Hitler's war machine was feared and ruthless - at least for a time. It cut a swathe through Europe and North Africa and threatened to overrun Russia. …
Germany's allies leading into WWII were limited to a few despots and dictators. But all of these relationships were doomed from the start and Germany's choice of strange bedfellows would come back to haunt them and they would ultimately pay a high price for those decisions.
[Final Episode] Early victories in WWII gave Hitler a delusional over-confidence but when the mistakes started they came thick and fast and in the end hubris and self-interest led to ultimate defeat at the hands of the allies.