The bombing war in Europe comes to an end in a fury of fire and destruction. Spartacus takes stock of the human toll of this campaign and assesses the near futility of it all. On the other side of the globe, the USAAF ratchets up the firebombing of Japan further still. Countless more civilian lives will be cut short.

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Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński
Community Management: Ian Sowden
Written by:Spartacus Olsson and James Newman
Research by: Spartacus Olsson and James Newman
Map animations by: Daniel Weiss
Map research by: Sietse Kenter
Edited by: Karolina Dołęga
Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
Colorizations by:
Mikołaj Uchman
Daniel Weiss
Norman Stewart - https://oldtimesincolor.blogspot.com/

Source literature list: https://bit.ly/SourcesWW2

Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com

Image sources:
Bundesarchiv
Imperial War Museums: MH 17128, H 5604,
Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe NAC
National Archives NARA

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Dark Beginning - Johan Hynynen
Deflection - Reynard Seidel
Easy Target - Rannar Sillard
Force Matrix - Jon Bjork
Guilty Shadows 4 - Andreas Jamsheree
Its Not a Game - Philip Ayers
Leave It All Here - Fabien Tell
Moving to Disturbia - Experia
ES_Ominous - Philip Ayers
Rememberance - Fabien Tell
Secret Cargo - Craft Case
The End Of The World 2 - Håkan Eriksson
Weapon of Choice - Fabien Tell

A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.