OSHER 807 - The Personalities of WWII

Personality often controls behavior. With that in mind, what personalities controled WWII? This course will look at six leaders whose personalities drove the war effort. On the Allied side, we will look at Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sir Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. We will look at Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Emperor Michinomiya Hirohito on the Axis side. We will examine how they came to power, how they worked together, how they didn't, and what drove them during the war.