HIST20060 Total War: World War II (University of Melbourne): rated 4.1/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
HIST20060 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in History. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 全面战争：第二次世界大战
Type: Subject
Credit points: 12.5
Subject area: History
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject will focus on the second total war of the twentieth century and will explore questions about the causes of armed conflict, the nature of total war, and some of the consequences (social, economic, cultural and political) of total war for modern European and global history. Among the topics we will examine this semester are the following: the situation of Europe and Japan after World War I, the rise of facism in Italy and Germany, interwar diplomacy and its fail…
HIST20060 has 5 scored reviews: overall 4.1/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.1/5).
On Reddit: "Same, did Total War in Sem 2 of 2020 and enjoyed the subject. The main lecturer was really enthusiastic about the course, but tbh I stopped watching the lectures after the first few weeks because you just did not have to. The subject IIRC only had two essays and I just did my ow…"
On Reddit: "I took Total War in 2020 and enjoyed it. Although don't go in expecting a lot of discussion on battles, most are brushed past very quickly."
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Q: Is HIST20060 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: overall 4.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches HIST20060, and when is it offered?
A: HIST20060 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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