How did Nazi Germany, from limited natural resources, mass unemployment, little money and a damaged industry, manage to unfurl the cataclysm of World War Two and come to occupy a large part of the European continent? Based on recent historical works of and interviews with Adam Tooze, Richard Overy, Frank Bajohr and Marie-Bénédicte Vincent, and drawing on rare archival material.
Editing
Archival footage cuts that land like punches
Writing
Tooze's explanations make debt sexy and terrifying
Production
Rare documents you won't find on Wikipedia
Director
Gil Rabier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adam Tooze's book 'Wages of Destruction' literally rewrote how historians understand WWII—this doc is basically his greatest hits tour.
The 'Mefo bills' financial shell game feels ripped from crypto bro Twitter, proving fraud never updates its playbook.
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