{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ill Literacy: Books with Benson","title":"Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945 (Guest: Richard Overy)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/420e674e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3915,"description":"Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Richard Overy, Professor of History at the University of Exeter, to discuss his new book, “Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945.” They discuss why the Second World War should be considered the last imperial war, why the war needs to be looked at with a broader, more global perspective, and why it’s protracted, messy aftermath goes far beyond 1945.\nGet the book here:  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/529350/blood-and-ruins-by-richard-overy/\nShow Notes:\nThe Atlantic: Daniel Immerwahr – “A New History of World War II”\nhttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/world-war-ii-empire-colonialism/629371/\nThe Critic: Rana Mitter – “Truly global view of World War II”\nhttps://thecritic.co.uk/issues/october-2021/truly-global-view-of-world-war-ii/\nIrish Times: Geoffrey Roberts – “Blood and Ruins: Masterly overview of the ‘long’ second World War”\nhttps://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/blood-and-ruins-masterly-overview-of-the-long-second-world-war-1.4643053\nLiterary Hub: Andrew Keen – “Has the Second World War Ended Yet? Richard Overy in Conversation” (AUDIO)\nhttps://lithub.com/has-the-second-world-war-ended-yet/\nLiterary Review: Adam Zamoyski – “The World Ablaze”\nhttps://literaryreview.co.uk/the-world-ablaze\nNew York Times: Josef Joffe – “World War II, Ukraine and the Future of Conflict”\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/books/blood-and-ruins-richard-overy.html\nThe Times: Saul David – “Blood and Ruins by Richard Overy review — the Second World War began in 1931. Discuss”\nhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/blood-and-ruins-by-richard-overy-review-bkfhbslvx\nTimes Literary Supplement: John Darwin – “End of empires”\nhttps://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/blood-and-ruins-richard-overy-book-review-john-darwin/\nWall Street Journal: Michael F. Bishop – “‘Blood and Ruins’ Review: World War II and the Ends of Empires”...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kNYd03PWLsrhW1fapjuL69XCID7ipQAh8UAmtQYE_W0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM2NzM4LzE2Njk4/MzU0NzktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}