We're back with another edition of the Federalist Radio Hour.

I'm Emily Gisinski, culture editor here at the Federalist.

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Today we're joined by Richard Overy, who is a professor at the University of Exeter.

Also, I mean, Britain and edited more than 30 books, including those books you probably

are familiar with while the Allies won Russia's War, the Twilight Years 1939 and the Bombers

and the Bombed.

This latest book that we're here to discuss today is entitled Blood and Ruins, the last

Imperial War, 1931 to 1945.

It is getting rave reviews everywhere from the New York Times to the Wall Street Journal.

Thank you so much for joining us, Richard.

Thank you.

Yes, of course.

I want to start just by asking this particular book has been described as comprehensive

and I think certainly it's intended to be.

Why was it that you felt this particular book after having written so many histories

of this time period?

Why was it you felt you had to write this book in particular?

Well, that's a good question.

I have written a lot on the Second World War already, although I've never written a really

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