Is Stalin to BLAME for WW2? The true story from the Soviet Archives | Prof Michael J. Carley

The true story of how the West and the USSR failed to stop the threat of fascism in the 1930s is NOT what you think. Prof Michael J. Carley gives a masterclass in the history of the failed diplomacy ("appeasement") that led to the outbreak of World War Two and the disaster of the German invasion of the Soviet Union. From Munich 1938 to Churchill's Operation Unthinkable - be prepared to change how you see the origins of World War Two and the history of the Cold War in the twentieth century. Books by Michael J. Carley discussed in this video: 📕Stalin's Gamble: The Search for Allies against Hitler, 1930-1936 📕Stalin’s Failed Alliance: The Struggle for Collective Security, 1936–1939 📕Stalin's Great Game: War and Neutrality, 1939-1941 Available at good booksellers online and local. ✨Dive deep into history at https://jeffrich.substack.com V I D E O S T O W A T C H N E X T: Historian Sheila Fitzpatrick on The Death of Stalin & the Cold War One and Cold War Two.    • Historian Sheila Fitzpatrick on The Death ...   Timothy Snyder: when historians tell big lies, tragedy follows.    • Timothy Snyder: when historians tell big l...   Russian/Soviet History Playlist    • Russian History   The Rise and Fall of Empires    • The Rise and Fall of Empires   ------------------------------------------------------------ Inquiries: [email protected]