniforms on the radio station at Gleiwitz on the German-Polish border as a justification for the invasion of Poland.
** The Soviet Union shells the Russian village of Mainila near the border with Finland, claiming the artillery fire to have come from across the nearby Finnish border, despite Finland having withdrawn its artillery to preempt such an accusation.
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* OvernightConquest: The German 1940 invasion of Denmark is successful, with the Danes capitulating within six hours. The invasion of France in the same year sees German troops parading through the streets of Paris less than two months later, compared to more than four years of conflict with France in the First World War.
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** The German justification for their invasion of Poland stemmed from, among other causes, FalseFlagOperation|s by German operatives designed to look like Polish aggression against Germany.
** Belgian King Leopold III tries to avoid giving Germany a reason to invade by refusing to allow British and French forces to take positions inside neutral Belgium during the "Phoney War".
** The Soviet-Finnish Winter War begins on the pretext of an artillery attack by Finns against the Russian village of Mainila despite Finland having withdrawn its artillery from the border to prevent such an incident.
** The German justification for their invasion of Poland stemmed from, among other causes, FalseFlagOperation|s by German operatives designed to look like Polish aggression against Germany.
** Belgian King Leopold III tries to avoid giving Germany a reason to invade by refusing to allow British and French forces to take positions inside neutral Belgium during the "Phoney War".
** The Soviet-Finnish Winter War begins on the pretext of an artillery attack by Finns against the Russian village of Mainila despite Finland having withdrawn its artillery from the border to prevent such an incident.
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* AchillesHeel: In a special episode, David Willey of The Tank Museum outlines the weaknesses of the Soviet T-26 tank which were exploited by their Finnish opponents in the Winter War of 1940. In particular, one of the air intakes for the engine on the back of the tank was particularly vulnerable to the MolotovCocktail.
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* FascistsBedTime: June, 14, 1940, as German forces occupy Paris, an 8:00 p.m. curfew is imposed on the city.
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