WW2 in Focus: Echoes Through AI

WW2 in Focus: Echoes Through AI

WW2 in Focus: Echoes Through AI brings you the raw, human side of World War 2—battles, strategy, heroes, villains, and the chaos in between. Told with the help of AI and guided by U.S. Navy veteran Hector Sanchez, each episode dives into the war’s turning points and forgotten moments. From D-Day to the Pacific, from Churchill to Hitler, we explore the war that shaped our world. For fans of WW2 history, military strategy, and AI-powered storytelling.

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April 30, 2025 17 mins

In 1931, a remote railway in Manchuria became the spark that ignited Japan’s aggressive expansion—and exposed the weakness of the world’s so-called peacekeepers.


In this episode of WWII in Focus: Echoes Through AI, we dive deep into the Mukden Incident, a false flag operationstaged by officers of Japan’s Kwantung Army. What began as a small, staged explosion was quickly used as a justification for a full-scale invasion of Manchu...

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How does a failed artist, a fringe politician, and a convicted criminal become the dictator of Germany? In this episode of WWII in Focus: Echoes Through AI, we trace Adolf Hitler’s rise to power—from his early days with the German Workers’ Party, to the Beer Hall Putsch, to writing Mein Kampf behind bars.


We break down how Hitler shifted strategies after failure, using propaganda, fear, and street violence to turn the Nazi Party...

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Before the world had the United Nations, it had the League of Nations—a bold but flawed attempt to keep peace after the devastation of World War I. Born from idealism and the hope of a war-weary world, the League promised diplomacy over destruction. But when tested by rising fascist regimes and unchecked aggression, it stumbled. And the cost of that failure was World War II.


In this episode of WWII in Focus: Echoes Through AI, we ex...

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This episode takes you back to a world still haunted by the scars of World War I. The so-called “war to end all wars” didn’t end much—it left behind bitterness, broken borders, and a long list of grudges. In Germany, humiliation festered. In Italy, betrayal cut deep. And in Japan, the hunger for power grew louder.


We follow the rise of hard, dangerous ideas. Fascism. Nazism. Japanese militarism. These weren’t just political movement...

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